Video: Manatee goes unnoticed at Florida beach

A lone manatee just wanted to spend a day at the beach, and very few people seemed to notice it swimming in the shallow waters off of Indian Shores.

White deer spotted in Maryland

It's not every day you see a white deer grazing outside your home. 

German firefighters rescue squirrel stuck in manhole cover

Firefighters, police and a veterinary clinic combined forces to rescue a red squirrel that had gotten its tiny head stuck in a manhole cover in the western German city of Dortmund. Dortmund's fire department said Friday they responded Thursday morning to a call about the rodent in peril on a street next to a downtown park.

Dog in St. Louis Park uses phone as chew toy, dials 911

A dog chewing on a phone accidentally called 911 Wednesday, sending police officers to his house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. 

Rot in peace: NOAA looking for private beaches where whale corpses can decay

So many gray whales are dying off the U.S. West Coast that scientists and volunteers dealing with the putrid carcasses have an urgent request for coastal residents: Lend us your private beaches so these ocean giants can rot in peace.

Veterinarians find 19 baby pacifiers in bulldog's stomach

A veterinary hospital in Boston got quite a surprise recently when a family brought in their bulldog after he stopped eating.

Senators receive classified briefing on Navy UFO sightings

A handful of U.S. senators attended a classified briefing in Washington on Wednesday in regard to alleged sightings and encounters with highly-sophisticated unidentified aircraft reported by Navy pilots and personnel.

Earwax clump clogging entire ear canal removed from patient: 'Look at that!'

An audiologist could hardly believe the size of a massive earwax chunk he had just pulled out of his patient’s ear during a Feb. 22 procedure that was captured on video.

A woman was trapped in a stairwell of a jail for more than 2 days

Authorities say a woman was trapped in a St. Louis jail stairwell for more than two days after not understanding how to get out of the building.

Massive alligator captured crossing road

An alligator trapper got a call for a job at an interstate in Florida and found one of his biggest catches to date.

Unnerving photos reveal sharks just feet from unsuspecting beach-goers

Beach-goers visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, over the weekend were oblivious to the fact that sharks were lurking in the water near them, sometimes mere feet away from those swimming and wading in the water.

911 dispatcher helps deliver baby over phone

An emergency dispatcher was presented with a special certificate after she helped deliver a baby over the phone Tuesday.

Alabama deputies find 'attack squirrel,' meth during drug raid

Investigators in Alabama have arrested one man and are searching for another after they found some incriminating – and furry – paraphernalia in an apartment.

Texas longhorn sets Guinness world record for longest horns

GOODWATER, Ala. (AP) - A Texas longhorn in Alabama has set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records for longest horns, with a span wider than the Statue of Liberty's face.