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January 2, 2019

Egg roll-eating squirrel captivates hungry Internet

A video posted to social media Wednesday showed one lucky New York seemingly squirrel munching on an egg roll.

January 1, 2019

Child injured after fall into rhino exhibit at Florida zoo: officials

A child was injured at a Florida zoo on Tuesday after she fell into the rhinoceros exhibit and came into contact with a rhino, emergency officials said.

December 30, 2018

Goose found shot with arrow at California park days after 'overdosed' birds found

A California wildlife rehab center that recently took in a pair of birds who "overdosed" on discarded pills has accepted another patient with a bizarre injury — this one a bird with an arrow shot through its body.

December 30, 2018

Lion kills 22-year-old worker at North Carolina wildlife conservatory, officials say

A lion housed at a North Carolina wildlife conservatory killed a 22-year-old worker on Sunday after it got loose from a locked space, authorities said.

December 29, 2018

First right whale calf of season seen by endangered-species observers, Florida wildlife officials say

Wildlife officials in Florida celebrated the spotting of a right whale calf, which they said was the first sighting so far this season.

December 29, 2018

Six men arrested after video shows them eating endangered monkey, report says

Six men in Vietnam confessed to slaughtering an endangered monkey and then live-streaming themselves eating the animal on social media, according to reports. 

December 28, 2018

Rare, nearly extinct duck finds new home at lake in Madagascar

A species of duck that was once thought to be extinct for more than a decade has found a new home on a lake in northern Madagascar, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) in the U.K. announced this week.

December 27, 2018

Ohio zoo announces Asian elephant calf dies following ‘sudden illness’

An Asian elephant born to the Columbus Zoo in Ohio in early December has died, zoo officials announced Wednesday.

December 26, 2018

Texas man ‘freaked out’ after finding more than 30 rattlesnakes slithering under shed

A Texas man was shocked to find more than 30 rattlesnakes hiding under a dilapidated hunting cabin at his ranch. 

December 26, 2018

National Zoo's Christmas post of giant panda rolling around in snow goes viral

The National Zoo in D.C. took to Facebook on Christmas Day to share a video of the giant panda Bei Bei rolling around in the snow.