ANIMALS

"We’re always looking at our feet because we don’t want to step on them,” said Jennifer Malon, assistant manager at Best Cleaners in Middletown, Conn.

“Here’s a guy in rehab, trying to get better and wanting desperately to see his dog again,” said Kim Joppie, who jumped into action to help.

Hundreds of aggravated sea lions have emerged on Southern California beaches after consuming toxic algae, researchers say.

A 64-year-old woman from Porter, Maine, punched a black bear in the nose after it emerged from the forest chasing her dog. The bear fought back.

A video of Vanilla the chimpanzee taking in the blue sky at a Florida sanctuary went viral. It captured the end of a long journey that began in a lab cage.

It marks the first time in years that an entire brood of peregrine falcon chicks has survived and fledged from cliffs that were once a historic breeding site.

Mosquitoes' ranges are spreading in the United States and across the globe as the planet warms, sparking concern that they will exact an even deadlier toll.

Nearly 1 in 3 firefly species in the United States and Canada may be threatened with extinction, according to an estimate from firefly experts.

Cathy Weed, 43, was at her home in Lawrenceville, Ga., when she died because of a severe allergic reaction she had to fire ants, her family said.

Unclaimed discs will go on sale, with proceeds going to the park in West Virginia where they were found near a disc golf course.

Alison Moore was stunned when more than 200 canines congregated, waiting patiently for their turn to be pet by her father.

Researchers using a technique from crime scene investigations say they have hard evidence early humans were hunting large mammals in the eastern U.S.

A new quarantine order in Broward County does not prohibit people from leaving their homes — though a snail as big as a banana might do that on its own.

When people are jailed, hospitalized or homeless, even briefly, it can result in permanent separation from their pets. Some shelters are trying to help.

Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke about the day he dropped a groundhog in 2014: "Why would you want an elected official to hold a groundhog?"

In 2019, the mayor of Fitzgerald, Ga., received city approval for a 62-foot chicken topiary that he hoped would attract tourists. But now, it won't be finished.

A massive new survey of nearly 400 reefs around the world found five key shark species are in serious decline.

Five weeks after Riley ran away, a hiker found him in the mountains near Breckenridge, Colo., and carried the dog hours down the rocky terrain to his owner.