October 14, 2022, 6:02am Life
The other day my phone’s calendar pinged me with a cryptic reminder. I had no memory of setting it up a year ago, but my past self apparently determined the matter so dire that it needed to warn my future self: “Don’t set pumpkins on porch.” Read story
October 14, 2022, 6:00am Life
Pedestrians along 63rd Street in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City walk by many attractions, from cozy cafes to boutique gift shops. But one must-see sight along this busy road is a large pet tortoise named Tyrion, who calls a spacious fenced yard at Oak and 63rd streets home. Read story
October 12, 2022, 8:32am Life
Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. Read story
October 11, 2022, 8:38am Nation & World
Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared threatened 35 years ago, the government said Tuesday. Read story
October 11, 2022, 6:02am Life
An apex predator has been quietly hunting interlopers in Death Valley, and for the first time, the deadly encounter has been captured on camera. Read story
October 11, 2022, 6:00am Northwest
While she was walking along Austen Park near Donkey Creek, Gig Harbor resident Ann Webb spotted a rare sea animal Oct. 3. It was a giant Pacific octopus. Read story
October 7, 2022, 6:03am Life
What personality and behavior traits make raccoons more highly skilled bandits in urban areas? That’s the question a team of researchers in Wyoming set out to investigate. Read story
October 6, 2022, 9:07am Nation & World
A jaguar cub was illegally bought, sold, transported and ultimately abandoned outside an animal sanctuary in Southern California, resulting in federal charges for a Riverside County man and a Texas woman, prosecutors said. Read story
October 3, 2022, 4:44pm Clark County News
Nearly 100 bunnies will soon be available for adoption through the Humane Society for Southwest Washington after their owner surrendered them to Clark County Animal Control. Read story
October 3, 2022, 12:20pm Life
It only took two decades, but a rare and endangered turtle species has finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. Read story