Pets and Animals

This was a happy ending seven years in the making.

A letter sent out to parents by the school identified the spiders as yellow sac spiders, a common species in the United States.

She miraculously carried on with her yearly migration from Canada to Hawaii with a paralyzed tail and, sadly, will not be strong enough to make it back.

Police posted the video on Facebook, joking that the dog, identified as K9 Nova, was excited to announce her new job with Public Works.

Ten of the birds are in intensive care at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.

Biologists believe there are less than 350 North Atlantic right whales left in existence and have been considered an endangered species since 1970.

This year’s star is a clumsy, 3-month-old lion cub figuring out his way in the wilds of the Serengeti -- though a sassy penguin topped the list, too.

An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.

Less than 20 people are known to have survived a rabies infection without receiving the vaccine series.

The whole thing was captured on her home surveillance video — including when she grabbed the raccoon by the scruff and flung it across the yard.

Jonathan the tortoise has outlived both World Wars. He is older than the first photograph and has lived through the administrations of 39 U.S. presidents.

“He apparently got a little antsy and bounced around the cab setting this truck in motion,” officials shared.

With an estimated total of $15,000 for the surgery and $1,000 per night to stay at the ICU, Philly Rescue Angels is asking for donations to help cover the expenses for Lucky's care.

“Flossie” is a black and brown kitty who’s the equivalent of 120 human years.