Animals

A woman who jumped into a Long Island canal in an effort to save her runaway dog ended up needing help herself to escape the frigid waters.

How far would you go to save your dog? See what a Long Island woman did that nearly cost her her life. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

37-year-old Allie is due to give birth to the Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s first bottlenose calf in a decade.

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a...

When video footage showing an officer working to get an animal out of a shelving unit at an Aldi store in Chicago’s Humboldt Park began, no one could have predicted what would eventually come out.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A family of North American Black Bears at Woburn Safari Park in Ridgemont, UK explored the lake in their enclosure after it froze over.

Officials on Long Island are raising concern amid a spike in animals testing positive for rabies, and are pinning at least some of the blame for that rise on New York City.

“This was my view this morning when I opened the blinds,” wrote Lisa Hendricks, who shared the cute video of the playful animal.

For the first time in years, Nassau County is seeing a rise in the number of animals testing positive for rabies — and officials claim that it’s due to something that New York City isn’t doing. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The zoo says it received 116,000 online and in-person votes from people in 165 countries.

The emaciated remains of a bulldog puppy were found inside a backpack left at a park on Long Island, according to officials.

A spider monkey dressed in a tutu escaped from a Missouri home and was rescued by local sheriff before a powerful winter storm hit the area.

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao played in the snow Monday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Hundreds of animals died when a fire broke out at a Plaza Latina on Friday. The large commercial building is home to several businesses. No people were injured in the fire.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. The Danish-Swedish farmdog joined the pack Thursday.

The newborn arrived on December 9th at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

Murder hornets have stingers that are six millimeters long that can spit venom. These venomous creatures have gotten their name for the rare instances when they have killed humans.

A 58-year-old father of five was killed last week in Virginia when a bear that was shot fell on him from out of a tree. The man was on a hunting trip when another shooter fired at the animal.

Two people have been charged with animal cruelty after police say they “brutally” killed a pet rabbit during a party in Massachusetts.