mammals

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Tourists and animal lovers hoping to see a bear in Sequoia National Park this fall probably stand a better chance of spott...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The eight suspected poachers stood under a tree, apparently unaware they were being tracked by 10 rangers from Congo's Garamba Nat...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dee Thornell bought the first heated surgery table in the state of Alaska — for animals. But as a veterinarian with an animal h...

ALEGRETE, Brazil (AP) — Wearing traditional broad-brimmed hats and red neckerchiefs, their trousers tucked into soft, leather boots, the South America...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's pooches may now venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining areas ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — After just two days, Florida ended its controversial black bear hunt because a higher than expected number of bears had b...

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal biologists flying a drone have taken thousands of rich images of endangered Puget Sound orcas showing the whales are in good co...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Of the eight finalists in the American Humane Association's 2015 American Hero Dog contest, Harley is the oldest, smallest and most...

NEW YORK (AP) — Seemingly neglected caged dogs and other animals were found in the foul-smelling, garbage-filled home of the New York couple arrested ...

NEW YORK (AP) — To many in New York City, the rats are winning. The city's complaint hotline is on pace for a record year of rat calls, exceeding the ...

MILOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Such an animal has not been seen on Czech territory for hundreds of years. A Dutch breeding program has recreated mass...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 62-year-old recreational hunter lost in a hot and arid region of the Australian Outback survived without water for six days ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion ca...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — SeaWorld wants to greatly expand the tanks it uses to hold killer whales in San Diego, but animal rights activists fear the ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beasts' bodies have many more cells. That's a paradox known...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A hunter asleep in the remote Idaho wilderness woke up when he felt something tugging on his hair. Then he heard the black bear br...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A popular dog run in a picturesque Mexico City park remained closed Tuesday following reported cases of dog poisoning. Orange tape ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutt from a Massachusetts animal shelter who got a new life as a K-9 drug-detection dog stars in an upcoming episode of a new PBS...

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A 69-year-old man whose home in a small Northern California town was destroyed by a raging wildfire has been reported missin...

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda (AP) — Deep in Rwanda's steep-sloped forest, the mountain gorillas look both endearing and intimidating. A tourist mig...