Winnemucca Blog

Speaking of bunnies (see previous post), another Craigslist ad has a free bunny to a good home:
Darling black and white male bunny. Our two males are not getting along anymore and we can’t keep them both. He’s 5 month old and weighs 3 lbs. Very friendly and outgoing. He’s a houserabbit and is well behaved […]

Reuters:
Two cloned mules finished third and seventh in a Nevada mule race on Sunday, disappointing the scientists who created them a day after each animal won its respective elimination heat.
But winning aside, scientists said the strong performances of the mules, named Idaho Gem and Idaho Star, will be key to showing the public that the […]

Reno Gazette Journal:
The Western-themed mule races in Winnemucca this summer could bring a matchup that sounds like science fiction: two genetically identical clone mule brothers racing head to head.
The novelty (Winnemucca Mule Races, Show & Draft Horse Challenge) event planned for June 2-4 always offers gamblers an offbeat experience in rural Nevada, but the 3-year-old […]

Las Vegas Sun:
She’s only 10 weeks old and already a handful.But Gracie, a black bear cub, is adjusting to her new home at Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary near Reno.
The cub was brought to the nature center three weeks ago after being found in a backyard east of Winnemucca.
State wildlife officials said someone in Elko bought […]