Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group…
Japan’s orphaned monkey sensation Punch to celebrate his 1st birthday
ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by…
Sightings of humpback whales surge in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro’s coast are surging as they…
Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ for its golden locks becomes a sensation at Bangladesh zoo
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has…
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
NEW YORK — A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques…
A real-life WKRP in Cincinnati has radio listeners ‘stoked’
CINCINNATI (AP) — WKRP isn’t dead — as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati. The…
Chonkers the Steller sea lion draws crowds at San Francisco’s Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An intrepid sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is waddling his way into the hearts of…
Yuji, a baby patas monkey in Mexico, finds comfort in a plush companion
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a…
Rescuers try to save stranded whale Timmy with the help of air cushions
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that…
Picasso painting worth $1M won in a charity raffle
PARIS (AP) — A Parisian man could not believe his luck on Tuesday when he found out he’d…
Man ends his fight to reclaim alligator seized in 2024
An upstate New York man who had his alligator seized after sharing a home for more than three…
300-million-year-old sea creature loses title as world’s oldest octopus
LONDON (AP) — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after…