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August 23, 2022

Southern white rhino born at San Diego Zoo: 'Full of energy'

A southern white rhino gave birth to a calf at the San Diego Zoo in August 2022. The zoo houses an initiative to support and try to save northern white rhinos in Kenya.

August 23, 2022

Summer shark sightings continue to spike on East Coast

While shark attacks on humans are rare, sightings have increased off East Coast shores this summer. Two people were recently bitten at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.

August 22, 2022

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

While on a family vacation in South Carolina, an eight-year-old boy found a 4.75-inch shark tooth believed to be from a long-extinct shark species, the angustidens, related to the megalodon.

August 21, 2022

Dr. Birx: CDC at 'inflection point,' expects real change following watershed admission

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says she aims to improve the dissemination of information in order to streamline the agency's responses to future infectious disease crises.

August 20, 2022

Seal breaks into New Zealand home, traumatizes family cat

A 10-month-old New Zealand fur seal accidentally found its way into a house and ended up terrorizing the family cat.

August 20, 2022

Gulf coast sea turtles appear to be recovering

The sea turtle population along the gulf coast appears to be recovering after the BP oil spill more than a decade ago.

August 19, 2022

Colorado man shoots bear inside his home with his .40-caliber pistol

A Steamboat Springs, Colorado, man shot and killed a bear inside his home after his wife awakened him screaming at dawn. He shot the bear with his 40-caliber pistol; no one was injured.

August 19, 2022

Spotted lanternflies found in northern Indiana

Spotted lanternflies have been found in parts of northern Indiana. This comes a year after they were spotted in the southeastern corner of the state.

August 19, 2022

Florida drone video captures swimmer fighting off alligator

A drone video has emerged showing a swimmer in Lake Thonotosassa, outside of Tampa, Florida, fending off an alligator attack before racing to the shoreline.

August 19, 2022

Myrtle Beach shark attacks: 2 bitten on same day

Two people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were bitten by sharks this week in a pair of incidents that happened only blocks apart from each other, police say.