August 27, 2015, 5:00pm Life
LOS ANGELES — Outside the nearly 2,000 human fatalities from Hurricane Katrina, the disaster displaced or killed hundreds of thousands of dogs, cats and other animals at a time when rescues focused on people and pets were left behind. Read story
August 27, 2015, 5:00pm Life
NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. — Two giant southeast Asian pythons that were rescued by a longtime snake collector and were turned over to state game wardens are headed to a sanctuary. Read story
August 26, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- They're cute, knee-high, they bray like donkeys and are a tourist attraction near Cape Town. But African Penguins -- the continent's only species of the flightless bird -- are at risk of extinction. Read story
August 26, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World
WASHINGTON -- Jubilation over the recent birth of panda twins at the National Zoo turned to sadness Wednesday as one of the newborn cubs died after 3 1/2 days. Read story
August 25, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest
ANACORTES -- An exciting summer recently came to a close for 59 college students studying marine biology at a beach-side campus on Rosario Bay. Read story
August 24, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World
CINCINNATI — An Ohio zoo that has the last Sumatran rhino in the United States on Tuesday announced plans to send him to Southeast Asia on a mission to mate and help preserve his critically endangered species. Read story
August 23, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo says two panda cubs born Saturday are doing well, but their caretakers had a challenging night. Read story
August 21, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World
California has its first wolf pack since the state's gray wolf population went extinct in 1924. Read story
August 20, 2015, 5:00pm Life
Are you looking for a special someone for long runs on the beach — or for snuggling together on the sofa, watching a movie? Do you prefer the strong, assertive type — or shy and deferential? Read story
August 20, 2015, 5:00pm Life
Merit is a sick, emaciated dog found lying in the bushes in Chicago's Grant Park in May. And his story has taken a twist. An amazing twist. Read story
