Plus, baseball mourns Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, who died Friday at age 86.

Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod after 125 of the creatures earlier stranded themselves

U.S. Army veteran and senior manager of casting services for Disney Experiences, John Arant, was awarded the Purple Heart for his military valor and injuries he sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

ABC News' Janai Norman spent last week getting to know more about pandas and China. The pandas arrived in San Diego and will take some time to get acclimated before meeting the public.

The National Park Service says it intends to ban hunters from baiting bears in national preserves in Alaska

The beach where the dolphins are stranded is covered in "dangerous" mud, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

More than 100 dolphins are currently stranded on a beach near Wellfleet, Massachusetts, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Yellowstone National Park officials say a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4

Pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are traveling with a caretaker who will help assist with their transition from China to their new home at the San Diego Zoo.

A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents

A gigantic fish measuring 6 feet long and weighing 220 pounds has been caught in the Hudson River in New York during an environmental survey, officials said.

South Sudan's most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world's largest land mammal migration

As the San Diego Zoo prepares to receive two giant pandas, ABC News' Janai Norman visits China to get a lesson on eating the plant and why it's so appealing to pandas.

Pandas Yun Chaun and Xin Bao will be traveling with a caretaker to help assist with their transition to their new home in the United States.

Scientists in South Africa on Tuesday inserted radioisotopes into the horns of live Rhinoceros in a groundbreaking anti-poaching project.

China is holding a farewell ceremony for Yun Chuan and Xin Bao as they depart for the San Diego Zoo.

South Sudan is trying to protect the largest land mammal migration in history by partnering with a nonprofit to safeguard up to 6 million animals.

At an invite-only wilderness training base in China, rangers in so-called undercover panda suits protect captivity-born cubs from getting used to humans.

Panda pair Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are bound for the United States, marking the return of the U.S.-China panda diplomacy program after a pause due to tensions between the two countries.

A North Carolina resident had an adorable surprise when a family of black bears climbed up onto his porch.

The Drewry family from northern California had a donkey named Diesel who ran away from home. He was spotted protecting a flock of elk.

Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, of New Mexico, was killed by an elephant in Zambia Wednesday that pulled her from her tour group's vehicle and trampled her, local officials said.

A trio of fishermen have saved almost 40 dogs that were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake

The Iberian lynx has rebounded from endangered to vulnerable, according to a new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday.

Zambian officials say a U.S. tourist has been killed by an elephant in the city of Livingstone, the second such attack in the country this year

A growing number of American pet owners are choosing clinics in Mexico for more affordable veterinary care.

This penguin showed off its skills on a bodyboard at the beach in Cape Town, South Africa, delighting onlookers.

Parvosuchus aurelioi dates back 237 million years and is the first small, predatory reptile of its kind to be found in Brazil.

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of ancient crocodile-like reptile that once roamed the lands and waters of Brazil.

Two officers lent a hand to help pull the baby moose out of Beluga Lake.

An Alaska man and two police officers have joined forces to rescue a baby moose that got stuck between a floatplane and a dock in a lake

The recent appearance of a rare white bison calf has excited wildlife watchers in Yellowstone National Park

A Canadian woman found a bear taking a nap inside the vehicle and said her husband opened the door to let the trapped animal escape. The next morning, she found the car interior slightly damaged.

Buddhist monks in Thailand have blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy

There’s a new big-hitter in the world of soccer soothsayers and this one is going for a win for Germany to open the European Championship

Researchers say prolonged ice-free periods are a major factor in limiting polar bears' food sources.

Scientists from Colorado State University said elephants give each other names.

A unique population of polar bears is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined.

The 12-week-old Pekingese puppy was trapped inside the walls of its owner’s home.

A 12-week-old puppy, named Archie Bean, was rescued in Douglas County, Colorado, after falling through an open air vent in a townhome.

Twins are rarely encountered in elephant populations, making up only 1% of births, according to Save the Elephants. Male-Female elephant twins are rarer still.

A bull at a rodeo in Oregon jumped a fence, dashed through a concession area, and ended up in a parking lot. The bull injured three people, officials said.

44 horses died and one person was seriously burned in a massive Ohio barn fire.

The incident happened on Saturday evening at Sisters Rodeo in Oregon.

Three people were injured after a bull escaped and ran around the rodeo grounds before he was eventually captured and returned to a holding pen.

Officials are cautioning swimmers along the Gulf Coast after bull sharks were spotted near popular beaches and following two serious shark attacks in the area.

White lion cubs at Danzoo in Pakistan have won the hearts of visitors. The all-male sextuplets represent South Asia's largest litter, according to the zoo.

The animals at Halls Gap Zoo in Australia nailed the viral "Hands In" TikTok trend with im-paw-ssibly cute results.

Scientists are increasingly turning to Indigenous communities for marine conservation, leaning toward generational and traditional practices and knowledge.

All aboard! Footage captures a baby Japanese macaque at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin strolling in the sun with its mom and clinging to her to catch free rides around the habitat.