The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat

A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world

Bear cubs had a field day as they were seen wandering into a Massachusetts backyard and started playing on a trampoline.

Two-year-old golden retriever Remi found a new way to play fetch while her mom runs on the treadmill.

As gray seals go, Sheba is grayer than most

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along Mississippi's coast from harm by a spillway used for flood control

Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end

Authorities say a rare polar bear spotted in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat

Pesto, the baby penguin from Australia has recently gone viral online.

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies

Only a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally

A 64-year-old woman was preparing food at her home when the python took hold of her, officials said.

A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her

A team of over ten vets have on Thursday performed what they described as a ground-breaking world-first surgery on a Rhino with a broken leg.

Jayson Biggins volunteers in the Vancouver area with organizations like the Island Wildlife Natural Care Center.

A capybara that went missing from her enclosure in Telford, United Kingdom, was located on Wednesday after sparking a dayslong search.

A photograph by a naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal unintentionally gulped it

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades

Officials say protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%

The rare river otter attack occurred Thursday morning at a marina in Bremerton, located on the Puget Sound across from Seattle, wildlife officials said.

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest without the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before

Kshamenk – a male orca – has been living in Argentina’s largest aquarium since 1992.

The cuddles

A rhino calf born recently at an Australian zoo was given the name "Jabulani," a Zulu word meaning for "rejoice."

Firefighters in Brazil rescued a baby marmoset from a forest fire in Pau Furado State Park, cradling it and giving it water out of a bottle cap.

A diver had an up-close and personal experience swimming alongside two whale sharks in the Maldives.

A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week

Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program

A wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year

Police say there have been reports of a mountain lion in certain locations of downtown Salinas and on someone's porch.

This bear is clearly living its best life, escaping the heat to cool off in a Southern California family's backyard wading pool.

A McKeesport, Pennsylvania, resident told ABC affiliate WTAE that she thought she was "dreaming" after spotting an emu roaming around the neighborhood.

An archery hunter who was knocked down and bitten by a bear while hunting elk with his friend has survived the surprise attack, officials said.

Authorities reported that a mountain lion grabbed a boy by the head near the picnic site at Malibu Creek State Park and began running away. The boy suffered injuries to his eyes.

The mountain lion was euthanized after the attack, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

Pollution from the production of antidepressant medication is rewiring fish behavior and reproduction traits.

This local black bear family has a new playground!

This fall, American research group Ocearch has teamed up with 15 Irish shark scientists hoping to tag the first-ever white shark in Irish waters.

According to Fire Battalion Chief Scott Vachter of the Lake Oswego Fire Department in Oregon, the baby deer fell from the ground-level floor to the basement.

Namibia will cull over 700 animals to feed those affected by drought amid a severe drought in parts of the Southern African country.

The South African nation is experiencing its “worst drought in 100 years,” according to the Ministry of Environment.

Researchers said the five-year investigation focused on wild-caught guppies exposed to the widely prescribed antidepressant fluoxetine, also known as Prozac.

The Pleasant Hill Police Department said the animal was transported Wednesday morning to the Iowa State University Veterinary.

The new marine species were recently discovered in international waters about 900 miles off the coast of Chile in the southeastern Pacific.

Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international waters.

Police in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, warned residents to steer clear of an "aggressive" water buffalo on the loose in the community.

Holistic treatments such as massages, acupuncture and herbal supplements are being increasingly given to dogs to help them live longer.

Sphen, an Australian gentoo penguin who shot to fame in 2018 when news of his same-sex male partnership with Magic made global headlines, has died at the age of 11.

Police are looking to identify a woman who climbed over the fence of a tiger enclosure and dangerously enticed the creature at a zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Video of the incident showed the unidentified woman reaching through the enclosure's fence at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey.