A tragic incident unfolded in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on New Year’s Day when a hippo was struck by a vehicle.

Firefighters responded to a chicken coop fire Sunday morning, January 5, in Colvin Township outside of Makinen. As per the Northland Fire Wire, crews from Colvin Township, Makinen, Palo, and ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world’s largest rodent ... of the guinea pig — is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to get star treatment during the holiday shopping season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world’s largest rodent is having a big moment. The capybara – a semi-aquatic South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to get star ...

The Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield, Ariz., had six animals test positive for avian flu, with five dying of the infection, the Maricopa County Public Health Department said on Wednesday ...

Below, Scientific American has rounded up some of the things we learned about animals this year that gave us a good chuckle and brightened our days a bit. Synchronization of muscle contraction in ...

a chain of nearly 500 stores that offers an expanding menagerie of animals and characters for customers to customize, including capybaras and axolotls. The St. Louis-based company watches social ...

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards crowned the funniest animal photos of the year. In its tenth year, the CWPA hopes that by showcasing wildlife's humour, conversations on conservation can occur.

But a few years into the avian outbreak, it is clear that the virus is an unwelcome new danger to animals that are already under intense threat from climate change, habitat loss, overfishing and ...