Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

We are all animal lovers here at Jalopnik. Almost all of us have pets and, when animals face down transportation, we are usually on the animal's side. This year, we covered a lot of critters: ...

From caterpillars disguised as the dead to narwhals that play with their food, here are the animal tales that we loved in ...

Enjoy a look back at some incredible and heartwarming stories about the Smithsonian National Zoo’s animals and the people who care for them. Mike Bock No two days at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

These were some of Inside Edition's favorite animal stories of 2024. In February, fishermen in Japan spotted a pod of killer whales bobbing between broken ice. In August, a woman scaled a wooden fence ...

This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. In July, Tom Waddington set out to row more than 2,000 nautical miles from Newfoundland to the United Kingdom by ...

Image courtesy of Instagram user @kateyproai/TikTok user @nature.love216/Facebook page Branson Area Breaking News/Snopes Illustration Nature is a wondrous place, full of incredible ecosystems and ...

Our family has rescued three dogs and one cat so far…and for us, it’s very rewarding. (Although it comes with challenges, too.) These are the dogs that we rescued in the summer of 2021– one is a super ...

Pigeons that do somersaults, snakes that fake death with extra flair and surprised canines are among the organisms that enthralled the Science News staff. Legends of “flying leeches” have fueled a ...