An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea has recently found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water - with one at least 60 miles from shore - raising concern among wildlife experts about their survival.

While chewing on the toy, a vacuum was created and it effectively sucked his tongue into the hole in the ball. From speaking with my vet, this likely occurred because there is not a second hole in the ball preventing the vacuum effect from happening.

SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Mayor Susan Narvaiz of San Marcos defended the police officer who detained a speeder and his girlfriend, who were rushing their dying dog to a veterinary clinic, telling reporters on Thursday the Iraq vet

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zookeepers and veterinarians at the Oregon Zoo were on alert Friday morning after elephant Rose-Tu went into labor early. Rose-Tu's due date was mid-September so the first signs of labor were somewhat of a surprise to watchful keepers.

The "harrowing" decision by wildlife authorities to euthanase an abandoned humpback whale calf in a Sydney waterway has prompted an angry community reaction. The injured mammal - affectionately called Colin and then renamed Colette when identified as a

A woman who slit the throat of her boyfriend's dog was charged this afternoon of cruelty to animals and domestic battery.Whitney Wakefield remained in the Sedgwick County Jail on $50,000 bond. Judge Eric Yost set a preliminary hearing for Sept. 9.

The owners of Yoda -- a cat with four ears -- could use a couple of extra hands to answer their telephones.

We all feel a special burden to care for widows. But who could have predicted we'd focus so much attention on a certain five-ton widow? I refer, of course, to Jenny the elephant. Her mate at the Dallas Zoo died in May. And because elephants need

Noel Green's only concern was for the monkey's safety. The noble impulse did him no good. Green, who lives in Louisville and Covington, was making his first visit to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical

Moogy is about three years old and housetrained. His former owners foreclosed on their South Florida home and could no longer keep him, reports CBS station WFOR-TV in Miami.Michelle Frier, adoption supervisor at the Wildlife Care Center, said "They were