Animals

A bird group said that the domestic king pigeon appears to have been dyed then released.

A domestic king pigeon was found in NYC’s Madison Square Park, and it appeared to have been deliberately dyed before being released, a group said.

A Tennessee animal center stepped in to help bring the dog back to her family.

A bear became the star of its own show after discovering a camera at a park in Colorado and taking hundreds of selfies shared on social media this week by park officials.

Mojave Maxine, one of Palm Desert’s biggest celebrities, will soon leave her burrow and signal that spring has arrived. But when?

The Santa Barbara Zoo’s famous felines are the stars of the party, while copious amounts of snow will provide playtime for younger guests.

Australian park rangers shared video of a huge cane toad they are calling “Toadzilla.”

An officer with the Newmarket Police Department in New Hampshire took his police dog for a run down a snowy hill earlier this week.

The skunk hangs out in the office every day.

An adorable 1-year-old pup whose New Jersey owner allegedly tied her up outside an airport 1,000 miles from home — and then left her there as he flew back to the East Coast — has been adopted by a family who spotted her the same day she was abandoned, the animal rescue group that took her in announced Thursday. The…

Officers responding to a shooting in New Mexico got a surprise when they found a tiger cub in a dog crate on Tuesday.

Albuquerque police found a tiger cub on Tuesday.

A butcher shop in Minnesota got quite the surprise on Saturday when a deer crashed through a glass door and left a hole in the wall.

Workers at Tampa International Airport discovered a 4-foot boa constrictor in a passenger’s luggage, authorities said Friday.

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family. 

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family.

A New Jersey man could face charges after abandoning his dog at an airport thousands of miles away, in Iowa. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A 1-year-old pup named Allie was left abandoned at the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 29th, tied up out front of the terminal when her owner was told that without a crate, he couldn’t fly her home

A whale watching tour got a special treat of when a gray whale gave birth off the California coast and then showed off its new baby calf to the tour boat.

A whale watching tour got a treat of in Dana Point, Calif., when a gray whale gave birth and showed off its new baby calf to the tour boat.