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Pets & Wildlife

Lilibet the cat, who is a Siberian Forest Cat and lives in the Lanesborough Hotel in London, sits in the hotel lobby March 13.

Cats steal the show: High-profile felines star attractions at locations around world

August 2, 2024, 6:05am Life

It’s a tail as old as time. You’re in the right place at the right moment and the next thing you know, you’re living in the White House. Read story

Border rules for dogs updated

August 2, 2024, 5:13am Life

In response to public outcry from dog owners, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is simplifying regulations for entering the United States with your dog starting Aug. 1. Read story

This July 15, 2024, photo shows the damage caused by a bear and cub that broke into a car, and became trapped inside, in Winsted, CT, until freed by state environmental conservation police. It turned out to be the first of three episodes involving bears in Connecticut over six days that were publicly reported by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — another sign of the increasing black bear population in the state.

Bear, cub destroy car from inside

August 1, 2024, 6:01am Life

Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. Read story

A California condor chick is weighed April 19 at the Los Angeles Zoo.

Los Angeles Zoo sees record crop of California condors

July 30, 2024, 5:55am Life

A record 17 California condor chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo during this year’s breeding season for the endangered birds, officials announced Wednesday. Read story

A female Pacific walrus calf is shown Monday at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska, after being rescued hundreds of miles away, near Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Walrus calf rescued in Alaska is ‘sassy,’ alert, nonprofit says

July 26, 2024, 3:48pm Life

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following her recent rescue, a center spokesperson said Thursday. Read story

The joey, born at the end of December, is the second of its species born at the Bronx Zoo and to this female since 2021.

Joey debuts at Bronx Zoo

July 26, 2024, 6:23am Life

The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head out of its mom’s furry white pouch. Read story

This photo provided by the Denver Downtown Aquarium shows Crush, a rare orange lobster, sent to the aquarium on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Crush is named after the Denver Broncos Orange Crush defense from 1976 to 1986.

Rare orange lobster gets last minute reprieve

July 26, 2024, 6:23am Life

The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colo. Read story

A black bear named Clark lies on a pile of crushed ice at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society Thursday, July 18, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. The staff at the zoo use a variety of techniques to keep their animals cool during the hot summer months.

Zoo protects animals from heat with treats, cold showers

July 26, 2024, 6:00am Life

Malayan tigers and Aldabra tortoises are native to hot and humid lands, but that doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy a frozen treat on a hot Florida summer day. Read story

Claire Gallagher of the Dutta Corporation, left, and U.S. Olympic Eventing Team staff wait for approval to move a team horse to a cargo stall July 17 at The Ark at John F.

Horses journey to Olympics

July 26, 2024, 5:41am Life

Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey to France for the Paris Olympics was — quite literally — a four-legged journey. Read story