The agency's administrator told the Washington Examiner that the agency is phasing out pointy-eared dogs in favor of floppy-eared dogs, which seem to go over better with passengers.
We reported that a cow bound for the slaughterhouse slipped out of a truck, and wandered along a New Jersey highway until it was caught. After taken to an animal shelter, the cow gave birth.
Alexandra Black, 22, "was a beautiful young woman who had just started her career," her family said. It's not clear how the male lion escaped a holding area during a routine enclosure cleaning.
Police in New Jersey alerted an animal shelter when a cow was found walking along I-80. The cow suffered cuts and scrapes when it fell out of the trailer.
The sighting is a glimmer of hope for a species that has seen a hard few years: 19 right whales died in 2017 and 2018, and not a single North American right whale calf was seen last season.
Wolves and humans have an ancient bond, but one usually framed by fear and conflict. The Wolf Connection, north of LA, tries to empower and heal youths by pairing them with wolves and wolf-dogs.
Bud and Jackie Jones helped establish the annual Dec. 31 tradition in their town. Married 62 years, the taxidermists share their love story, which began with a snake — not an opossum.
Nearly two years ago, Fiona was born six weeks prematurely and weighed only 29 pounds — less than half of what's considered normal. This week, she hit a milestone. She now weighs a thousand pounds.
Japan's government said Wednesday that it will start commercial whaling again in July and leave the International Whaling Commission. The commission banned commercial whaling more than 30 years ago.