Dough not let dogs near the kitchen. A golden retriever named Pippa couldn’t resist chowing down on some unbaked bread that sent her straight to the ER on Thanksgiving last year. Now, vets are sounding the alarm about the baking boo-boo and other potentially deadly food disasters. “When I went to put them in the … Read more
It was like the beginning of a Syfy Channel horror film. Ohio officials have issued a warning after thousands of carnivorous minks were released during a break-in at an Ohio farm on Monday night. According to police reports, the mass mustelid breakout occurred between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. after vandals destroyed fencing Lion Farms … Read more
All-you-can-drink booze? Count these elephants in! A herd of two dozen elephants was caught sleeping off hangovers after drinking alcohol made by villagers in India. The elephants came across the brew — also known as “mahua,” which is a traditional liquor made from the flower of the madhuca longifolia tree — and apparently couldn’t resist … Read more
The Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, celebrated the birthdays of two polar bears — and they’re half-sisters. Nora and Amelia Gray turned 7 and 6, respectively, and the Oregon Zoo posted a sweet video to commemorate the day. Nora and Amelia Gray are half-sister polar bears; both were born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. At just 10 … Read more
It’s become a toad-al nightmare out west. The National Park Service has put out a PSA pleading with nature-goers to stop licking toads in the wild to get high off their gland-secreted psychedelic substance, 5-MeO-DMT. But toad licking for a ribbeting buzz — once spoofed on “Family Guy” — particularly from the Sonoran desert toad … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two black bears were caught on a security camera bumbling through a front porch in Florida last Sunday. The video starts off with one of the bears moving toward the porch by walking between two parked sedans in the driveway. Its fellow furry compatriot is already on the porch, heard knocking over a … Read more
You’ve heard about snakes on a plane, but what about snakes in your neighborhood? A massive, 10-foot-long, 75-pound boa constrictor was captured by a deputy in a St. Lucie County, Florida, neighborhood with help from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Agriculture Deputy Clay Mangrum helped wrangle the slithery suspect from the Tall Pines … Read more
Peter Beard would do anything for a dramatic picture. The wild wildlife photographer — who was found dead in 2020 near his home in Montauk at the age of 82 — chased rhinos and lions and dove into croc-infested waters. He collected hundreds of skulls to stage an elephant graveyard for his photo book “The … Read more
A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds. It flew at least 13,560 kilometers — or 8,435 miles — during that flight, a bird expert said … Read more
A live albino alligator was allegedly recovered from an American man’s suitcase in Germany last month and the reptile is reportedly on the road to recovery. The three-foot–long alligator was detected at the Munich Airport in late September with one of the airport’s security checkpoint X-ray machines, according to a report by Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper. … Read more
Seals have musical flow on the ice floe. The semi-aquatic sea critters are one of the few mammals with a sense of rhythm — and can differentiate between tempo and style of beats, according to a new study. While biologists previously thought only vocalization-learning animals such as humans and songbirds have the skill, Dutch researchers … Read more
Animal advocates are fighting to see the “world’s saddest gorilla” freed from captivity. Authorities in Thailand have failed to free an aging gorilla that has been kept in a zoo atop a high-rise mall for 33 years, as the owner is refusing to sell the animal for less than $780,000. Bua Noi, whose name means … Read more
The water off the coast of the United States is starting to get colder as we transition from fall to winter, and that can be deadly for hundreds or thousands of sea turtles that become “cold-stunned” and are unable to migrate back to warmer water. And while cold-stunning events vary by year, organizations will be on high alert to … Read more
Meet a feathered fellow who is lighting up the internet with his verbal abilities and intelligence: Apollo, an African grey parrot. Apollo lives with his humans, Dalton Mason and Victoria Lacey, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is 2-and-a-half years old, and has feathered family members as well as human ones; Mason and Lacey also own two white-bellied … Read more
Teen Alison Appleby of Sherman, Texas, was crowned Miss Dallas Teen USA 2022 recently with her loyal service dog, Brady, right by her side. The 17-year-old teenager, who lives with autism and epilepsy, accomplished what she once considered the impossible by competing in a pageant as a disabled person — and winning. Appleby told Fox News Digital in … Read more
The extraordinary moment a wild sea lion swam up to a teenager off the coast of Mexico has been captured on camera, baffling viewers. Ethan Becker, 15, was diving with his father Chuck Becker, 47, in August when they saw the sea lion heading towards them. Although it could have looked like a potentially dicey … Read more
Emmanuel the emu, the bird that went viral for education videos about farming with his owner Taylor Blake, could be facing his swan song. The beloved bird is fighting for his life after contracting avian influenza that’s wiped out most birds on the farm where he lives, according to his owner, Blake, who shared the … Read more
ESTES PARK, Colo. – A stressed bull elk with large antlers was seen charging toward a man photographing the animal in Colorado. The event unfolded on September 24 during elk rutting season in Estes Park. Megan Foster recorded a video showing the elk walking toward a group of tourists before setting sights on a man who, … Read more
Halloween is right around the corner, and many people will put their pets in costumes for some fun trick-or-treating or parading. With so many pets out and about, knowing how to keep your pet safe during the holiday fun is important. There are some key tips to keep in mind. Among them: Beyond the chances of a pet … Read more
An unidentifiable sea creature that washed up on a beach in Oregon remains a mystery despite its gargantuan size. Local resident Adoni Tegner came across the strange beast while driving along the coast near Florence, Oregon, on Wednesday afternoon. The large creature was described by Tegner as a monster, and was reportedly covered in long white … Read more