Wild Nature - Page 758

January 3, 2018

Underground castles? How desert spiders craft vertical tunnels

Beachgoing sandcastle builders know the exquisite frustration of tunneling into sand that's too dry.

January 2, 2018

Live chickens foul traffic on Los Angeles-area freeway

A group of chickens fouled up a Los Angeles freeway early Tuesday after a cage carrying the birds fell from a truck onto the busy road, officials said.

January 1, 2018

Video catches alleged cookie-snatching squirrel taunt police as they retreat in hysterics

Police in New York couldn’t help but laugh while they attempted to apprehend an alleged cookie-eating, trespassing squirrel from a woman’s home.

January 1, 2018

Police rescue baby seal waddling down a Massachusetts highway

A baby seal that wandered far from home has been returned to the ocean after police officers found the pup on a Massachusetts road.

December 28, 2017

'Eagle Cam' catches birth of two baby birds as the Internet cheers

People across the world got their cute animal fix this week as they witnessed the hatching of two new baby eaglets on “Eagle Cam.”

December 28, 2017

Great white shark tracked for years has fallen off the radar

Great white Mary Lee, who is with a transmitter, has not sent a ping since June.

December 27, 2017

Starfish making comeback in California after mysterious syndrome killed millions

Starfish are fighting their way back to the West Coast, years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them.

December 26, 2017

Georgia dog, Poncho, survives emergency surgery after cord found wrapped around his neck, report says

A likely abused stray dog in Georgia survived emergency surgery for injuries he sustained after a cord was wrapped around his neck, FOX5 Atlanta reported Tuesday.

December 22, 2017

Pecan farmers in New Mexico worry weevils could impact harvest

A little six legged insect is eating New Mexico's pecans. Now the state's Dept. of Agriculture is trying to protect the state's $200 million industry.

December 22, 2017

Last of Nepal's dancing bears rescued by animal welfare group

The last two known dancing bears in Nepal were snatched from their owners in a dramatic overnight rescue earlier this week, World Animal Protection announced on Friday.