Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A cat tested positive for rabies in Petersburg, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) said on Friday. On Friday, Nov. 15, the VDH announced that an about 3-year-old ...

The bristled animals will cohabitate with resident tortoises Bubba and Mac in the new Mary H. Huse Africa Plaza that opened ...

A former Memphis sheriff’s deputy was fired after he allegedly shot and killed seven dogs during an animal welfare concern ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question.

A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? “Crippling,” said Lisa Dennison, executive director of the New Hampshire Society ...

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County is waving adoption fees for all dogs as the shelter faces capacity issues.

An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of ...

That all changed after Teddy Roosevelt, an avid big game hunter, refused to shoot a bear tied to a tree. The story inspired many and a cuter stuffed bear was created. It was called “Teddy’s bear” and ...

If you come across a raccoon in the wild, is it axiomatic to believe the animal has rabies? We explore whether all raccoons ...

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a ...

In the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, which were around 335 to 175 million years ago, a supercontinent known as ...