Scientists have discovered a pristine fossil of a mummified saber-toothed kitten that had been frozen in the Russian tundra for about 37,000 years.

When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over her little furry body

A baby red panda has died due to “stress caused by fireworks” after choking on her own vomit just five days after her mother died, according to an animal rights group.

In case you can’t get enough of pygmy hippo Moo Deng, there’s now an official song featuring the internet’s favorite baby animal

More than half of the rhesus macaque monkeys who escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered as of Tuesday.

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert

Sea turtle nests in Florida washed by hurricanes

Forty-three primates remain on the loose Friday after escaping from a research center in a South Carolina town.

Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that live only in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, have always faced risks — mostly from being hit by cars speeding along U.S. Highway 1

The Edinburgh Zoo has launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo this summer

An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut is dead after being seized by New York state from his caretakers' home

SeaQuest, the embattled aquarium chain that has been facing allegations of animal abuse and human injury over the past year, has closed its location in Fort Worth, Texas.

The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida is continuing to astonish biologists.

The two pandas arrived in Washington, D.C., from China on Oct. 15.

A necropsy on the whale found a large plastic bag in its main stomach with associated ulcers, officials said.

A beloved grizzly bear has been struck and killed by a vehicle in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, officials said.

Investigators are asking for help solving a "vicious" murder in a remote camping in Montana that was so brutal a 911 caller had reported it as a possible bear attack.

Police are looking for a man who they say abandoned seven newborn puppies in a milk crate outside of a police station in Pennsylvania, authorities say.

Zookeepers welcomed two giant pandas to their new home in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

The dog was found up to its chest in flood waters off Interstate 75 in Tampa on Oct. 9, as many residents were evacuating due to Milton.

A thriving ecosystem has been uncovered in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey -- a controversial measure aimed to curb the population of nuisance black bears interacting with humans.

A dog shelter in Florida had 160 dogs who needed foster homes ahead of Hurricane Milton. Then, the community came together.

The world of roadside zoos might be inciting to those looking to meet some wild animals, but advocates warn of dangers at such facilities.

The World Wildlife Fund warns that the next five years are "crucial for the future of life on Earth."

Federal officials are hunting for a suspect who they say shot and killed a 2-year-old sea lion while it was lying on a California beach, authorities said.

As Hurricane Milton rapidly approaches Tampa Bay, Florida, staff members at the city's zoo and aquarium are working to keep animals safe.

A man survived the first bear vs. human attack reported in Colorado this year when he fought off a black bear who broke into his home with her three cubs.

A young leukemia patient at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., received a special visit from two therapy dogs, Ellie and Emma.

Two male lesser flamingos are officially first-time dads after fostering a chick at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, officials confirmed.

The debate on whether the fabled ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may soon be over.

The bulls escaped from a rodeo after plowing through a chain-link fence in Massachusetts on Sunday.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.