Human Interest

Animals

Best In Show, Catherine O'hara

The 2026 Westminster Dog Show Took a Moment to Honor 'Legend' Catherine O'Hara and Her Best in Show Role

By Angel Saunders

Girl with cancer competes at Westminster.

11-Year-Old Girl with Rare Treatment-Resistant Cancer Achieves Dream of Competing in the Westminster Dog Show (Exclusive)

By Kelli Bender

Bride Surprised When Cat Curls Up on the Train of Her Wedding Dress and Falls Asleep: 'We Couldn't Believe It

Bride Surprised When Orange Cat Suddenly Curls Up on the Train of Her Wedding Dress and Falls Asleep (Exclusive)

By Erin Clack and Emily Strohm

Bait Dog Used for Fighting Being Rehabilitated

Dog Likely Used as Bait in Illegal Dog Fights Found Discarded on the Side of the Road in California

By Kimberlee Speakman

Police dog helps rescue North Carolina boy with special needs during snowstorm

Police Dog Locates Missing Boy with Special Needs amid 'Dangerously Cold' Conditions in North Carolina

By Desiree Anello

Dog Thieves

Oklahoma Police Share ‘Pooch Pirate’ Video of Dogs Pulling Off Porch Heist

Penny the Doberman Pinscher and trainer Andy Linton pose for photos after winning the Best in Show

Penny the Doberman Pinscher Wins Best in Show at the 2026 Westminster Dog Show

By Kelli Bender

Pregnant Dog Found Outside in Freezing Snow Gives Birth

Pregnant Dog Found in Freezing Snow with 17 Other Dogs Gives Birth After Rescue from Property (Exclusive)

By Moná Thomas

Mark Burkholder with wife Paige and their dog

Man Explains Why He Let His Dog Smell His Dead Wife's Body After She Died of Cancer (Exclusive)

Dog Refuses to Eat, Until Owner Says This One Word.

Stubborn Dog Continuously Refuses to Eat Food Until Owner Says This One Unexpected Word

By Tabitha Parent

Man Tells the rom-com meet-cute of his two male birds

Kansas Farmer Goes Viral After Sharing the Love Story of 2 'Inseparable' Gay Pigeons on His Property (Exclusive)

By Moná Thomas

A Chow Chow puppy, Bowling Green Subway Station in New York,

Dog Dies After Getting Electrocuted by Third Rail At N.Y.C. Subway Station

By Kimberlee Speakman

Florida Man Crafts 'Iguana Blanket' out of Cold-Stunned Invasive Lizards

Florida Man Crafts 'Iguana Blanket' Out of Cold-Stunned Invasive Lizards

By Rachel Raposas

Dead and Dying Salmon

Over 4 Million Salmon Died Prematurely at One Country's Fish Farms in 2025, New Data Reveals Why

By Moná Thomas

Sara Bell and her dog, Nilak, who ate a napkin contaminated with cocaine at a dog park and overdosed, but survived

Husky Starts 'Acting Funny' After Eating a Napkin on His Walk. A Vet Reveals the Dog Is in the Middle of an Overdose

By Desiree Anello

Influencer Speaks Out amid ‘Hate’ Over Decision to Freeze-Dry Dead Dog

Influencer Speaks Out After Receiving Backlash for Freeze-Drying Her Dead Dog (Exclusive)

By Luke Chinman

Alicia Silverstone Helps Save Pregnant Dog

Alicia Silverstone Helps Save Pregnant Dog and Her Puppies Before Scheduled Euthanasia: ‘Adopt, It’s the Best Thing You Could Ever Do’

ACCT Philly reunites dog with owner after 4 years

Wisconsin Man Drives Through Winter Storm to Reunite with the Dog He Lost 4 Years Ago

By Moná Thomas

Ree Drummond, Instagram

Ree Drummond Gives Hopeful Update on Newborn Calf Her Husband Saved During Winter Storm

By Moná Thomas

Tourist Captures Rare Footage of Elusive Dolphin Species: 'So Curious and Playful'

Tourist Captures Rare Footage of Elusive Sea Creature Known as a 'Skunk Dolphin'

By Charlotte Phillipp

A New York Man Is Stuck in Egypt for 2 Months Because of His Dog, Here's What Happened

He Thought He Was Taking a 2-Week Trip. Then a U.S. Rule Left Him Stuck in Egypt For Months with His Puppy (Exclusive)

By Moná Thomas

Guthega Skink, endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria

Rare Lizard Pregnancy Means Species' Critically Endangered Population Could Boom from 11 to 13

By Rachel Raposas

The Hadid Family Pays Tribute to Anwar's Late Dog

Anwar Hadid Mourns Late Dog Dexter, a Pet He Said Helped Save His Life, in Heartfelt Tribute

By Moná Thomas

Punsxutawney Phil looks out at the crowd during the Groundhog Day celebration at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA, 02 February, 2020.

Punxsutawney Phil Predicted 6 More Weeks of Winter for 2026. How Often Does the Groundhog Day Icon Get It Right?

By Chris Barilla

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming Trades His Traitors Capes for 'Sexy and Powerful' Vegan Leather in PETA Campaign

By Kelli Bender

Ring Announces Dog Shelter Donation with Heartwarming Super Bowl Ad

Ring Uses Its 2026 Super Bowl Ad to Help the U.S. Find Its Lost Dogs (Exclusive)

By Kelli Bender

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on February 2, 2025.

Groundhog Day 2026: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter

By Kelli Bender

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Thousands of Stinging Jellyfish Wash Ashore Australian Beaches in Unexpected 'Jellygeddon' Event

By Moná Thomas

Jacqueline Durand

Woman, Whose Face Was Torn Off by 2 Dogs, Shares Candid Update 4 Years After the Horrific Attack

By Toria Sheffield

Closeup of an adorable lazy french bulldog dog resting in the sun

North Dakota, Alabama and Idaho Rank Among Worst States for Animal Protection Laws, Organization Reveals

By Marina Watts

Cat Attacked by Coyote Has Graduation to Celebrate Completing Rabies Treatment

Resilient Cat Who Survived Coyote Attack Gets Graduation Party After Finishing 6 Months in Isolation

By Kelli Bender

Man Finds Tegu Buried Beneath 20 Inches of Snow While Clearing Driveway

Rhode Island Man Shoveling Driveway Finds Massive Sun-Loving Mystery Lizard Buried Under 20 Inches of Snow

By Gabrielle Rockson

Capybara in yuzu bath

Prune the Capybara Wins Japan's 'Long Bath Showdown' After Dedicating Herself to a Nearly 2-Hour Soak

By Moná Thomas

Firefighters’ Split-Second Dog Rescue in Single-Digit Temps Goes Viral

Dog Recovering After Firefighters Make Dramatic Split-Second Rescue in Icy Waters

Carp jumping at Lake Barkley Dam.

Kansas Officials Reveal What Happened to the Over 100,000 Pounds of Invasive Carp Removed from a Single River

By Moná Thomas

Dave Bautista attends Amazon's Upfront 2025 Presentation at Beacon Theatre on May 12, 2025 in New York City., Dave Bautista's dogs

Dave Bautista Says He's Hired a Private Jet to Transport His 4 Dogs Between California and Florida (Exclusive)

By Marina Watts and Andrea Mandell

A male polar bear walks on the sea ice near glaciers in eastern Spitzbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago, on April 9, 2025.

Scientists 'Surprised' to See Some Polar Bears Getting 'Fatter and Healthier' amid Ice Loss

By Charlotte Phillipp

Humpback Whale Breaching - stock photo

Kayaking Trip Takes a Wild Turn When a Humpback Whale Surfaces Just Feet Away

Benji

Recently Adopted Dog's Disappearance During Snowstorm Leads to 'Intense' Drone Search

By Erin Clements

two beluga whales

30 Belugas Stuck at Closed Canadian Park and at Risk of Euthanasia Receive 'Conditional Approval' to Move to U.S.

By Moná Thomas

Stock image of a burmese python

Fla. Temperatures Dropped to Dangerous Numbers for Reptiles, But the State's Invasive Pythons Are Hanging On

By Gabrielle Rockson

Bedlington Terrier dogs look on after a competition during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on February 11, 2025 in New York City.

The 2026 Westminster Dog Show Is Happening! Here’s How to Watch Every Moment

By Kelli Bender

Pyari, Sea Turtle Release, Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Sea Turtle Rescued After Predator Attack Returns to the Wild as a 3-Finned Pioneer

By Kimberlee Speakman

Robert Irwin Opens Up His Car and Is Shocked to Find Unexpected Passenger Princess

Robert Irwin Shocks Followers as He Shows Unexpected 'Passenger Princess' in His Car

By Luke Chinman

Polly in foster; Pollypalooza

Adoption Center Throws Festival to Help Longest-Stay Resident, a 6-Year-Old Dog Waiting Years for a Home (Exclusive)

By Kelli Bender

Cat escapes vehicle in Spain, walks nearly 155 miles home to France

Missing Cat Reappears Months Later After Mysteriously Traveling Nearly 200 Miles Back Home

By Moná Thomas

A young donkey is seen in a stock photo.

Woman Rescues Baby Donkey From Slaughterhouse. Now She Gives Her New Owner This Sweet Morning Greeting

Kim Kardashian's puppies, Kim Kardashian on Khloé In Wonder Land

Kim Kardashian Reveals How the Controversial Puppies She Gifted Her Kids for Christmas Have Changed Her Family

By Desiree Anello

Marten on trail camera

Rare Animal, Once Thought to Be Extinct, Discovered on Footage from Remote California Trail Cameras

By Gabrielle Rockson

Bighorn Sheep Rescue

Bighorn Sheep Stuck in Icy Hole on a Frozen Colorado River Needs 'Epic Rescue' to Get Free

By Moná Thomas

Bald Eagle Recovering After Being Shot with Ball Bearing

Colorado Wildlife Officials Searching for Answers After Bald Eagle Is Shot and Injured

By Desiree Anello

Emotional Footage Shows Dog, Who Waited Months for a Home, Smiling Through His Adoption

Emotional Footage Shows Dog, Who Waited Months for a Home, Smiling Through His Adoption

By Raven Brunner

Spookie

14-Year-Old Arrested After Social Media Challenge Leads to the Death of Woman's Dog: 'Didn't Deserve to Die That Way'

By Angel Saunders

black labrador retriever playing with Yellow labrador retriever in backyard

Neighbor’s Dog Stops by Every Day to Ask If Couple's Pup Can Come Out and Play

Madeleine Cameron Goes Viral Sharing What She Gave Up for Her Pet Chameleon

Woman Adopts Chameleon as a Pet. She Never Thought She'd Have to Make These Sacrifices to Keep Him (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene

Mountain Lion, Street

Officials Monitoring Lost Mountain Lion Roaming Streets of San Francisco After Big Cat Shocks Residents

By Moná Thomas

Happy teenage girl holding dog at home

Having a Dog May Improve the Mental Health of Teenagers, Study Finds

By Raven Brunner

Photo of Chris Palmer kneeling next to his dog.

Family of Hiker Who Went Missing in the Outer Banks with His Dog Shares Fate of Man's Beloved Pet

By Rachel Raposas

Ivy the Bernese mountain dog

Man Begs Dog to Come Inside amid Sub-Zero Temperatures. What She Does Next Has People in Tears

By Tabitha Parent

As we previously shared, we sadly lost our two Malayan tapirs, JonHi, 16, and Rinny, 18, within a relatively short period of time

Cause of Death Revealed for Denver Zoo Tapirs, 2 Endangered Animals Who Died Unexpectedly in a Short Period

By Moná Thomas

Alexa Freemyer, Toenail the Ostrich, Instagram

Beloved Social Media Ostrich, Toenail, Dies After Unexpected Injury: 'He Brought So Much Light' (Exclusive)

By Tabitha Parent

Dog Wrenched from Icy Water of Freezing Pond After Falling In During Single-Digit Temperatures

Dog Wrenched from Icy Water of Freezing Pond After Falling in During Single-Digit Temperatures

By Erin Clements

Bloodhound Finds Missing Hiker in Forest

Bloodhound Uses Her Talented Nose to Locate Missing Hiker in Mountainous California Forest

By Desiree Anello

Giovanni’s mirror helps the alpaca feel less isolated while awaiting two new female companions

A Grieving Alpaca Receives Mirrors for Company After Pen Mates Die, New Companions Are on the Way

By Moná Thomas

Silver carp jump from the water at Barkley Dam in Kentucky, where an experiment with acoustic technology and a bubble curtain is occurring.

Over 100,000 Pounds of Invasive Fish Pulled from One River to Help Restore Native Ecosystem

By Moná Thomas

Polar Bear Enjoying Snow at the Zoo

Polar Bear Joyfully Plays in Fresh Snow at Missouri Zoo Following Intense Snowstorm

By Desiree Anello

Cat adopted during storm

Texas Woman Opens Her Home to a Stray During an Ice Storm. Now She Has a New Cat (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene