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April 26, 2016

House votes to designate bison as America's national mammal

Make room, bald eagle. The House has voted to designate the bison the national mammal of the United States.

April 26, 2016

Fresh off SeaWorld victory, animal rights groups take aim at zoos, circuses and maybe your pet

Fresh off a victory over SeaWorld and its controversial orca program, animal rights groups are zeroing in on zoos, aquariums, circuses and eventually, warns one prominent expert, your dog and cat.

April 25, 2016

Irate beaver 'takes man hostage'

A rogue beaver struck terror into the heart of a man making his way home late at night in the Latvian city of Daugavpils, according to a local newspaper report picked up by Latvian Public Broadcasting.

April 25, 2016

Gorilla gives birth unexpectedly at Prague zoo

It was an unexpected birth that took everyone at the Prague zoo by surprise.

April 22, 2016

Rare white giraffe photographed in Africa

It’s a giraffe, but it’s missing one key thing – the spots.

April 21, 2016

New Mexico to sue feds over plan to release more gray wolves into the wild

New Mexico is threatening legal action against the federal government after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly revealed its intention to release more Mexican gray wolves into the wild.

April 20, 2016

Firefighters stare down venomous snakes while battling house fire

Firefighters came across a new danger while battling a South Carolina house fire -- about a dozen venomous snakes.

April 20, 2016

Yellowstone visitor caught on video petting bison, surviving

A visitor to Yellowstone National Park may not have realized she was staring death in the face when she approached a bison lounging out on the grass over the weekend, and reached out to pet the giant animal.

April 15, 2016

Scientists have revealed the monarch butterfly's secret to not getting lost

Monarch butterflies "are not just pretty animals.

April 15, 2016

Bed bugs are getting tougher 'skin,' scientists warn

Using high-tech scanning equipment, scientists in Australia have discovered that in the battle between bed bugs and humans, some of the insects wield thicker exoskeletons, making them more resistant to insecticide.