Pets and Animals

GWR said Thursday that following a review it no longer has the evidence it needs to support Bobi’s claim as the record holder.

China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo this year, quelling fears after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were sent home as bilateral relations began to sour.

Last week, Thibodaux, a 36-year-old leucistic alligator at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, underwent a procedure to remove a stomach full of coins. Leucism is a condition that causes partial loss of all types of pigmentation.

A piglet named Piglet was rescued from mistreatment at a Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans after being thrown around "like a football" by three men, as reported by the Humane Society of Louisiana on February 19.

It's all part of a groundbreaking study that aims to understand the population dynamics of the species better.

One of the hardest parts of being a dog owner is knowing how short their sweet lives can be. A new line of drugs in the works hopes to give them a little more time.

A house fire in Utah resulted in the tragic loss of nine puppies. The fire broke out on Monday evening in a two-story duplex, with firefighters managing to control the flames from the basement.

K9 Biza and her handler, Auburn Police Officer David Ljunggren, were deployed, and the dog eventually picked up a scent.

The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age and had lived there since the mid-1950s.  

A Kansas police officer stepped in to replace a therapy pig for a young boy after the original one was attacked by another animal.

A tragic incident unfolded in England's Jaywick neighborhood as 68-year-old Esther Martin succumbed to injuries inflicted by two dogs despite valiant efforts from neighbors to save her.

"Didn’t even think it through," Rosie said later. "I was just like, ‘grab the snake, grab the snake.’"