In Virginia, a puppy is eating non-food items whenever and wherever she can get them and her caretaker seeks a way to redress the situation. Music: “Kei’s Song” by David Benoit; “So Long and Thanks For All The Fish” (from the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” Original Soundtrack). Special Thanks to Natalie Yuravlivker

The Eastern Cottontail is one of the most common rabbits in the New World, ranging from Canada to Venezuela. The species, by most anecdotal accounts, is thriving in and around the nation’s capital; residents are saying they haven't seen this many cottontails hopping around in many years. We speak with Washington Post gardening columnist Adrian Higgins and Peter Jayne of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, find out if there is an actual population increase and if so, why? Music: “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” by Gene Autry

A recent study of an agricultural village outside of Mumbai, India found the highest concentration ever of large carnivores living alongside people without incident. The juxtaposition can be tense and occasionally deadly, but a researcher has found that one species has largely adapted to sharing its habitat. Lakshimi Neyron of PRI's The World visited the area and found humans and leopards in an unusual example of coexistence.

Dr. Gary Weitzman of The San Diego Humane Society helps a Maryland woman find ways to intellectually stimulate her aquatic pet. Music: “Kei’s Song” by David Benoit. Special Thanks to Natalie Yuravlivker

FIP: three letters with fatal implications for cats that contract the incurable virus (pictured). Why? We asked the world’s foremost authority on FIP, Dr. Niels Pedersen, director of the veterinary genetics laboratory and center for companion animal health at the University of California at Davis. We also asked shelter pet expert Dr. Ruth MacPete of Pet Health Network to compile a checklist of tests to perform to before you bring a new pet home.

A woman in Virginia has an English Cocker Spaniel with hip problem, but she can't afford x-rays; a cat in New York is attacking its companion, who is desperate for a solution. Music: “Kei’s Song” by David Benoit; “Rescue Me” by Hans Zimmer. Special Thanks to Natalie Yuravlivker

Georg Wilhelm Steller was a German explorer, botanist, zoologist, physician and pioneer of Alaskan natural history. Among the 6 animals he discovered during a visit there in 1741 are the Steller’s Jay and Steller Sea Lion. The latter, the largest of 5 extant species of sea lion in the world today, is in serious decline and scientists are at a loss to explain why. Several efforts are under way to find a cause and solution and producer Natalie Yuravlivker traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to observe the progress.

When you eat a vegetable or piece of fruit, chances are there is a honeybee to thank for the opportunity. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 25% of our diet is the result of pollination by the insect and the recent discovery of a rapid and widespread decline of America’s honeybee populations has scientists and beekeepers on high alert. We get a sense of how bad things are from Bret Adee, co-owner of the nation’s largest honey farm.

Longview is a town in the southwest part of the state of Washington with a population of roughly 37,000. The area is famous for among other things, being home to the only bridges in the world designed and built strictly for a certain furry, four legged animal. We asked Tom Banse of Oregon Public Radio to find out more. Music: “Turtle Island” by Mike Oldfield”; “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Wynton Marsalis and Eastman Wind Ensemble

Dr. Gary Weitzman of The San Diego Humane Society helps a Washington DC woman figure out how to calm feuding felines in her household; a Maryland man is frustrated by the actions of his bird feeding neighbor, whose efforts are having unsanitary consequences; a cat in Washington DC is showing signs of an allergic reaction and its companion is wondering if the cause is dietary. Music: “Kei’s Song” by David Benoit. Special Thanks to Natalie Yuravlivker

The Bluefin tuna, renowned for its enormous size, extraordinary speed and culinary desirability has been throughout recorded history an object of fascination for scientists and a lucrative foundation for the world’s commercial fishing industries. As a result, the species is now critically endangered. In an attempt to save the Bluefin, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service recently proposed new regulations that will directly impact fishermen from Texas to Maine. Here to discuss the specifics of the proposal is Lee Crockett, director, U.S. Oceans, The Pew Charitable Trusts.

When naturalists finally traced the epic migration route of the Monarch Butterfly after 38 years of research, it was called the “entomological discovery of 20th century”. Now a 3D/IMAX film called Flight of the Butterflies recounts the historic accomplishment with vivid detail. We speak with the movie’s award-winning director, Mike Slee.

Music: “Kari” by Bob James & Earl Klugh; “Butterfly” by Mariah Carey