Posted February 21, 2018 by Rebecca West

Research conducted on Australia's echidnas may end up helping pangolins, one of the most sought-after and trafficked animals on the planet, giving hope to conservationists.

Posted February 21, 2018 by Laurie Kay Olson

It is said that there were once so many bison, or buffalo, in North America that their herds covered open grasslands like great dark shadows.

Posted February 15, 2018 by Laurie Kay Olson

Hey! It's National Hippo Day! Let's get our flab on!

Posted February 7, 2018 by Rebecca West

A baby kangaroo left orphaned after his mother was hit by a car is finally emerging from his improvised pouch and learning to hop, and it's pretty darn cute.

Posted February 2, 2018 by Laurie Kay Olson

Every February 2nd it's the same thing. I'm half asleep and someone grabs me by the scruff and drags me out of my hole just to look for the sun.

Posted January 18, 2018 by Creature Features

Who was that masked mammal, could it be Robbery Raccoon? The lone stranger caught roaming around a Knoxville mobile phone store wasn't exactly answering nature's call, though store staff arriving the next morning would be wise to watch where they step.

Posted January 10, 2018 by Laurie Kay Olson

Shhhhhhh! Don't anybody say anything. He thinks he's driving a Zamboni around the ice rink. It's his dream come true.

Posted January 4, 2018 by M Dee Dubroff

Robert Handel and his family evacuated their burning northern California property with hearts that were as heavy as lead. Apart from all the worldly possessions they were leaving behind, he could not coax their beloved Great Pyrenees, Odin, to abandon his charge of 8 bottle-fed goats, and the family was forced to make a heart-breaking choice.