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Pets & Wildlife

A mutt called ‘Houdini’ finally off the streets

November 1, 2024, 5:57am Life

Dubbed on social media as the “Houdini” of New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood, Scrim — a scruffy, mixed-breed dog that was on the lam for more than six months after escaping… Read story

Pet monkeys ‘like having a 2-year-old’

November 1, 2024, 5:55am Life

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Reports of a monkey loose in North Myrtle Beach last month drew attention on social media and speculation from residents. Police even went looking for the… Read story

California man sues airline after his dog dies on flight

November 1, 2024, 5:55am Life

Michael Contillo claims he did everything necessary to ensure his two beloved French bulldogs, Ash and Kora, had a safe flight back to San Francisco International Airport from New York City — including flying first class so the dogs would have more room. Read story

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter.

He’s fast, feisty and could play Quidditch. Meet the bat that won a beauty contest

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter.

October 31, 2024, 5:40pm Latest News

A winged creature from Oregon was crowned this year’s winner Thursday in an annual bat beauty contest put on by the Bureau of Land Management. Read story

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter.

It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter.

October 29, 2024, 7:33am Latest News

Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. Read story

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, walks his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena outside the residences of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Monks are learning about God from dogs

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, walks his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena outside the residences of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024.

October 26, 2024, 5:58am Churches & Religion

After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his residence to be greeted by a different kind of choir. Read story

This photo provided by Grand Teton National Park shows Grizzly bear No. 399 and her cub in 2008. (G.

A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom’s death but odds look good

This photo provided by Grand Teton National Park shows Grizzly bear No. 399 and her cub in 2008. (G.

October 25, 2024, 7:56am Life

The death of the world’s most famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, but biologists say the youngster’s chances of surviving -- even with a chilly mountain winter coming on -- are good. Read story

The burrowing owl stands just 7 to 10 inches high and is the only owl species to nest underground.

Owls that nest underground get protection

The burrowing owl stands just 7 to 10 inches high and is the only owl species to nest underground.

October 25, 2024, 5:39am Life

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. Read story

Dael Wilcox feeds his five goats in Los Angeles.

California man at odds with Los Angeles over goats

Dael Wilcox feeds his five goats in Los Angeles.

October 25, 2024, 5:39am Life

In the hills of Elysian Heights, among the blond weeds, a quintet of goats graze lazily, munching on seemingly anything in their path. Read story

This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Should elephants have the same rights as people? A Colorado court may decide

This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo.

October 24, 2024, 8:15am Nation & World

Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animal rights group is trying to release the elephants from what they say is essentially a prison for such highly intelligent and social animals known to… Read story