Pets and Animals

Researchers said the dead spider mechanical grippers were able to lift more than 130% of their own body weight.

Jasper, a 13-year-old dog, went missing for nearly a year until a stranger found him, checked for a microchip, and reunited him with his family. Where was he? "He's not telling, so we suspect he went to Vegas."

“The hired Chief ‘Fluff’ dog should be comfortable showing off their best poses, sassy struts, tail wags, tricks and expressions," the company says.

The display is up year-round, but for Halloween, Steve Springer said he has added skulls, dismembered body parts, spiders, and a giant blow-up dragon.

Video shows the polar bear, the largest carnivore species on the planet, acting as playfully as man’s best friend.

The man was out walking his dog in rural Idaho when he heard something rustling in the bushes.

“He rammed my back, gored me and threw me into a mesquite bush where I laid for 50 minutes until help arrived," the woman said.

A red panda, who once famously escaped the National Zoo and captivated the D.C. area and beyond, has died unexpectedly, according to The Pueblo Zoo.

The mammal became caught last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from part of prawn gear off the coast of Texada Island in western Canada.

Authorities rescued nearly 300 animals from a house that was infested with cockroaches, mites, and lice. Prosecutors said a woman got overwhelmed by the animals in her care.