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Colorado native one of several birdwatchers that flocked to Hurricane Florence
As thousands of North Carolina residents were hunkering down or fleeing from Hurricane Florence on Thursday, 21-year-old Alec Hopping got into his car in Ithaca, New York, and headed toward...
Puppies’ cuteness peaks right when they need humans most, study finds
It is not clear exactly when or precisely how, but at some point thousands of years ago, dogs became the world's first domesticated animal. When those descendants of wolves hitched...
For military veterans suffering from PTSD, are service dogs good therapy?
Adam Fuller credits a simple, one-word command - and a black Lab mix named J.D. - for helping to save his life.
Nigel, the world’s loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved in New Zealand
Nigel, a handsome gannet bird who lived on a desolate island off the coast of New Zealand, died suddenly this week. Wherever his soul has landed, the singles scene surely...
People are leaving dogs to freeze to death in the bitter cold
Police in Hartford, Connecticut charged a woman Thursday with animal cruelty in connection with a grim scene reported by a neighbor on New Year's Day: A dog chained to a...
It’s winter. Watch out for falling raccoons.
For Brad Gates and his team, the event was a typical workday. The wildlife control company he's run for three decades fields such a call - about a raccoon plummeting...
These 3,000 golden retrievers could help all dogs live longer, healthier lives
Dogs in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study are participating in an ambitious research project that could yield insights into the causes of cancers and other diseases common to goldens, other...
Watch these grizzly bears try to break open a cooler. It’s their job.
Along with five other grizzlies that live at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center just outside Yellowstone National Park, Coram spends his summer months beating and biting coolers, food canisters...
Yellowstone鈥檚 grizzly bear population rebounds, creating challenges, fears
After being saved from the brink of extinction, grizzly bears are spreading far beyond Yellowstone National Park. Can people and the bears coexist?
Missing: Four cats in the Detroit area. Reward: $100,000
Cygnus and Arcturus are two Detroit-area cats with some very big claims to fame. Arcturus, a spotted Savannah who measures 19.05 inches high, in the fall won the Guinness World...