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In this Dec. 31, 2021 photo provided by Zachary Holderby, a Steller's sea eagle is seen off Georgetown, Maine near a crow. The rare eagle has taken up residence thousands of miles from its home range, delighting bird lovers and baffling scientists.

Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit

In this Dec. 31, 2021 photo provided by Zachary Holderby, a Steller's sea eagle is seen off Georgetown, Maine near a crow. The rare eagle has taken up residence thousands of miles from its home range, delighting bird lovers and baffling scientists.

January 25, 2022, 8:04am Life

A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. Read story

Cool temperatures brought dozens of manatees to the Florida Power and Light Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022. Last year was devastating for the gentle creatures, with a record set for mortality. The sea cows come to the power plant discharge area to bask in the warm water.

Officials: Florida manatees eating lettuce in pilot program

Cool temperatures brought dozens of manatees to the Florida Power and Light Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022. Last year was devastating for the gentle creatures, with a record set for mortality. The sea cows come to the power plant discharge area to bask in the warm water.

January 21, 2022, 12:18pm Life

Manatees at risk of starvation because native seagrass is dying due to water pollution have for the first time started eating lettuce under an experimental feeding program, Florida wildlife officials said Friday. Read story

Denise Minor, Mount Carmel Health System's vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, left, brings her labradoodle, Gracie, to the hospital to comfort exhausted staff during the pandemic. Unit coordinator Kathy Wills, right, visits with Gracie on Dec. 28 at Mount Carmel Grove City in Grove City, Ohio.

Therapy dog gives timely love to virus-weary nurses

Denise Minor, Mount Carmel Health System's vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, left, brings her labradoodle, Gracie, to the hospital to comfort exhausted staff during the pandemic. Unit coordinator Kathy Wills, right, visits with Gracie on Dec. 28 at Mount Carmel Grove City in Grove City, Ohio.

January 21, 2022, 6:09am Life

Somewhere inside the intensive care unit at Mount Carmel Grove City, in Grove City, Ohio, on one recent morning, Morgan Sheehan and Holly Riegel stood beside a bed and helped the patient lying in front of them FaceTime with family one last time before the person would be intubated and… Read story

Caitlin Koska, left, and Michael White play with their 14-year-old rescue dog, Luna, at their wedding May 1 in St. Joseph, Mich. The couple adopted their pet after her owner died through Tyson's Place Animal Rescue, a specialized organization focused on helping the terminally ill and seniors headed to residential care.

What becomes of pets when their owners die?

Caitlin Koska, left, and Michael White play with their 14-year-old rescue dog, Luna, at their wedding May 1 in St. Joseph, Mich. The couple adopted their pet after her owner died through Tyson's Place Animal Rescue, a specialized organization focused on helping the terminally ill and seniors headed to residential care.

January 21, 2022, 6:05am Life

Who will take your pet when you die? Read story

In this undated photo provided by the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, an endangered Sumatran orangutan infant, who was born on Dec. 24, 2021, rests in New Orleans. The infant is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn't producing enough milk.

Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues others

In this undated photo provided by the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, an endangered Sumatran orangutan infant, who was born on Dec. 24, 2021, rests in New Orleans. The infant is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn't producing enough milk.

January 21, 2022, 6:04am Life

The endangered Sumatran orangutan infant at New Orleans’ zoo is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk. Read story

Efforts to feed manatees in Florida haven't been successful so far this year, after a record number of the mammals died last year. (Douglas R.

A record 1,101 Florida manatees died in 2021. When will it end?

Efforts to feed manatees in Florida haven't been successful so far this year, after a record number of the mammals died last year. (Douglas R.

January 17, 2022, 5:51am Life

It’s been clear for months that 2021 would be the deadliest year on record for Florida’s manatees. When the death count surpassed 1,000 in November, experts sounded the alarm, fearing the toll the winter months ahead would continue to inflict. Read story

Rocky the coyote paces in a cage Jan. 5 at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, Ill. (Armando L.

Petition aims to move coyote from cage to sanctuary

Rocky the coyote paces in a cage Jan. 5 at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, Ill. (Armando L.

January 14, 2022, 6:08am Life

On a recent morning with wind chills below zero at a Cook County, Ill., forest preserve, a coyote paced back and forth inside a cage, peering out through the wires. With sharp teeth and quick movements, the animal looked ready to hunt. But animal experts agree that it probably can’t… Read story

Babs Fry pets dogs in a room that's meant for socializing Jan. 5 in Jamul, Calif. She helps people find their runaway dogs after experiencing her own pet running away. Fry has launched a nonprofit called A Way Home For Dogs.

Dog tracker has helped hundreds of hounds

Babs Fry pets dogs in a room that's meant for socializing Jan. 5 in Jamul, Calif. She helps people find their runaway dogs after experiencing her own pet running away. Fry has launched a nonprofit called A Way Home For Dogs.

January 14, 2022, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Seven years ago, Babs Fry was devastated when a pregnant terrier mix dog she was fostering at her Jamul ranch disappeared without a trace. Read story

Dog rescued from Seattle house caught in landslide last week

January 13, 2022, 7:46pm Life

A dog named Sammy was rescued Thursday from a house that collapsed last week in a landslide in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. Read story

An American Flag flies in the distance as a rare snowy owl looks down from its perch atop the large stone orb of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Far from its summer breeding grounds in Canada, the snowy owl was first seen on January 3, the day a winter storm dumped eight inches of snow on the city.

Rare snowy owl soars over Washington, thrills crowds

An American Flag flies in the distance as a rare snowy owl looks down from its perch atop the large stone orb of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Far from its summer breeding grounds in Canada, the snowy owl was first seen on January 3, the day a winter storm dumped eight inches of snow on the city.

January 10, 2022, 3:29pm Life

A snowy owl apparently touring iconic buildings of the nation’s capital is captivating birdwatchers who manage to get a glimpse of the rare, resplendent visitor from the Arctic. Read story