Animals

Colorado Fire Rescue Saves Kitten Trapped in Well and Gives Her a New Home

A kitten stuck in a well in Colorado got out safely, and then straight into a new home. KDVR reported that Adams County Fire Rescue responded shortly before 10 a.m....

Keeper Jess Gives Walter the Goat a Private Concert at the Sanctuary

One Oakland Zoo goat was treated to a special live musical performance, in an adorable enrichment scene. Footage from...

Maine Expands Wildlife Road Tunnels to Help Bears, Moose, and Other Animals Cross Safely

In Caribou, people plan their drives around moose. Maine’s Department of Transportation says more than 500 moose and 3,000...

Teen Welcomes Rare Cow Triplets in Surprise Farm Birth

It started as a joke on the farm, then it actually happened. A 13-year-old girl from near Baschurch in...

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Saves Unconscious Driver and Averts Busy Brooklyn Street Tragedy

An off-duty NYPD officer spotted something was badly wrong, and moved fast enough to stop a runaway car...

Chester Zoo Welcomes 3 “Little Chaos Potatoes” and Reveals Their Surprising Link to Elephants

Three tiny pups at Chester Zoo are already prompting double takes, and not only because of their potato-inspired names. The nonprofit zoo, which has operated since 1934 and houses 30,000 animals and more than 500...

Audiologists Adopt Deaf Dog and Teach Her Sign Commands to Help Her Thrive

A tiny blue heeler turned into an unexpected lesson at home for two West Virginia audiologists. Dr. Michael Squires and Dr. Carlee Squires, who own and operate Audiology Services of West Virginia Hearing and Balance...

Baby Boom: South Carolina Aquarium Welcomes Critically Endangered Penguin Chicks

Five new African penguin chicks have hatched at Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach, adding to two chicks born in May and giving the South Carolina aquarium a record nesting season for its resident colony. Staff...

Veterinarians Just Saved a Rare Monkey From Amputation — Months Later, She Gave Birth

A rare monkey at Chester Zoo has had a baby just months after surgeons saved her foot from amputation. Masaya, a 15-year-old roloway monkey, underwent surgery last summer after developing a golf-ball-sized mass on her...

Cat Rescued From Landfill After Being Accidentally Thrown Away With Couch Reunites With Family

An old couch nearly became the end of Mike’s story. Instead, it led to a rescue at a landfill and a reunion with the family cat’s owner. Mike, an 8-year-old domestic short hair, had been...

Fox Rescued From Humberston Drain After Nine-Hour Ordeal by Fire Crews

It took more than nine hours, a 10 centimetre-wide pipe and a multi-agency rescue to free a fox trapped under a housing estate in North East Lincolnshire. The animal became stuck in pipes underneath a...