Animal Stories

A Calvert County, Maryland, couple says an Amazon delivery driver ran over and killed their dog, then drove away without telling them.

The Prague Zoo has welcomed the first birth of a Chinese pangolin in captivity in Europe.

The animal tore through stainless steel clips used to secure his enclosure after an escape earlier this month, officials said.

Tourists in the Bahamas witnessed a rare standoff between a dog and a shark this week. The incident happened near a tour boat on the coast of a private island when a dog decided to jump into the turquoise waters to chase a 12-foot hammerhead shark. The encounter was captured on video as tourists yelled at the dog to turn...

African penguins have suffered a massive population decline over the decades and are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

As Rio de Janeiro kicks off its Carnival, about 100 dogs are barking and wagging their tails to the tune of samba music as they parade in front of pet lovers in a canine costume competition.

A German sheep farmer was surprised by a newborn lamb that he discovered in his barn two weeks ago. It had been born with six legs.

A dog in El Paso, Texas went missing from her new owner’s home last month and found her way back to the shelter she spent more than year at before being adopted. 

A tiny California mouse now has a big title after winning a Guinness World record for longevity.

A German shepherd named Indy who spent hours at the bottom of a 30- to 50-foot hole in a South Bay backyard Wednesday afternoon was pulled to safety by firefighters.

A bear became the star of its own show after discovering a camera at a park in Colorado and taking hundreds of selfies shared on social media this week by park officials.

One police officer had a ruff day at work when his canine colleague allegedly ate his lunch. Never one to let sleeping (or eating) dogs lie, the Wyandotte Police Department of Michigan launched a full scale investigation into the crime.

A San Francisco Animal Care and Control officer managed to rescue a puppy who was found trapped under a large pile of rocks at Ocean Beach.