Animal Stories

While dogs can eventually learn to listen to their owners, some pups seem to be born with an innate ability to understand humans, research published Thursday in the journal Current Biology suggests.

A security camera captured a devoted dog mom’s wild standoff with a protective mama bear in her back yard.

A massive shark seen on video lurking around a tall ship off the coast of Massachusetts has social media in an uproar.

The North Carolina Zoo has announced the birth of three litters of American red wolves, which are critically endangered and number less than two dozen in the wild.

In a move that’s been years in the making, five beluga whales are now calling New England home.

A Chicago cat may now have only eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire.

Veterinarians nationwide are dealing with a COVID-19 pet boom.

A beachgoer came across a rare find on his morning stroll when he saw a weird looking fish washed ashore at Newport Beach.

It appears mothers of all species have the same loving instincts for their children.

Former President Barack Obama’s dog, Bo, has died after a battle with cancer

About 15 to 20 of the endangered birds recently showed up at the house and made themselves at home in the Kern County community of Tehachapi.

The Bidens’ cat will be the first to live in the White House since George W. Bush’s family cat, India

Birds of a feather flock together, but this flock took things too far and ended up in need of help from Southern California firefighters and animal services.