Animals

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

The dogs were transferred to Big Dog Ranch Rescue, marking the end of a months-long effort to relocate the animals as Ridglan faced scrutiny over its treatment of dogs.

At an animal shelter, teenage volunteers from the youth club care for and walk beagles from pharmaceutical laboratories that are awaiting adoption, in Yvre L Eveque, France, September 6, 2025.
A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2024.

At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

(FILE PHOTO) A food delivery man waits outside a McDonalds restaurant in Tel Aviv. April 18, 2020

Disabled IDF veteran says he was forced to leave McDonald's with service dog

A gazelle being illegally held in a basement near Jenin, August 11, 2026.

Border Police rescue illegally held gazelle from basement in private home near Jenin


Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats

At least 200 guests who stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge from May 15 to July 27 may have been exposed to a suspected bat colony at the hotel.

 Riding the storm: Study reveals how bats migrate long distance.

The real-life jackalope? Rabbits with ‘horns’ are turning heads in Colorado

Residents feared a horror outbreak - but experts blame a virus first discovered nearly a century ago.

A rabbit infected with the alarming condition.

The real-life jackalope? Rabbits with ‘horns’ are turning heads in Colorado

Residents feared a horror outbreak - but experts blame a virus first discovered nearly a century ago.

A rabbit infected with the alarming condition.

Dolphins aren't just hitching rides - some humpbacks play back

in 80% of encounters dolphins swam near whales' heads, often bow riding; whale-mounted cameras captured bottlenose dolphins following to the seafloor.

A Humback Whale surrounded by dolphins.

Ancient Tennis-Ball-Eyed Predator Whale Discovered on Australian Coast

"We know from the fossils that it had a mouth full of very pointed and sharp teeth," said Duncan of Museums Victoria.

Illustration of Janjucetus Dullardi calf and mother.

Scientists discover Australia's heaviest insect - a new species of stick insect

The new species, named Acrophylla alta, inhabits the Wet Tropics, in the far North of Queensland. 

A JCU researcher has helped discover a new species of stick insect in the Atherton tablelands.

Indian toddler bites venomous cobra to death

The toddler lost consciousness after biting the snake but is now in good health.

 Cobra snake.

Hundreds of crocodiles killed by authorities in West Bank farm, owner says he was never warned

The crocodiles' owner said he lost millions in resources due to the mass killing.

 Crocodile, close up view.

Zoo in Denmark asks public for unwanted pets to feed its carnivores

The animals cannot have been treated for illness for at least 30 days prior to being donated.

A tiger at Aalborg Zoo.

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo employee succumbs to wounds sustained in leopard attack

The employee sustained severe injuries to the neck and upper body, and was declared dead after prolonged resuscitation efforts at Hadassah-University Medical Center.

Uriel Nuri, employee of The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo