Pets and Animals

Orange County Animal Services said visitors would make comments about Dutchess, calling her "ugly" and saying she would never be adopted.

The Missouri Department of Conservation said Couper Simmons harvested the massive raccoon while hunting with his brother Hunter Simmons in Worth County.

Traveling with dogs can be stressful. Throw in holiday home stays at one of the most chaotic times of the year and double that stress for humans and animals alike.

A group of pooches gave a nativity scene performance at doggy daycare ahead of Christmas that has racked up more than a million views on TikTok.

A Chicago man's nearly quarter-of-a-century friendship with his pet turtle, Colors, reached its pinnacle last month when he asked her to be a flower girl at his wedding.

A tweet featuring Ellie, a black-and-white cat living in Virginia, went viral after it revealed an owner surrendered Ellie for being too cuddly. Ellie is now set to be adopted.

A helpful pit bull assisted his owner walk up an icy driveway after he struggled to get traction in Kearney, Nebraska on December 8.

Hippos are the deadliest large land mammals on Earth, killing an estimated 500 people every year.

“I think I’ll swim in the creek this morning,” a man said as he filmed his pool being taken over by frogs.

Pfc. Chesty XVI, an English bulldog, received his promotion at a ceremony Tuesday. His predecessor was given a pardon and retirement after becoming a bit of a handful.

A storm forced the zoo to close for a day after the area received more than 10 inches of snow.

This was a happy ending seven years in the making.

A letter sent out to parents by the school identified the spiders as yellow sac spiders, a common species in the United States.

She miraculously carried on with her yearly migration from Canada to Hawaii with a paralyzed tail and, sadly, will not be strong enough to make it back.

Police posted the video on Facebook, joking that the dog, identified as K9 Nova, was excited to announce her new job with Public Works.

Officer Raymond L. Hopkinton is a Goldendoodle puppy who will serve as a "compassion canine" for the local police department in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.

Ten of the birds are in intensive care at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.

This year’s star is a clumsy, 3-month-old lion cub figuring out his way in the wilds of the Serengeti -- though a sassy penguin topped the list, too.