Animals

SeaWorld Orlando is facing a fine from the federal government after one of its trainers was injured by an orca whale during a training exercise, according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). The incident happened in September 2024, when “an employee at SeaWorld’s Orlando theme park was injured during a training exercise with a killer whale,” a news...

The federal government has fined the company more than $16,000. SeaWorld has 15 days to comply, request more information or contest the citation.

In a measure named after a dog found tied to a fence along Interstate 75 during Hurricane Milton, the Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at preventing animal cruelty. “Trooper’s Law” (SB 150) would create a new offense of animal cruelty for people who restrain dogs outside during natural disasters and abandon them. The offense would be a…

The blobfish was voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year” in a poll organized by an environmental nonprofit group.

The victim was taken to a hospital in noncritical condition in the early Monday accidental shooting.

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000.

A beautiful moment was captured live in a nest in Big Bear Valley, California.

Colossal Biosciences announced Tuesday that it has simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair.

A woman had to be rescued from a fire at a Miami duplex where several animals also lived late Monday, according to Miami Fire Rescue.

A woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a duplex in Miami.

A Long Island beachside community in Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.

Police in New York filmed a horse being pulled out of a frozen pond with a rope during a harrowing rescue scene earlier this week.

Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean nearly a month after an arctic blast in northern Florida.

A giant schnauzer named Monty won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night.

The annual celebration attracts thousands of visitors to honor National Golden Retriever Day.

If you tune into the “Puppy Bowl” on Sunday, you’ll likely see a key person’s influence — even if you don’t actually see her.

Ocearch says the shark is the largest male white shark it has ever tagged.

Watch these adoptable pups compete for the “The Lombarky” trophy.

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington. Friday’s study blames warming temperatures from climate change, urbanization and other human actions. The first-of-its-kind research looks at trends and reasons in hard-to-count rat population changes based on rat sighting reports in 16 cities around the world. In 11 of...