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Pets & Wildlife

This handout photo released by the Smithsonian&#039;s National Zoo shows a panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji in Washington. More than three months after his birth, the National Zoo&#039;s new panda cub finally has a name. Officials at the Smithsonian, which runs the zoo, announced Monday, Nov.

National Zoo panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji or ‘Little Miracle’

This handout photo released by the Smithsonian&#039;s National Zoo shows a panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji in Washington. More than three months after his birth, the National Zoo&#039;s new panda cub finally has a name. Officials at the Smithsonian, which runs the zoo, announced Monday, Nov.

November 23, 2020, 9:49am Life

More than three months after his birth, the National Zoo's new panda cub finally has a name. Read story

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

Owl found in Rockefeller Center tree could take flight soon

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

November 20, 2020, 8:42am Life

A tiny owl that was found dehydrated and hungry in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is eating its way back to good health and is set to be released back into the wild Saturday. Read story

The MeowTalk app was created by a Seattle company.

MeowTalk translates feline vocalizations into human speech

The MeowTalk app was created by a Seattle company.

November 20, 2020, 6:05am Life

You probably believe you know what your cat is telling you, but now you can use machine learning to confirm it. Read story

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

Hoot, hoot, hoot! Owl in Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

November 18, 2020, 7:53pm Nation & World

It wasn’t quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree found a holiday surprise — a tiny owl among the massive branches. Read story

Two horses stand in the only dry spot at the Rancho Gonzalez stable in Davie. Horse barns in Davie and Southwest Ranches are under water days after Tropical Storm Eta flooded parts of South Florida.

Eta’s floodwaters drowned horse barns in South Florida. Now owners are scrambling to find dry land

Two horses stand in the only dry spot at the Rancho Gonzalez stable in Davie. Horse barns in Davie and Southwest Ranches are under water days after Tropical Storm Eta flooded parts of South Florida.

November 16, 2020, 6:02am Life

South Florida horse owners didn’t think Tropical Storm Eta posed much of a threat. Their horses had lived through countless hurricanes in barns made of concrete, or open fields where they could run away from any threat. Read story

Caesar the No Drama Llama cuddles with Larry McCool at Mystic Llama Farm in December 2019 in Jefferson, Ore.

“The best unpaid job I ever had”: Meet Larry McCool, Caesar the No Drama Llama’s handler

Caesar the No Drama Llama cuddles with Larry McCool at Mystic Llama Farm in December 2019 in Jefferson, Ore.

November 15, 2020, 2:45pm Life

Larry McCool can’t even make a doctor’s appointment without consulting his llama’s schedule. Read story

Service dogs help give wounded warriors a new lease on life

November 15, 2020, 12:30pm Life

Yakima resident Albert Navarro served for four years in the U.S. Navy, was stationed in the Washington, D.C., area following Sept. 11, and completed two tours of the Persian Gulf before receiving an honorable discharge. Read story

Pet finder Cathy Herman-Harsch (top right) and volunteers Tina (far left) and Jackie Burton (far right), pose with grateful client Karen Jackson (center) and her dog Trixie at the Jackon family&#039;s West Chester, Pa., home. (Steven M.

‘Pet finder’ has a nose for lost dogs and cats

Pet finder Cathy Herman-Harsch (top right) and volunteers Tina (far left) and Jackie Burton (far right), pose with grateful client Karen Jackson (center) and her dog Trixie at the Jackon family&#039;s West Chester, Pa., home. (Steven M.

November 13, 2020, 6:00am Life

On an especially cold week in March 2019, Karen Jackson and her family welcomed a new member to their Westtown home: a 3-year-old female Great Pyrenees mix, adopted from a local rescue. But their delight was short-lived. Within hours of bringing the dog home — they hadn’t even decided on… Read story

An ambulance arrives at a parking lot at the Bronx Zoo on April 23, in New York City. Seven more big cats have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus after a tiger tested positive earlier in the month.

Veterinarians scan animals for virus

An ambulance arrives at a parking lot at the Bronx Zoo on April 23, in New York City. Seven more big cats have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus after a tiger tested positive earlier in the month.

November 13, 2020, 6:00am Health

As COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S., one Texas veterinarian has been quietly tracking the spread of the disease — not in people, but in their pets. Read story

Melissa Gray enjoys the outdoors with her hiking pals.

Hiking with dogs? Be leader of the pack

Melissa Gray enjoys the outdoors with her hiking pals.

November 8, 2020, 6:04am Life

More and more people have discovered the great outdoors this season. Read story