Pets and Animals

The cat went missing earlier this week and was first spotted atop the pole on Wednesday.

Security footage shows the elk bumping into the doorbell with one of its massive antlers.

Groomers removed two whole pounds of excess hair from a dog that was abandoned last month by his owner at Tampa International Airport, and ‘Bama’ is now settling into his new home.

A playful Labrador lived up to his "retriever" name after a FedEx driver dropped off a package at the front door -- by promptly picking it up and returning it to him.

Scientists off the coast of Georgia have spotted an endangered right whale that gave birth while entangled in fishing rope.

An additional 200 bison among the park’s more than 5,000 bison could be captured or hunted in the late winter if those numbers are met, federal, tribal and state officials agreed in a meeting Wednesday.

The plant-eating critter had a combination of traits from different species that initially sent paleontologists down the wrong path.

A Belgian zoo says that a pair of hippopotamuses in its care have been placed in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

A newborn pygmy hippo calf makes its world debut at an Australian zoo.

A mini Dachshund stolen in Oakland during a car burglary at Chabot Regional Park is now safely back with her owner. But the two suspects who took Ellie are still outstanding.

"The cat was screaming for its life," a flight attendant said on TikTok.

“It’s a real-life unicorn farm. It’s a magical place, it really is,” Kate Nichols, owner of Hidden Pasture Unicorn Farm, said.

A viral video appearing to show an Indiana police officer kicking a dog while responding to a call has prompted his department to release bodycam footage Wednesday in hopes of clearing up "misinformation" about the incident circulating online.

Police in St. Pete are mourning the loss of K9 Titan, who died of cancer on Monday. Titan made headlines back in 2019 after he was shot in the line of duty and severely injured while trying to apprehend a suspect.

A 5-month-old puppy named Buddy was safely rescued by fire crews in Iowa after getting trapped under a deck at his owner’s home.

Santa Claus opens letters from all over the world, including the ones from penguins living at the London Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemurs at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois were treated to a Thanksgiving feast and even a “football game” inside their enclosure.