Animals

A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

SIMSBURY, Conn. -- Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children…

1 week ago

Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

LOS ANGELES -- Behind the remains of a town scorched by fire, the foothills are lush with new green and…

1 week ago

A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities

WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Susan de Meyer's horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little…

2 weeks ago

Asian elephant calf born at Zurich Zoo will have name start with the letter Z

ZURICH -- A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name,…

2 weeks ago

Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world’s biggest fish

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena -- Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the…

2 weeks ago

Cat wanders onto the White House grounds and joins the press corps

WASHINGTON -- A gray cat wearing a collar and a name tag that said “Sophie" wandered into the White House…

2 weeks ago

Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants…

2 weeks ago

‘The Great Moose Migration’ inspires mega-fans to follow the Swedish slow TV hit

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared…

2 weeks ago

Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca

MADRID -- Spanish police have arrested two people in connection with the sale of exotic felines on the internet.The authorities…

3 weeks ago

‘The Great Moose Migration’ inspires mega-fans to follow the Swedish slow TV hit

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared…

3 weeks ago