10-foot alligator found underneath car at Tampa apartment complex

"The caller advised there was a pond nearby, but this was no small gator... it was 10'2'!!!" the sheriff's office wrote.

Customs inspectors find invasive giant snails in suitcase at JFK Airport

Agriculture specialists with found 22 giant African snails and about 24 pounds of prohibited meat and plant products inside a man's luggage.

Two baby giraffes born days apart at Florida zoo

Two giraffe calves were born just days apart at Zoo Miami. The baby boy weighed 181 pounds at birth, while the female calf weighed 119 pounds when she was born three days later.

'NOT an April Fools' Day joke': AFD saves squirrel stuck in tree

Austin Fire Department says This is NOT an April Fools' Day joke, but it may be the 1st time they've literally rescued an animal OUT of a tree.

Scientists discover X-rays coming from Uranus

A new study concludes that Uranus is emitting X-rays, and scientists say they want to take a closer look.

'It’s just having a blast': Black bear soaks in hot tub in the Great Smoky Mountains

Mason Trebony, who was vacationing at a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains with his wife, filmed the bear as it crawled into the jacuzzi and plopped down to take in the morning sunrise.

Video shows 15K bees swarm parked car at supermarket in New Mexico

LCFD says an estimated 15,000 bees were relocated after they were seen swarming a car parked at a local grocery store in New Mexico.

Some Costco shoppers say ravens steal their groceries

Shoppers say the larcenous birds are swiping parts of their groceries in the store's parking lot.

Bird-watching is booming in Central Park this spring migration

By shutting so many people inside their homes, the pandemic has led to increased appreciation of nature. More people are gardening, hiking, and — in the case of New York's Central Park — bird-watching.