animals

"As soon as I heard that, I knew what had happened."

Plenty of people picked up new hobbies during the coronavirus lockdown. Some tried making bread, while others started sewing or gardening. Paige Olsen from Milwaukie, Oregon, picked up a ruler ...

When Denise Sparks of Orange County, Florida, discovered a 6-foot alligator lurking outside her home, she was not prepared to handle the situation. Hearing a loud noise, she went outside ...

When a group of cavers visited Dewey Hickman Nature Preserve in Indiana on Sept. 4, they were met with an adventure of a different sort and became rescuers. As they ...

It was an unusual request that Elijah Lee Saltzgaber of Sugar House, Utah, made on Sept. 24: He was looking for some snow, or the closest thing to it. "Unique ...

Ozzie is a Czechoslovakian shepherd dog -- a specific German shepherd line -- owned by police officer Drew Canaday. While he's not technically a police K9, he has been through ...

In 2009, a black-and-white cat named Tom went missing. His owner, Donna White, was torn, but her boy was gone, and year after year passed without any sign of him. ...

"My heart dropped,"

The recent University of Miami-Appalachian State University game had some heart-stopping moments that didn't involve anything happening on the field. Some fans who attended the game on Saturday were treated ...

Michael Smith, 55, of Malvern, Worcestershire, in the U.K., has never had a pet before, but earlier this year, an animal chose him and the two have been fast friends ...

"Then after somebody had yelled, 'There's a shark, get out of there,' I realized what it was."

"The best dog surfing competition in the world!"

It's not unusual for a mother with kids in tow to take a stroll through the library. Many bookworms fondly remember such childhood visits. But it is unusual when that ...

The Case of the Coughing Gorillas apparently has been solved, and the culprit likely is a handler who was vaccinated against the coronavirus. Thirteen western lowland gorillas at Zoo Atlanta ...

On Aug. 22, 24-year-old Ruairí McSorley from Londonderry, Ireland, went for a swim in Tralee Bay on the southern Irish coast. And he kept swimming. And kept swimming. McSorley was ...

Last month, a man in Revere, Massachusetts, decided he no longer wanted his dog, a pit bull mix named Killer. Instead of taking him to a shelter or finding him ...

Sean and Dana Pietsch of Desert Foothills, Arizona, have put out a plea for help identifying two men who trespassed, vandalized property, and -- worst of all -- committed animal ...

On May 27, Sheila Salazar of Fayetteville, North Carolina, welcomed a pit bull mix named Nigel into her home. He'd made it to a local shelter after being rescued from ...

Sept. 4, 2006, is a day that many remember with bittersweet sadness, as that was the day that a true wildlife warrior icon died while doing what he loved best. ...

The Bratspis family -- including their dog, Lucy -- from Scottsdale, Arizona, spent the summer in New Jersey. Everything was going well until their return journey. On July 31, the ...