Animals

37-year-old Allie is due to give birth to the Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s first bottlenose calf in a decade.

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a...

When video footage showing an officer working to get an animal out of a shelving unit at an Aldi store in Chicago’s Humboldt Park began, no one could have predicted what would eventually come out.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A family of North American Black Bears at Woburn Safari Park in Ridgemont, UK explored the lake in their enclosure after it froze over.

“This was my view this morning when I opened the blinds,” wrote Lisa Hendricks, who shared the cute video of the playful animal.

The zoo says it received 116,000 online and in-person votes from people in 165 countries.

A spider monkey dressed in a tutu escaped from a Missouri home and was rescued by local sheriff before a powerful winter storm hit the area.

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao played in the snow Monday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Hundreds of animals died when a fire broke out at a Plaza Latina on Friday. The large commercial building is home to several businesses. No people were injured in the fire.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. The Danish-Swedish farmdog joined the pack Thursday.

Animal rescue workers in Rhode Island were treated to a “Christmas miracle” when a dog who ran away after being hit by a car returned two weeks later, NBC affiliate WJAR reported Thursday. Rescue President Nadine McCaffrey of Rhode Home Rescue told the station she was deeply concerned when Scout, a 1-year-old black Labrador, ran away from his foster home….

A black Labrador that ran away after being hit by a car returned to his foster home two weeks later.

The newborn arrived on December 9th at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

Police in Quincy, Massachusetts, are investigating the death of an emaciated kitten that was abandoned in a carrier and found on Christmas Eve. The Quincy Animal Shelter said a woman found the frail kitten in a beat-up carrier on the side of the road in Marina Bay. She took the animal home, but he would not eat, and she brought...

Murder hornets have stingers that are six millimeters long that can spit venom. These venomous creatures have gotten their name for the rare instances when they have killed humans.

A 58-year-old father of five was killed last week in Virginia when a bear that was shot fell on him from out of a tree. The man was on a hunting trip when another shooter fired at the animal.

Two people have been charged with animal cruelty after police say they “brutally” killed a pet rabbit during a party in Massachusetts.

A bird strike at LaGuardia Airport in New York City forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at JFK.

A 14-year-old dog becomes 1st animal inducted into Surfers’ Hall of Fame