Animals

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population. The manatees have been forced to seek warmer waters as coastal temperatures have dropped. The warm-water outflows of about a dozen power plants around Florida are a popular destination for them besides inland natural springs....

37-year-old Allie is due to give birth to the Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s first bottlenose calf in a decade.

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a...

When video footage showing an officer working to get an animal out of a shelving unit at an Aldi store in Chicago’s Humboldt Park began, no one could have predicted what would eventually come out.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A family of North American Black Bears at Woburn Safari Park in Ridgemont, UK explored the lake in their enclosure after it froze over.

“This was my view this morning when I opened the blinds,” wrote Lisa Hendricks, who shared the cute video of the playful animal.

The zoo says it received 116,000 online and in-person votes from people in 165 countries.

A spider monkey dressed in a tutu escaped from a Missouri home and was rescued by local sheriff before a powerful winter storm hit the area.

With temperatures expected to drop in South Florida by Wednesday morning, so will the iguanas. As seen in past cold spells, when temperatures dip below 50 degrees, iguanas seemingly freeze in place. NBC6’s Chris Hush reports

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao played in the snow Monday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

NBC6’s Bri Buckley was able to speak with the child and his family.

An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked by a dog outside his home in Deerfield Beach.

Hundreds of animals died when a fire broke out at a Plaza Latina on Friday. The large commercial building is home to several businesses. No people were injured in the fire.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. The Danish-Swedish farmdog joined the pack Thursday.

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

Murder hornets have stingers that are six millimeters long that can spit venom. These venomous creatures have gotten their name for the rare instances when they have killed humans.

A 58-year-old father of five was killed last week in Virginia when a bear that was shot fell on him from out of a tree. The man was on a hunting trip when another shooter fired at the animal.

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.