Animals

Police officers in Florida responded to two calls of a gator in a family swimming pool on Saturday.

There are no definitive recent statistics on how many pets have allergies, but research suggests the problem is growing.

Six bat-eared fox kits—one of the largest litters ever born in U.S. human care—have arrived at a zoo in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Parks Division in Madison, Wisconsin, is employing a herd of goats to help clear away invasive species in a city park.

A massive basking shark spotted off the coast of Block Island on Memorial Day drew comparisons to “Jaws” ahead of the film’s 50th anniversary.

A 20-foot basking shark was spotted recently swimming near Block Island off the Rhode Island coast.

The bills include Trooper’s Law, which will make it a crime to restrain animals outside during natural disasters and abandon them. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two animal rights bills on Wednesday morning from a rescue organization in Palm Beach County. The bills include Trooper’s Law, which will make it a crime to restrain animals outside during natural disasters and abandon them. It’s named after the bull terrier that moved people across the state when he was found in chest-high...

Two pigeons delayed a Delta flight from Minneapolis after one was spotted mid-taxiing, forcing the plane to return to the gate for removal.

Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De.

Some police officers pull over speeding drivers. Others chase suspects on foot. Colorado officers, however, are now two-for-two on kangaroo wrangling.

Two pigeons delayed a Delta flight from Minneapolis after one was spotted mid-taxiing, forcing the plane to return to the gate for removal.

Kangaroo on the loose — again! New bodycam video shows Durango police catching Irwin the kangaroo for the second time after he bounced through town and into a backyard.

An American alligator was caught on camera chomping down on a fallen fruit in Weston, but does this mean that not even Florida’s largest native reptile is immune to the allure of mango season? NBC6 viewer Eric Vilaire sent in the video of the gator (presumably) enjoying its mango near the Everglades over Memorial Day weekend. In the footage,...

Not even Florida’s wildlife can resist the allure of mango season. This massive reptile picked up one of the fruits and chomped away.

Oliver Widger became an online sensation with his story, which followed a diagnosis four years ago with a syndrome that carried a risk of paralysis.

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds, Pennywise was too large to fit their equipment. So the veterinary team at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach took her to nearby Jupiter Medical Center, hoping she could get a CT scan on a...

Collisions between wildlife and planes are common at airports nationwide. With that in mind, Yeager Airport management in 2018 bought Hercules.

Instead of immediately moving away or keeping his distance, the cyclist looked to help the snake and ended up needing help himself.

The man tried to nudge it with his water bottle, but it didn’t move. He then reached out with his hand — a move he would very quickly regret.