animal stories

A yellow Labrador retriever rescue dog that gained fame in the days following Mexico’s Sept. 19, 2017, earthquake has died. Mexico’s navy posted a social media tribute to the dog named Frida on  Tuesday. Clad in goggles and neoprene booties, Frida became a symbol of hope following the earthquake that left more than 300 people dead in Mexico City and...

The kitten was named Harvey after the fictional two-faced villain in the “Batman” series.

Capturing a home intruder is all in a day’s work for law enforcement. But when the break-in involves a feathered suspect, it can be a very fowl case.

It wasn’t clear if the goose was hurt in the two-day ordeal but it was seen moving around in a laundry basket after the rescue.

Fiona the hippo is a big sister! Her mother, Bibi, welcomed a new calf into the Cincinnati Zoo late Wednesday night.

An NYPD officer on horseback chased down a sunglass thief in Times Square on Saturday, and the unusual pursuit was captured on the mounted officer’s body camera.

A newly released video shows a team of volunteers, veterinarians and other park staff trying to rescue a baby elephant and its mother after they fell into a utility hole in Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park.

These aren’t your average tigers — not even close. Can we get a collective “Awwwww?”

A family dog was attacked by a coyote who grabbed it by the neck and dragged it around in their backyard.

Leon went missing in March and was found in May more than 120 miles away

Myla was found exhausted, but safe, and reunited with her family.

A javelina got trapped in a car in Arizona last week after jumping in to seize a bag of Cheetos, officials said. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy responded to a call in Cornville of reports of a wild javelina inside a Subaru station wagon, according to a Facebook post on the department’s page. The deputy learned...

A wild javelina was found in the passenger seat of a car last week in Arizona.

Wildlife officials say one of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas

As we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, a “perfect storm of factors” has put pressure on understaffed U.S. shelters.

Authorities say a teenager who scaled a tree at an Indianapolis park to rescue a cat he spotted high up in the branches ended up stuck himself and in need of a rescue

A British volunteer search team lured a stranded dog to safety by deploying a sausage-dangling drone to rescue the pup from drowning in the incoming tide.

A shop open since the 1970s is selling pet kimonos and Olympic-themed clothes for pets.

One widely circulated video posted to Facebook shows the animal charging through a woman’s front yard as a swarm of cops give chase.

A squirrel rescued by a jeweler guards the cash register in his store in Diyarbakir, Turkey.