A pet monkey that escaped her owners at an Indiana campground this week got her leash caught in a tree and had to be rescued by firefighters, officials said. The Orange County Rural District 1 Fire Department said crews responded to the Patoka Lake Campgrounds in French Lick shortly before ...
Rescuers on Monday announced an “extremely successful” resolution to what has been officially declared the largest mass dolphin stranding in U.S. history, with more than 100 dolphins surviving the ordeal that began last month on Cape Cod. The nonprofit International Fund for Animal Welfare said a total of 146 ...
A group of beachgoers in California endured a moment of fright when they encountered what they thought was an unusually large shark . Knewz.com has learned that the incident involved what has been dubbed the “ ocean ’s strangest fish” with its ...
A protester disrupted the Los Angeles premiere of “Twisters” Thursday night to denounce the depiction of “animal abuse” in a rodeo scene in the film, which resulted in the woman being escorted out by security. Videos shared on social media show the film’s stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen ...
National Park Service officials in North Dakota are working to find a new home for a “feral” horse that keeps finding his way to a campground and harassing campers and their horses. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park said a feral male horse began entering the Roundup ...
Officers discovered four hamsters in an Ohio man’s pants when he was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into multiple locations, including a pet store. The Columbus Division of Police said officers responded to a report of a break-in at the restaurant Roosters at 5225 Nike Station ...
New research suggests that a certain species of butterfly in South America originated in Europe and flew nearly 3,000 miles from West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean. Knewz.com has learned that to complete the trip, these carder butterflies ( Vanessa cardui ) ...
A Florida teenager was bitten by a shark during his first day at lifeguard training camp on Monday, officials said. Dempsey Manhart, 14, was participating in a lifeguard training drill near the lifeguard tower in Ponce Inlet shortly before noon on Monday when he dove into the water and landed ...