Pets and Animals

Video shot by a passerby captured a massive pile of dead mayflies on a Pennsylvania bridge on June 22.

A mysterious illness in birds has caused severe diseases including crusted-over eyes, blindness, neurological issues and even death in Ohio and sections of the Northeast.

Days after a herd of cows escaped a slaughterhouse and led sheriff's deputies on a bizarre pursuit, a rogue cow was located in South El Monte.

Chunk, a three-year-old golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks, was reunited with his owners Tuesday morning after New Jersey State Troopers pulled him from the waters of Barnegat Bay.

Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Frankie went missing in May. His family thought they found his body and had him cremated - and were shocked when he reappeared again at their doorstep weeks later.

Maki the lemur is now back at the zoo's Lipman Family Lemur Forest -- the largest outdoor lemur habitat in North America -- and in good condition, according to zoo officials.

Already famous at home, China's wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.

They’re basically just tall dogs: Video captured giraffes at a Cincinnati, Ohio zoo getting the “zoomies.”

Senate Bill 474, or the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, would have prohibited the use of heavy chains to restrain a dog. Owners would’ve been punished for leaving dogs without drinkable water or adequate shelter. But once it reached Gov. Abbott's desk, he vetoed it.

Photographer Jacob Danner says that he found the tooth of a Megalodon, which is an extinct species of shark, while walking on a Florida beach.

The raccoon had apparently become stuck in the attic above the porch and was captured on video sneakily finding his way out.

St. Louis Zoo officials said Enrique, an elderly penguin, got shoes to help with his arthritis.

The 9-month-old puppy is currently in training to be an explosive detection K-9.