March 25, 2016, 10:44am Life
A pastry has helped save the life of a pot-bellied piglet that was abandoned on a busy highway in New Jersey. Read story
March 25, 2016, 10:38am Life
The Seattle zoo says North America's oldest orangutan born in a zoo has died after struggling with respiratory problems. Read story
March 25, 2016, 6:03am Life
MIAMI -- Black bears in Florida surged by 60 percent over 14 years to 4,350 last summer, new data showed Thursday, providing what wildlife officials said were plenty of animals for the state's controversial bear hunt last October. Read story
March 25, 2016, 6:02am Health
PHILADELPHIA -- Veterinarian Dominic Dallago pets his patient, a domestic short-haired cat with diarrhea, as though she can't harm him. Read story
March 25, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife
LOS ANGELES -- Americans spent just over $60 billion on their pets last year, a record fueled by a big jump in what owners shelled out for services like grooming, boarding and training. Read story
March 25, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife
Researchers discovered a possible new butterfly species in Alaska and believe it could tell us more about the pace of climate change. Read story
March 24, 2016, 7:50pm Life
PHILADELPHIA -- They're not quite ready for their public close-up, but four black-and-white ruffed lemur babies are off to a good start at the Philadelphia Zoo. Read story
March 24, 2016, 11:45am Northwest
Two animal rescue organizations working to care for 33 emaciated alpacas seized by the Thurston County Sheriff's Office are asking for donations to help care for the creatures. Read story
March 24, 2016, 6:02am Life
Despite their slovenly habits in agricultural settings, pigs raised in biomedical labs are clean enough that many humans would welcome -- indeed, do welcome -- the use of their tissue for life-saving transplants. Transplanted heart valves routinely come from pigs as well as cows. Read story
March 23, 2016, 9:10am Health
Patients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses that Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semi-regular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a few four-legged workplace remedies. Read story
