Pets and Animals

Fritz is a little brother to the zoo’s already famous hippo, Fiona.

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

The Beaufort County Coroner's Office says it believes the victim slipped into a pond located in the Sun City development and was attacked by the alligator earlier this week.

The monkey apparently just happened to push the right combination of numbers to call 911.

The massive python was spotted slithering under a car early in the morning by someone out walking their dog, according to local news reports.

A Mississippi man hooked a 104-pound catfish, creating a new state record. The previous record was broken in 1997, weighing in at 101 pounds.

Walruses are protected and as recently as last month officials said they hoped Freya would leave of her own accord and that euthanasia would be a last resort.

“My first instinct was to pull out my phone to document the find because it was such a rare occasion,” Luke Rand said.

Benny the dog got lost in Germany, but it turns out he was reunited with his owner, a priest who lived in Gilroy.

After destructive hurricanes, an oil spill, and other traumatic events, it appears sea turtles are coming back to the Mississippi coast.

The NYPD’s Mounted Unit had to help a distressed carriage horse and get it back up on its feet after it collapsed in the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan.

An Oregon state trooper deserves a round of a-paws after he was caught on camera using his "cat-like" reflexes to save a dog as it leaped out of a car window.

Rick Haley has come across some unique finds since he started exploring caves in 1989. But even he couldn’t believe what he saw on Saturday.

Over half of the 4,000 beagles rescued from a mass breeding and research facility in Virginia are now ready to be adopted into a loving home. Here’s how to adopt, foster, or help the dogs.