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Do you know what this rare creature is? It was found clinging to a porch in Texas

January 9, 2023

What kind of animal is THAT?!!! Imagine walking out onto your front porch and coming face to face with an unfamiliar creature that…

U.S. Coast Guard rescues stranded sailor, two dogs offshore of Vancouver Island

December 29, 2022

A man and his two canine companions were sailing off the coast of Vancouver Island Wednesday when their sailboat lost power and was swept…

“This really hurts:” California’s famous mountain lion, P-22, humanely euthanized after likely “vehicle strike”

December 17, 2022

P-22, the mountain lion known for roaming Griffith Park in Los Angeles and being photographed with the iconic Hollywood sign, has been euthanized after…

Albania’s last “restaurant bear” rescued, bound for a new life at sanctuary in Austria

December 8, 2022

For two decades, Mark lived in a cage listlessly entertaining guests at an Albanian restaurant. He was among dozens of bears held captive by…

Moles and shrews survive winter by shrinking their brains

December 1, 2022

To survive cold weather and the need to consume food, common shrews and moles shrink their bodies including their skulls and brains by as…

Stowaway cat crammed in luggage caught by TSA agent on X-ray before boarding at JFK

November 26, 2022

It’s still not clear how the crafty kitty made its way unnoticed into the suitcase, but the Transportation Security Administration spotted the orange stowaway…

Two new studies looking at using vaccines and medication to control reproductive capacity in wild cats

November 25, 2022

Two separate studies conducted by University of Georgia and Tufts University are seeking to find nonsurgical methods to control reproductive capacity in cats. An…

Annual turkey pardon draws laughter, gobbles at White House ahead of Thanksgiving

November 22, 2022

Chocolate and Chip will live to gobble another day. They are the turkeys U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned at the White House this week…

Rangers rescue baby elephant stuck in waterhole in South Africa’s Addo Park

November 21, 2022

A plucky little elephant recently found itself “proper stuck” in a waterhole in Addo Elephant National Park, but was luckily pulled to safety by…

How five lions escaped their enclosure at Sydney zoo

November 16, 2022

Five lions managed to escape their enclosure at Taronga Zoo after squeezing through a gap in a broken fence. A review into the dramatic…