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Pets & Wildlife

In this photo provided by Lynn Castle is a groundhog dubbed Colonel Custard, July 30, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Stowaway groundhog is elevated to local icon after it’s found inside arcade game

In this photo provided by Lynn Castle is a groundhog dubbed Colonel Custard, July 30, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa.

August 14, 2024, 6:58pm Nation & World

A Pennsylvania groundhog is making a name for himself for something other than predicting an early or late spring. Read story

More than 60 dogs rescued from home in Pierce County

August 13, 2024, 6:16pm Life

Officers found 68 dogs in a Lakebay home last month, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Read story

A loggerhead sea turtle returning to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga., in June 2019.

Sea turtles strandings increase – Congress might create a fund to bail them out

A loggerhead sea turtle returning to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga., in June 2019.

August 13, 2024, 6:04am Life

Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Read story

Suki spent nearly 30 years at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

WA’s last captive elephant is euthanized after health decline

Suki spent nearly 30 years at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

August 12, 2024, 7:37am Life

Suki, the last elephant in captivity in Washington, died Saturday at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. She was humanely euthanized after a steady health decline over the past few weeks. Read story

Berkowitz holds the Egyptian gosling rescued from the golf course.

This man is on a mission to save California’s abandoned ducks

Berkowitz holds the Egyptian gosling rescued from the golf course.

August 12, 2024, 6:00am Life

A warehouse in Orange County had received a late order of balut, a Southeast Asian delicacy of fertilized duck eggs, but now the warehouse had a crisis on its hands: Hundreds of the eggs were hatching. Read story

Janice Dapitan brushes a horse named Maverick during a philanthropy-supported equine therapy program at the Spirit Horse Ranch, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Kula, Hawaii.

How horses at the Spirit Horse Ranch help Maui wildfire survivors process their grief

Janice Dapitan brushes a horse named Maverick during a philanthropy-supported equine therapy program at the Spirit Horse Ranch, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Kula, Hawaii.

August 11, 2024, 5:19am Business

Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed. Read story

Jaxon Cooper, 5, of Yacolt, right, flips off a sheep while taking a turn during the Monday afternoon&rsquo;s Mutton Bustin&rsquo; preliminary competition at the Clark County Fair. Cooper was not seriously injured in the event.

Kids line up for a wild & woolly ride at the Clark County Fair

Jaxon Cooper, 5, of Yacolt, right, flips off a sheep while taking a turn during the Monday afternoon&rsquo;s Mutton Bustin&rsquo; preliminary competition at the Clark County Fair. Cooper was not seriously injured in the event.

August 10, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Kids went for a wild ride — not at the carnival, but on sheep — during the Clark County Fair’s Mutton Bustin’ rodeo earlier this week. Read story

This photo made available by the Detroit Zoo, shows an unnamed baby gorilla is the first to be born at the Detroit Zoo, arriving Thursday, August 8, 2024 and joining a troop of four including mother Bandia and father Mshindi.
&ldquo;Teddy&rdquo; a 7-year-old chow mix, wears his sunglasses and paw booties on a walk at a park, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Phoenix. As sweltering temperatures drag on around the U.S., it&rsquo;s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense &mdash; and at times deadly &mdash; heat waves become more common occurrences.

Too hot for you? It’s also too hot for your pets

&ldquo;Teddy&rdquo; a 7-year-old chow mix, wears his sunglasses and paw booties on a walk at a park, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Phoenix. As sweltering temperatures drag on around the U.S., it&rsquo;s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense &mdash; and at times deadly &mdash; heat waves become more common occurrences.

August 9, 2024, 6:03am Health

As much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense — at times deadly — heat waves become more common. Read story

Dennis Meyer, left, smiles July 23 as Finlee gives a kiss to Diane Meyer at a park in Madison, N.J. Their visit was part of a program from the St. Hubert&rsquo;s Animal Welfare Center that lets volunteers take dogs out on day trips for a few hours to give them a break from the stress of being in a shelter.

Shelter dogs go day-tripping with volunteers

Dennis Meyer, left, smiles July 23 as Finlee gives a kiss to Diane Meyer at a park in Madison, N.J. Their visit was part of a program from the St. Hubert&rsquo;s Animal Welfare Center that lets volunteers take dogs out on day trips for a few hours to give them a break from the stress of being in a shelter.

August 9, 2024, 6:02am Life

The place where Finlee lives is nice enough: It’s clean, they feed and care for him well and there are always people to pet and scratch him. Read story