While many used TikTok to share storm updates, Stephanie Moratto documented how she kept her farm animals safe during the hurricane.

Trail camera footage captured a big cat being entertained by a swaying swing -- just like any other cat.

Researchers in China have found a major catch of fish fossils, including the oldest teeth from any species

A 7-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked from behind by an aggressive mountain lion while walking through a state park, authorities say.

A fishing trip turned into an amazing whale encounter as a stunning breach stopped this family in its tracks.

These bison stayed in their lane, avoiding oncoming traffic, as they made their way across a bridge over the Yellowstone River in Wyoming.

This baby gibbon has some pretty impressive pullup skills.

A dog is lucky to be alive after she was allegedly thrown off of a bridge from a moving car while in a plastic container.

A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured in a bear attack while hunting moose in Alaska, authorities said.

A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, only 35 are still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday

A sweet seal got very up close and personal with a diver off the coast of northeast England.

The state of Maine and a fishing group are appealing a federal judge’s decision that new rules intended to protect endangered whales must stand

After a wildfire roared through northern New Mexico this summer, state and federal biologists rescued scores of Rio Grande cutthroat trout from a small stream

A group of whale watchers got quite a show as a blue whale breached the surface off the coast of San Diego.

A hawk damaged a drone with a mid-air attack in West Virginia.

A massive fire broke out at a strip mall in Palms, Los Angeles, which included CatPlaceLA, a boarding facility for pets.

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released eight cats that were transported from Namibia to their new home: a national park in the heart of India

An otter pup seemed very eager to cross the species divide in its habitat shared with white-cheeked gibbons at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago.

A massive, 400-pound alligator roaming around a Texas neighborhood was safely captured and hoisted into the back of a pickup truck and the gator is to be transported to a sanctuary, officials said.

These bear cubs were caught on camera having a friendly tussle near Lake Tahoe, California.

A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet has been killed by the animal in southwest Australia

Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny Nevada snail half the size of a pea that is known to exist only in high-desert springs around a huge lithium mine planned near the Oregon state line

These lucky whale watchers experienced an up-close encounter with three friendly humpbacks off the Southern California coast, with one of the creatures appearing to give their boat a "kiss."

A Philadelphia woman was surprised to find a raccoon getting cozy in the hammock on her back porch.

This fruit bat is the epitome of complete relaxation.

This is the second time Elton the horse has been hit by a car.

A baby sloth is back with its mother after the pair were separated after being rescued from wildfires in Bolivia.

A 19-year-old police horse named Elton is recovering after he was hit by a drunk driver while on patrol -- the second such incident in the veteran’s career on the force.

New baby hippo Fritz chased his big sister Fiona around their habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo in what looks like an adorable game of tag.

Authorities say a wolf briefly escaped its habitat at an Ohio zoo but was recaptured, and no guests or employees were hurt

Three bottlenose dolphins have been released into the open sea in Indonesia after years of being confined for the amusement of tourists

A deaf 8-year-old Australian shepherd named Hobo was rescued after he fell 100 feet into a ravine.

Three bottlenose dolphins have been released into the open sea in Indonesia after years of being confined for the amusement of tourists

After nearly two months of work, an animal rescue agency said it removed hundreds of dogs from a research facility that was under federal investigation.

Hobo, a deaf 8-year-old Australian Shepherd, is going to be kept on a very short leash after surviving a 100 foot fall and an hourslong rescue to save his life.

This bear in Utah really gave it everything it had to try and get into one of these garbage bins, to no avail.

A fishing guide on a lake in California thought he saw a floating log—turns out, it was a bear.

An electrician spotted not one, but two carpet pythons in the ceiling of a home—a sight that he said "scared the living daylights" out of him.

Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months

Rescuers weren’t sure if Lucky would survive but he fought hard and proved everyone wrong.

A penguin at the San Diego Zoo has lesions on his feet due to a chronic condition known as bumblefoot. So an organization created orthopedic footwear for him.

A crowd panicked as a bull ran loose during a rodeo. Watch how they got it back into its pen.

A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a degenerative foot condition

A sheriff's deputy got himself into a bad situation when he found some unexpected visitors in his vehicle, one of them munching on his paperwork.

He was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him.

The sick and weakened dolphin calf was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him

The successful birth of the baby white rhino shows his mother, Livia, could potentially serve as a surrogate mother to a northern white rhino embryo.

The bird was traveling back home to St. Louis after helping welcome new freshmen at a university.

Camels, monkeys and penguins were among the creatures coaxed onto the scales at the London Zoo for their annual check-up for weight and size.

This birthday bear couldn't get enough of her tasty treats.