June 29, 2018 Someone just killed one of the last remaining jaguars in the US One of just three jaguars known to be living in the U.S. was recently killed by poachers. Experts identified the jaguar's pelt in a recent photo and say it is Yo'oko, a male jaguar (Panthera onca) that was known to roam the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
June 29, 2018 Alabama girl, 9, bitten by copperhead snake hiding behind pool ladder A 9-year-old girl swimming in a pool in Mountain Brook, Alabama was taken to a hospital after she was bitten by a copperhead snake that was hiding behind a pool ladder.
June 29, 2018 Escaped flamingo found 13 years later It's incredibly rare to catch a glimpse of an African flamingo on the Texas coast, but if you do, it's definitely Flamingo No. 492. The conspicuous pink bird has been on the run from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, since escaping 13 years ago. Sightings of No. 492 have been rare, but the fugitive flamingo was spotted last month in Lavaca Bay, Texas, about halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi, The New York Times reported.
June 28, 2018 Texas police catch 8-foot alligator heading toward Walmart in wild video An 8-foot long alligator was stopped on its trek to Walmart by authorities with the Aransas Pass Police Department and Animal Control early Thursday morning.
June 28, 2018 Marijuana farms are driving this adorable forest creature to extinction A furry, cat-size carnivore called the Humboldt marten is struggling to survive in an area sprouted with marijuana farms, and now California wants to protect the adorable creature by declaring it an endangered species.
June 27, 2018 Australia's 'gloomy octopus' finds warmth, food, happiness in Tasmania Warming ocean temperatures are encouraging Australia's notably reclusive gloomy octopus to branch out.
June 27, 2018 Texas boy, 1, bitten by rattlesnake hiding in toys, rushed to hospital A 1-year-old Abilene, Texas boy was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after his was bitten by a baby rattlesnake that was hiding in his toys outside his home.
June 27, 2018 Deaths, dumping of nearly 100 baby hammerhead sharks being investigated in Hawaii Investigators in Hawaii are working to determine how nearly 100 baby hammerhead sharks died after they were found dumped Tuesday morning near a lagoon outside Honolulu.
June 26, 2018 'Swamp Brothers' stars say rare white gator stolen, 43 reptiles killed in Florida sanctuary arson fire Brothers Robbie and Stephen Keszey, who starred in the 2011 reality TV show "Swamp Brothers" on the Discovery Channel, are begging fans to keep an eye out for a rare white alligator they believe was stolen during a suspected arson attack on their Florida reptile sanctuary.
June 26, 2018 Virginia firefighters treat guest hummingbird with sugar water in social media post A hummingbird which wound up at a Virginia fire station was given a dose of sugar water before it flew away, a local fire department said.
