Animals - Page 2

A rare wolverine sighting occurred Monday on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, and photos show the animal creeping along the bank.

Pet owners are reportedly struggling to care for their animals under the weight of inflation and economic problems in President Joe Biden’s (D) America.

The Netherlands is proposing a ban on dogs with flat faces and cats with folding ears, saying they suffer from “miserable” health problems due to their appearance.

Officials noticed a cut in the fencing of another animal enclosure at the Dallas Zoo recently after the search for a missing clouded leopard.

A dog allegedly abandoned by its owner at an airport in Des Moines, Iowa, has been welcomed into a new home.

A family from Miami was walking around a frozen lake in Lac Beauport, Quebec, on December 30 when they discovered a dog had fallen through the ice and was trapped, crying out in the cold water.

A cat is alive and well after it was found stuck to the ground in Michigan amid the winter storm that swept the nation.

A family flying to Nashville was shocked upon landing to discover that their dog was over 7,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia.

A golden retriever is being praised after he protected two young girls for four hours after they got lost in the woods.

A paralyzed dachshund is walking with his family again, thanks to an early Christmas present he received this year.

A hippopotamus attacked a two-year-old boy and swallowed half his body while he was playing outside his home in Uganda on December 4.

Three rescued manatees rehabilitated at SeaWorld Orlando were released back into a Keys canal in the Florida Keys Tuesday.

A tiny dog that disappeared as a puppy nearly 12 years ago was incredibly reunited with its owner last week.

A German Shepherd saved a six-year-old boy from being attacked by another dog while they were playing last week.

Police confirmed the discovery of the body of a 54-year-old Indonesian woman inside a monster 22-foot python on Monday.

Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) successfully resuscitated a cat found inside a burning apartment.

Three people, including a two-year-old girl, were hospitalized after a pack of unleashed pit bulls attacked them in Staten Island.

One college wrestler is thankful to be alive after his teammate fended off a grizzly bear that was attacking him.

Two small children were mauled to death by two pit bulls while their mother sustained severe injuries attempting to pull the dogs off, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.

A Florida man is being lauded after footage of him saving a stranded cat surrounded by the rushing floodwaters of Hurricane Ian was shared on social media.

Firefighters in southern California rescued a blind dog who fell 15 feet into a hole at a construction site.

A Michigan teenager with hearing loss has found a new companion and is enjoying every minute he spends with him.

A giant alligator was recently spotted tied to the back of an SUV traveling on a Florida highway.

Photographs of giant panda keepers at China’s Wolong National Nature Reserve recently circulated online showing the staff wearing panda costumes smeared with feces and urine while they cared for the captive animals as part of an effort to minimize the natural scent of the human zookeepers, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Thursday.

A rabid fox was caught on security camera footage attacking a woman outside her home in upstate New York.

A Maryland couple is lucky to be alive after their dog’s barking awoke them from a life-threatening situation.

An elderly South Carolina woman was killed by an alligator on Monday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. This is the second fatal attack to have occurred in the state this year. 

Shocking footage shows a man grabbing a shark by its tail with his bare hands at a Long Island beach on Sunday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was buzzing with laughter after he accidentally swallowed a bee during a press conference.

Scientists from China and Singapore recently announced the detection of a novel animal-derived virus known as Langya henipavirus (LayV) in at least 35 humans across China’s eastern provinces of Henan and Shandong, China’s state-run Global Times reported on Tuesday, noting that the zoonotic virus is often found in shrews.

A cockatiel bird was reunited with his family after going missing for four days and being located 40 miles east across state lines.

Incredible images show a 17-year-old girl and her dog stranded on a rooftop surrounded by flood waters as they waited for hours to be rescued amid the eastern Kentucky flooding.

A 100-pound sailfish jumped out of the water and stabbed a Maryland woman who was fishing with friends off the coast of Florida.

A K-9 officer is recovering and “all smiles” after suffering three gunshot wounds during a police pursuit near the Jacksonville Zoo on Friday.

A small fluffy dog that went missing for over a month after running away from the scene of a car accident has been reunited with its owner.

An 11-year-old-boy displayed courage when he heroically stepped in to save his younger sister’s nine-year-old friend, who was being attacked by a pit bull.