Voters officially name newborn baby gorilla in National Smithsonian Zoo contest
The votes have been tallied, and the newborn baby gorilla at The National Smithsonian Zoo has officially been dubbed Zahra, the zoo announced via their Twitter Friday.
9-foot-long monster catfish caught in Italy
Alessandro Biancardi said he has never seen such a huge catfish in his 23 years of fishing.
Giant gator invades Florida golf course in wild video
A massive alligator was spotted strolling through a golf course in Naples, Florida
Watch: Large bison herd escorts calves across road in Yellowstone
The reddish-brown calves are born in late April and May and can keep up with the herd 2 to 3 hours after birth, according to the National Park Service.
Watch: Deer jumps into pool after wreaking havoc inside New Jersey home
Despite the bloody scene left behind by the deer, animal control officials said it was not seriously injured and the deer was shortly released back into the wild.
Scantily clad 'witches' caught munching on deer carcass in bizarre security cam footage
A nurse and nature lover in Canada reportedly captured footage of what she said appeared to be "two witches holding a carcass-eating ritual" with a camera she set up near her home.
Watch a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid zoom by Earth next week
Asteroid 1994 XD orbits the sun about every 3.6 years and will make another pass by Earth in 2041.
Photos: Bear found starving nurtured back to health, returns to the wild
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said rangers found the bear in very bad condition this past winter along a highway.
Watch: Adorable red wolf pups learn to howl from parents
The red wolf is the most endangered wolf species in the world, even declared extinct in the wild in 1980.
Dangerous clinging jellyfish found creeping in waters off Jersey Shore
Beachgoers in New Jersey will have to add clinging jellyfish to the things to be aware of when heading out for a day of sand, surf and sunshine this summer.
'Leave it alone': Yellowstone issues warning after tourists place baby elk in car, drive to police station
Park rangers said over the Memorial Day weekend, visitors placed a newborn elk into their car and drove it to the local police station.
Watch: Ohio officer rescue fawn trapped in soccer net
A fawn got trapped in a soccer net, but the mother deer would not let neighbors try to rescue it.
Don’t look up: Why some consider June's meteor showers to be invisible
During the upcoming weeks, several meteor showers will peak -- but we could be shut out from seeing any spectacles in the sky.
Faintest galaxy yet from early universe spotted by James Webb Space Telescope
A research team led by University of California Los Angeles astrophysicists recently published their findings in the journal Nature, confirming the existence of the faintest galaxy ever seen from the early universe known as JD1.
Tick research at Stony Brook Medicine reveals impact on human health
Doctors are seeing an increase in patients coming in with tick bites.
Post-mortem exams being performed on 2 dead whales seen off New York coast
Two dead humpback whales were spotted floating in the waters off New York this week. Necropsies were being performed Friday to determine what killed the two whales that were first seen Wednesday.
Watch: Shimmering school of bluefish seen migrating off Long Island coast
The massive school of bluefish looked almost otherworldly as they swam through the water.
Strawberry moon: June's full moon peaks Saturday night
Known as the Strawberry Moon – a name given by the Algonquin tribes – the full moon will begin to appear Friday evening and last through Monday morning, according to NASA.
It's illegal to wrestle bears in Missouri, police warn after multiple sightings
Bear wrestling is illegal in Missouri per statute 578.176. If found guilty, the offense of bear wrestling is a class A misdemeanor.
North Carolina man startled by bear while relaxing: ‘Please don’t drink my coffee’
The incident, which occurred Wednesday at Asheville resident David Oppenheimer’s home, was captured on his house’s security camera.