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Australian lungfish Granddad, seen in 1982, was the longest-lived aquarium fish in the world before his death in 2017.

Aquarium’s lungfish was 109 when it died

Australian lungfish Granddad, seen in 1982, was the longest-lived aquarium fish in the world before his death in 2017.

June 27, 2022, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

In the years before his death in 2017, Granddad, an Australian lungfish, was the oldest zoo animal in Chicago and the longest-lived aquarium fish in the world. He spent more than 80 years of his life at the Shedd Aquarium. Read story

FILE - In this photo provided by Grand Canyon National Park, an adult bison roams near a corral at the North Rim of the park in Arizona, on Aug. 30, 2021. Grand Canyon National Park has decided not to extend a pilot project this fall 2022 that used volunteers to kill bison to downsize the herd. New surveys show the herd roaming the far reaches of northern Arizona is closer to the goal of about 200.

Grand Canyon won’t seek volunteers to kill bison this fall

FILE - In this photo provided by Grand Canyon National Park, an adult bison roams near a corral at the North Rim of the park in Arizona, on Aug. 30, 2021. Grand Canyon National Park has decided not to extend a pilot project this fall 2022 that used volunteers to kill bison to downsize the herd. New surveys show the herd roaming the far reaches of northern Arizona is closer to the goal of about 200.

June 26, 2022, 12:49pm Nation & World

A bison herd that lives almost exclusively in the northern reaches of Grand Canyon National Park won’t be targeted for lethal removal there this fall. Read story

Judith Harbour, staff veterinary social worker at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, talks about treating animals at the Westminster Dog Show.

Dog show turns focus to veterinarians

Judith Harbour, staff veterinary social worker at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, talks about treating animals at the Westminster Dog Show.

June 24, 2022, 6:23am Life

The dogs get the spotlight, but the upcoming Westminster Kennel Club show is also illuminating a human issue: veterinarians’ mental health. Read story

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  suggests preparing a pet-friendly travel kit before taking a vacation.

Keep pets safe while traveling this summer

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  suggests preparing a pet-friendly travel kit before taking a vacation.

June 24, 2022, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

As summer vacations kick back into gear this year, millions of new pet parents will have to navigate traveling with furry friends. Read story

Yuri, an Amur tiger inspects a frozen bone and ice after dumping it from a bucket while keeping cool at the Denver Zoo on June 16.

Zoo serves frozen bones ice baths in heat wave

Yuri, an Amur tiger inspects a frozen bone and ice after dumping it from a bucket while keeping cool at the Denver Zoo on June 16.

June 24, 2022, 6:00am Life

The Siberian tigers Yuri and Nikita at the Denver Zoo, who are supposed to mate, suffer most during Denver’s intensifying 95-degree heat waves, and caretakers supply cooling ice “bloodsicles” from the zoo’s heavily frequented freezers. Read story

Trumpet, a bloodhound poses for photographs after winning Best in Show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Trumpet the bloodhound wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show

Trumpet, a bloodhound poses for photographs after winning Best in Show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y.

June 22, 2022, 8:41pm Life

Now this hound has something to toot his horn about. Read story

Conservationist: Dead grizzly bear cub found on Washington beach should send ‘message’ to feds

June 22, 2022, 5:19pm Life

A dead grizzly bear cub found on a Whatcom County beach last week is a reminder that the U.S. government could restart an effort to reintroduce grizzlies to Washington’s North Cascades, a local conservationist said. Read story

This March 2022 photo provided by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida shows biologists Ian Easterling, left, and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-foot female Burmese python captured in mangrove habitat of southwestern Florida while tracking a male scout snake.

Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python

This March 2022 photo provided by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida shows biologists Ian Easterling, left, and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-foot female Burmese python captured in mangrove habitat of southwestern Florida while tracking a male scout snake.

June 22, 2022, 2:14pm Life

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. Read story

Bear carcass found on Whatcom beach ‘100% a grizzly,’ but where it came from ‘a mystery’

June 21, 2022, 1:50pm Northwest

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Game Warden Dave Jones says he was just as shocked by reports of a dead grizzly bear on Whatcom County beach last week as anyone else. Read story

Turkey vultures' featherless heads help them reach deep into carcasses when they eat them.