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In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
After an orangutan hurt his face, scientists observed him chewing a plant known to relieve pain and applying a paste made from the leaves to the injury.
What's that noise in the wall? A toddler's 'monster' actually a hive of 50,000 bees
Thermal camera imaging unearthed more than 50,000 bees in the wall of a 3-year-old's room
Rescue effort underway after more than 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in big storm off South Africa
Baby turtles have to fend for themselves from the moment they hatch on beaches and make their way to the ocean.
Man accused of kicking bison at Yellowstone is arrested on alcohol charge
The 40-year-old Idaho man suffered minor injuries when he kicked a bison in the leg, the National Park Service said. He has pleaded not guilty.
Police and public capture runaway zebras in Washington state, but one is still missing
The bizarre rescue effort involved a rodeo clown, who happened to be passing, one local said.
Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance recently visited China to meet the giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, ahead of their planned trip to California.
Utah cat found in Amazon warehouse a week after sneaking into a return box
Galena, a timid indoor cat, survived for six days without food or water before being discovered by a warehouse worker in Los Angeles.
Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate
The complicated process requires trapping, trucking and moving bears by helicopter from Montana or British Columbia.
Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month
The calf had been stuck in the tidal lagoon since March 23, when its pregnant mother became trapped at low tide and died on a rocky beach.
More than 100 pilot whales are rescued after being stranded in Western Australia
“There were well over 200 along the beach here and just nearby, and there’s 31, I think, deceased, but the rest got away, which is an amazing story,” a researcher on the scene said.
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are emerging from underground in the eastern U.S. this month.
