animals

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species after it hadn’t been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct.

After what happened to the beloved orca Lolita, animal advocates are speaking up more than ever.

As a mysterious and potentially fatal illness has sickened hundreds of dogs across the country and left veterinarians scrambling to monitor pets, researchers may have found a culprit behind the disease.

Thousands of dogs enter the televised competition each year for a chance at winning “Best in Show.”

Aiming to crack down on puppy mills where dogs are bred in cramped spaces, lawmakers expressed optimism Wednesday that a compromise to regulate pet shops could gain traction on Beacon Hill this session. New Massachusetts pet stores would be banned from selling dogs, cats and rabbits unless they come from shelters or rescue organizations under the proposals from Sen. Patrick…

Two baby alligators were seized in San Bernardino, California, last week while police were investigating a squatter case.

A few adorable, adoptable pups from the Animal Rescue League of Boston visit the studio to show off their Halloween costumes. Head to ARL Boston to learn more and help provide a home for animals that need it.

African Sulcata tortoises are known to escape from their enclosures by digging.

A deer darted through the halls of a Pennsylvania middle school on Wednesday morning.

Did you know the happiest hound in America lives in Fort Worth? His name is Hershey and he’s got lots of fur friends.

A pair of endangered wild dogs has joined the pack at Franklin Park Zoo, the first time the species has been at the Boston institution in eight years. African painted dogs Madikwe and Moremi, 6-year-old sisters, are on display at the zoo in the former hyena habitat, the zoo said Friday. “These animals are incredible ambassadors for their species, and…

Scientists discovered that female frogs are partaking in “tonic immobility.” Here’s why scientists say it is essential for the amphibians’ survival.

Prosecutors allege Charles Limmer made tens of thousands of dollars over the past year by illegally trafficking flying insects, including endangered birdwing butterflies — whose numbers have fallen because of diminishing habitat and illegal poaching.

An African slender-nosed crocodile at Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., was filmed playing with a pumpkin.

These insects may be making headlines in modern times, but they’re not new. Mentions of bedbbugs can be found in medieval and classical Greek texts.

A Brooklyn rat hitched a ride to upstate New York.

A Brooklyn man on his way to a wedding in Upstate New York discovered a rodent hitchhiking on the hood of his car.

Officials searched an east Indianapolis neighborhood overnight Wednesday after a Patas monkey named Momo escaped from a nearby house.

A mom shielded her son, who had Down syndrome, after a bear jumped on a picnic table, eating tacos and enchiladas.

A rare “Dumbo” octopus was filmed 1,682 meters below the surface in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument near Honolulu, Hawaii.