Guard dog and abandoned baby giraffe are best friends

A South African baby giraffe abandonded by its mother at birth has found a friend. Jazz the giraffe was taken to an animal facility where a guard dog named Hunter quickly bonded with him. The dog and giraffe keep each other company.

SEE IT: Raccoon spotted on Brooklyn subway platform

A fuzzy commuter was spotted waiting for a train at a MTA subway station in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

A red panda escaped from a zoo in France

A red panda escaped from a zoo in France. The animal escaped by climbing branches broken by snowfall and swinging from tree to tree. Red pandas are relatives of racoons and weasals.

Deputies help free hungry bear trapped inside car in Lake Tahoe

Bears are preparing for the winter months and hibernation, searching high and low for food. Sometimes they find themselves in tight situations on the quest for their honeypot.

Second reported coyote attack near Rutgers campus

University safety officials were investigating another coyote attack near the Livingston campus of Rutgers University.

Georgia deputy frees young deer trapped in fence

A Sheriff’s Office deputy in Georgia freed a young deer that had gotten itself stuck between the bars of a fence earlier this month.

Teacher charged after school emu dies

Tennessee authorities say a Nashville area high school teacher is facing a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after an emu kept in her care at the school died.

Aggressive coyote bites man near Rutgers campus

Rutgers University officials in New Jersey are warning students there may be an aggressive coyote in the area that bit someone walking near campus.

Die-off of Peconic Bay scallops under review

Suffolk County officials are calling on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to take a closer look at this year's historic scallop die-off.

Red panda cubs on display at Prospect Park Zoo

Two red panda cubs have debuted at an outdoor exhibit at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn.

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Two red panda cubs have debuted at an outdoor exhibit at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn. The male cubs were born over the summer to mom Willow, who was caring for them in an indoor den until this month. Now visitors can see them along the Discovery Trail.

Dolphins caught on camera ‘stampeding’ off California coast

Hundreds of common dolphins were caught on camera “stampeding” off the coast of Newport Beach, California on November 12.

Turkeys running wild in Toms River will be trapped

New Jersey has drumsticked up a plan to deal with flocks of wild turkeys that are ruffling some feathers in a Jersey Shore neighborhood.

Deer gets caught in batting cage net

A deer became entangled in the netting of a batting cage in Colorado last week.

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A deer became entangled in the netting of a batting cage in Manitou Springs, Colo, last week. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer tranquilized the trapped deer and then freed it. Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife via Storyful

This panda has some serious, and adorable, attachment issues

It’s not every day that you receive bear hugs while at work, unless it’s your job to take care of pandas.

About 350 koalas feared dead in raging Australian wildfires

Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.

Baby flamingo practices walking at Denver Zoo

A tiny flamingo learning to walk at the Denver Zoo has been making great progress, as seen in this video shared on November 10.