18+ hour, 20+ min ago   (604+ words) A Burke County spokesperson also said the residence was not appropriate for people. Rescue groups in North Carolina are under growing pressure after a large-scale pig hoarding case left dozens of animals still needing long-term placement, along with the space…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (511+ words) "One of our burly firefighters has already claimed her." A call for assistance in Colorado ended with firefighters rescuing a kitten from a well. After the animal was safely removed, one firefighter made the story even happier by immediately giving…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (495+ words) Some estimates suggest orangutans could disappear from the wild within 50 years An Indiana-led orangutan breeding effort is fueling an unusual run of births at American zoos and drawing attention to how captive programs might help protect wild apes. Eight orangutan…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (373+ words) Police said she had planned to act as though she had simply discovered it there before giving it to train staff. A woman in Germany is under investigation after police said she sealed her pet snake inside a tied plastic…...

4+ day, 15+ min ago   (522+ words) The damage may not be obvious until an expected brood simply does not appear. University of Iowa biologists are warning that one of North America's strangest and most spectacular natural events could be inching toward an end, as periodical cicadas…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (686+ words) "People had been around the islands in shallow water before, but no one had looked at life in the deep." In a sparsely studied stretch of the Indian Ocean near Australia, researchers examining ancient underwater volcanoes identified 149 species never before…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (555+ words) The neighborhood is also where 75-year-old Michael Burstein was killed in a June 2022 alligator attack. A Horry County family is calling for action after an alligator killed its bulldog in a neighborhood that has already been the site of a…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (265+ words) Police were called to a Polish beach after reports that a woman had gone into the water with two snakes hanging around her neck. Officers found no misunderstanding, but a public safety concern that also raised questions about animal welfare....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (575+ words) "An important reminder to take precautions, particularly with small pets." Officials in Lake Bluff, Illinois, alerted residents after a coyote snatched a small dog from a yard before disappearing into the nearby woods. Authorities said it was the first such…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (579+ words) "I'm glad it wasn't some little kid." A Rhode Island man was seriously injured after a potentially rabid raccoon charged him during a trail run in Potter Wood in South Kingstown. John Hixon was left with bites, scratches, and a…...