Pets and Animals

The herd of elephants that made international headlines after wandering the populated streets of China may be finally heading home.

NOAA Ocean Exploration thinks it could have discovered a new species of jellyfish during a dive last month.

Daisy was eager to get outside and say hello to some unexpected visitors — a family of bears taking a dip in the backyard swimming pool.

Beluga whales dance to violinist’s serenade at Connecticut aquarium

Authorities in Grand Prairie are warning about a missing venomous West African Banded Cobra snake that is on the loose.

A couple in Southern California watched as a family of bears enjoyed a swim in their pool.

Two of the three existing wolf packs in California have produced pups this year, a first in more than 100 years.

A group of Louisiana drivers spent hours trying to move a 12-foot alligator off a busy interstate with a paint-roller extension pole.

Chipmunks have tested positive for plague in South Lake Tahoe, prompting closures to some areas so vector control experts can carry out an abatement program.

Emperor penguins currently number fewer than 300,000 breeding pairs and require stable sea ice to survive and raise chicks.

Just offshore, Captain William Kelley and fisherman Andrew DeCarton heard Marcy Sterlis crying “help me” and “he won’t leave me alone” as a coyote circled her.

Police deployed their best “dog whisperers” in upstate New York to rescue a trapped dog stuck deep underneath a home.

15-year-old Grace Pilo from Seattle was diagnosed with type one diabetes when she was 10. Monday, she got a surprise that could literally save her life.

Little Abigail, who is fighting brain cancer, had a magical time when was able to meet two 'unicorns,' feed a carrot to one and even have pictures taken with them.

An orangutan gave onlookers a fashion show after wearing a safari visitor’s sunglasses.

At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.

A sponge and a starfish resembling the beloved cartoon characters SpongeBob and Patrick caught the eye of NOAA during a recent live stream.

The rescue posted photos of Teddy to Facebook, with an X-ray showing pellets from his face all the way down his neck.

A police officer in New York helped a raccoon return to normalcy after getting its head stuck in a tin can Sunday.