Count Binface seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
LONDON — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke…
Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group…
Viral fame could be dangerous for Tasmania’s Neil the seal and his fans
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the…
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…
Home player Arthur Gea takes emergency bathroom break during French Open debut
PARIS (AP) — Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in…
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…
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…
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…
High-jumping kangaroo escapes petting zoo and roams free for three days
How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If…
Argentine teens say they identify themselves as non-human animals in latest viral trend
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — On a recent Sunday, a Buenos Aires plaza transformed into a makeshift wilderness for…
Firefighters rescue injured seabird desperately pecking at hospital door
BERLIN (AP) — An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at…
Meet the Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross,…