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Shelter cat takes in rejected, frail newborn kitten — and now they’re both up for adoption

May 6, 2022

Here’s a Mother’s Day tale that will give your feline heart the warm and fuzzies. Back in March, an “extremely fragile” newborn Sphynx/American Curl…

Southern Ontario paramedics lend helping hands to lift turtle across road

May 5, 2022

Well, now we know how at least this turtle got to the other side. With a little help from paramedics in Durham Region, outside…

Climate change will force new animal encounters — and boost more pandemics

May 2, 2022

Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other mammals, according to a…

Grouse Mountain bears awake from record-setting sleep

April 30, 2022

Grinder and Coola have set a very high bar for the hibernation set. The pair of grizzly bears just awoke Thursday from 171 days…

“Law-abiding bear” looks both ways before using crosswalk in North Carolina

April 27, 2022

It’s not exactly Abbey Road, but it’s bear-y close. Police in North Carolina recently shared an incredible video of a bear crossing a busy…

Massachusetts animal rescue “dumbfounded” after it seemingly raised baby squirrel from the dead

April 25, 2022

Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in has rehabilitated all sorts of sick and injured wild animals, but perhaps not one this far gone. But this week…

500-pound hammerhead shark washed up on southern Florida beach

April 19, 2022

An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale,…

Oil-covered puffin rescued off English coast

April 18, 2022

An oil-doused puffin is now being cared for by animal welfare workers after being scooped up along the English coast. The RSPCA said Monday…

Western painted turtle snatched from the wild posted for sale online as a pet

April 17, 2022

It’s cute and may seem like the perfect pet, but two people may now be facing wildlife charges for scooping up a Western painted…

Wild javelina breaks into vehicle in Arizona to chow down on a bag of Cheetos

April 12, 2022

Call it a criminal case of the munchies, but Arizona cops caught the critter culprit with craving for Cheetos. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office…