A Houston resident filmed lightning bolts spreading across the sky as thunderstorms hit the area.

A goose screamed in excitement when its owner returned home in Everett, Pennsylvania.

Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe

New research shows that some beetles can fight their way through a predator's digestive tract.

An unusually high number of pink flamingos have amassed in the wetlands of southern France along with their offspring

This super-smart pup will push your buttons, in a good way, and put a smile on your face, just as she does for her health care worker mom.

A Texas dad saved his 4-year-old daughter from a potential gator attack in their yard. ABC News’ Will Ganss talked to them about the ordeal.

Authorities release a bear into the woods in Wyoming.

Up to 3,000 cock fighting roosters, along with several hundred livestock animals, have been recovered from a California ranch following an investigation.

A baby elephant has died several weeks after it was born at the St. Louis Zoo

A mother whale took a swipe at a crowd of surfers that got close to her calf off the coast of Sydney, Australia.

The actual birth dates for most rescue dogs are unknown. So this organization found a solution.

Two women have been injured by a humpback whale while swimming with the giant mammals off the northwest Australian coast

Spectators watched in awe as a trio of alligators made their way across a road into a body of water through Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina.

Humpback whales put on a spectacular show for mating season in Brazil.

Caretakers at the San Diego Zoo helped Edward the rhino and family celebrate his 1st birthday with his favorite meal, hay.

A 27-day-old elephant with developmental impairments that limited his ability to feed since he was born has died at the St. Louis Zoo.

A brave turtle made a run for the ocean in Jupiter, Florida, as Tropical Storm Isaias churns toward the state.

Louisiana man admitted he and a juvenile shot and killed two whooping cranes.

Seals are thriving off the Northeast coast thanks to decades of protections, and that victory for wildlife has brought more human encounters with sharks

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the deputies distracted a mother bear long enough to flip the dumpster lid and rescue three trapped bear cubs.

A giant panda at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia turned his sawdust bath into a hamster wheel for his amusement.

The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals _ potentially excluding areas that species could use in the future

Mandrills are a vulnerable species found in African rainforests where their habitat is disappearing because of deforestation and poaching.

There’s nothing this pup can’t do -- he gardens, cooks and is best friends with the butterflies in his backyard.

A bear stood upright to a roll a trash bin along the driveway of a Florida home before bringing it to the ground to inspect its contents.

A Berlin zoo says a rare red panda has been born, only a few months after its parents were brought to the German capital from India

Two Asian elephants, Samudra and Samson, have lived together at the Oregon Zoo since May 2019.

The adorable fish was hiding on the seafloor in Port Philip Bay, Victoria.

The alligator was caught and released back into its natural habitat.

Platypus populations have faced local extinction during periods of drought in the region.

Pregnancy carries special meaning for region that grieved the death of her calf.

Mao Zhu was in for a treat for its sixth birthday, enjoying an ice cake with fruits and vegetables and celebrating the day with more than 50 residents and tourists.

Botswana’s government says it still doesn’t know what caused the deaths of hundreds of elephants in recent weeks, but testing continues

A rare frog has been found beyond its known range in the U.S. Southwest

An incredibly rare blue lobster was saved from certain death by, perhaps ironically, Red Lobster employees after he was delivered to their restaurant in a food delivery.

Don’t worry: Daisy is fine

The 4-day-old southern white rhino calf was born at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.

A Pennsylvania resident said she is accustomed to seeing a variety of wildlife, but seeing a bear climbing up to her deck is a first.

Russian scientists are working to retrieve a well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth from a lake in northern Siberia

The birth of the southern white rhino calf gives hope for the threatened species.

This corgi, whose favorite food is pizza, is “stepping” up to help social justice causes.

A fox, affectionately nicknamed "Michaela J. Fox," was released after it had recovered from a concussion.

The study puts a timeline on the crisis for the first time as ice habitats melt.

The dolphins were spotted off the coast of County Kerry.

The woman tripped and fell while trying to escape the bison in Yellowstone National Park and then laid still to prevent a further attack.

Italian coast guard divers and biologists are working to free a sperm whale.

A group of friends filmed a mako shark jumping out of the water while they were fishing off the Yeppoon coast in Australia.

The hatchlings, found in a Florida storm drain, were released after a health assessment by an aquarium.

A family was distraught after Cleo, their yellow lab, went missing. Cleo had shown up on the front porch of their old home, 57 miles away.