Animals
Man spots drowning kitten during oceanside stroll – can he get to her before it's too late?
For almost 15 years, a retired psychology professor worked with his Border Collie Chaser for four to five hours a day — and by the time he stopped adding new toys because his house had run out of room, Chaser could correctly identify 1,022 different toys by their individual names
How many treats should your dog really have? Vet warns most get it wrong
Orphaned baby hippo can't sleep after losing his mom – what his rescuers do next changes everything
250-pound "rock" stuck in the swamp turns out to be a sea turtle in mortal need!
Basset hound Leroy's epic lake dock fail has the internet in stitches
Loggerhead sea turtle releases at Virginia Beach’s North End draw applause
A whippet can accelerate from a standstill to 56 kilometres per hour in just a few strides — not by running harder than other dogs, but by leaving the ground twice in every single stride
Soldier rescues vulnerable Hornbill, turns it over to DENR
A stir is caused by a 'mutant' sea crab with two claws but four pincers.
Home tweet home: Swifts return to same houses each year
Why Turtles Hold The Key To Nature’s Oldest Wisdom And Earth’s Longevity
Florida firefighters believe they're rescuing a dog swimming for its life – only to get a huge shock
Dog rescuer discovers laundry basket of abandoned pups: "I prayed the whole way there"
It's no picnic for them: Safety tips for your pets on the Fourth of July
Outdoor dining with your pup
Within the first few months of life, every bottlenose dolphin invents a unique whistle that becomes its name for the rest of its life — and other dolphins learn that whistle, remember it, and use it to call out to that specific individual, making bottlenose dolphins the first non-human species ever discovered to use personal names
In the 1970s, Africa still held around 90,000 lions. Today, only about 20,000 to 25,000 remain — a collapse of roughly three-quarters in half a century — and the species now survives in less than 8% of the land it once roamed.
Trapped cat is saved by café owner after meowing through the walls!
Two species of sharks, including hammerheads, live inside the active crater of an underwater volcano in the Solomon Islands that has erupted at least 39 times since 1939, in conditions of extreme acidity, elevated temperature, and frequent violent disturbance that the standard models of marine biology say should make the crater uninhabitable for large animals
