animals

While some dogs are specifically trained to be protection animals, many are also generally protective of their "territories." That seemed to be the case for two pit bulls and their ...

A self-defense connoisseur with a large social media presence has ignited a firestorm over his posting of a video showing a mountain lion getting shot in the head. Mrgunsngear  (Mr. ...

It's not uncommon for rescues to acquire animals that have been neglected or abused. It takes a lot of time, money and energy to nurse those animals back to health ...

On Sunday, an animal control officer in Muncie, Indiana, came across a heartbreaking sight. Abandoned next to a local river stood a wire crate, covered in blankets, according to photos ...

Penelope is an 8-year-old wheaten terrier and poodle mix who is sweet, has a spiffy set of wheels and is looking for a forever home. Her first eight years of ...

"As soon as I heard that, I knew what had happened."

Plenty of people picked up new hobbies during the coronavirus lockdown. Some tried making bread, while others started sewing or gardening. Paige Olsen from Milwaukie, Oregon, picked up a ruler ...

When Denise Sparks of Orange County, Florida, discovered a 6-foot alligator lurking outside her home, she was not prepared to handle the situation. Hearing a loud noise, she went outside ...

When a group of cavers visited Dewey Hickman Nature Preserve in Indiana on Sept. 4, they were met with an adventure of a different sort and became rescuers. As they ...

It was an unusual request that Elijah Lee Saltzgaber of Sugar House, Utah, made on Sept. 24: He was looking for some snow, or the closest thing to it. "Unique ...

Ozzie is a Czechoslovakian shepherd dog -- a specific German shepherd line -- owned by police officer Drew Canaday. While he's not technically a police K9, he has been through ...

In 2009, a black-and-white cat named Tom went missing. His owner, Donna White, was torn, but her boy was gone, and year after year passed without any sign of him. ...

"My heart dropped,"

The recent University of Miami-Appalachian State University game had some heart-stopping moments that didn't involve anything happening on the field. Some fans who attended the game on Saturday were treated ...

Michael Smith, 55, of Malvern, Worcestershire, in the U.K., has never had a pet before, but earlier this year, an animal chose him and the two have been fast friends ...

"Then after somebody had yelled, 'There's a shark, get out of there,' I realized what it was."

"The best dog surfing competition in the world!"

It's not unusual for a mother with kids in tow to take a stroll through the library. Many bookworms fondly remember such childhood visits. But it is unusual when that ...

The Case of the Coughing Gorillas apparently has been solved, and the culprit likely is a handler who was vaccinated against the coronavirus. Thirteen western lowland gorillas at Zoo Atlanta ...

On Aug. 22, 24-year-old Ruairí McSorley from Londonderry, Ireland, went for a swim in Tralee Bay on the southern Irish coast. And he kept swimming. And kept swimming. McSorley was ...