November 19, 2024, 4:39pm Life FreeUpdated 1 day ago
More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring the harsh effects the disease… Read story
November 19, 2024, 6:00am Life
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November 15, 2024, 5:26pm Life
A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? Read story
November 15, 2024, 5:51am Life
After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Read story
November 15, 2024, 5:50am Life
Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and euthanized, has tested negative for rabies, a county official said Tuesday. Read story
November 15, 2024, 5:46am Life
An endangered species of ape, a siamang, was born at ZooTampa at Lowry Park on Oct. 27. The zoo called it “a sign of hope for the species.” Read story
November 14, 2024, 9:49am Life
Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said. Read story
November 14, 2024, 9:27am Life
California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn’t quite right. Read story
November 14, 2024, 9:05am Life
An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. Read story
November 13, 2024, 4:16pm Life Updated 10 hours ago
Two dog breeds renowned for their uncanny smiles — the Lancashire heeler and the Samoyed — were pitted head-to-head in a “smile-off” contest at the National Dog Show press preview Tuesday, shepherding in howls of laughter from the crowd and confused head tilts from the contestants. Read story
