Animals and Wildlife

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.

The newborn arrived on December 9th at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

The whale, known to the world as Tahlequah, gave birth to her second calf since 2018, when she carried her dead newborn for more than two weeks.

Annabell Whelan thought her first rescue would be the big moment of the day — until she happened to be in the right place when a second needed help.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.

The northern giant hornet, which was first found in the U.S. in 2019, has not been detected in three years, officials said. It posed a threat to honey bees, other pollinators and native insects.

The proposals are expected to be completed by a May commission meeting, giving staff members time to compile data from ongoing studies about bear populations and gather more public input.

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, the smallest species in the world, touched down in South Florida after suffering from what is known as a “cold stun” off the waters of New England.

To save the turtles having a hypothermic reaction in the cold waters of New England, they were flown to South Florida.

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period.

The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years. The Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says in a Facebook post that the long-winged seabird named Wisdom has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and...

A 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus fossil, known as “Apex”, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History starting Dec. 8.

She said that felt something on her foot, only to look down to see a tiger snake slithering up her leg, according to Victoria state police.

Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world’s rarest whale species.

It’s that time of year in South Florida: you can smell holiday foods cooking, see families gathering and feel green iguanas falling from trees. 

It’s time to grab your swim trunks—pun intended—and head over to Miami Beach to see elephants, stomping through the sand to raise awareness about conservation efforts.

The installation for Miami Art Week aims to encourage conservation efforts.

Kirk Rumford’s beloved husky Odin was killed by a Northbridge animal control officer investigating a report of a coyote in the area.