Pets and Animals

The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota has accepted several big cats including tigers and lions seized last week by the U.S. Department of Justice from the owners of Tiger King Park.

Police in Port Moody captured footage of a cat that was in no mood to be bothered by a pesky coyote.

State horse racing officials are defending their decision to allow legendary trainer Bob Baffert to continue competing in California after a leading animal rights group said he should be suspended following a positive drug test recorded by Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

A deer duo, including a rare albino, swam across Lake Poygan in Winneconne, Wisconsin, on Friday, May 21.

A mountain lion that had been roaming around the residential streets of San Francisco was released this week into the wild, Oakland Zoo officials said Friday.

The National Park Service, which maintains Cape Lookout National Seashore where the blob was found, said it had identified the mysterious mass.

A pug-loving 7-year-old girl fell to her knees and cried when her mom surprised her with a pug puppy as an early birthday gift.

Three bobcat kittens were orphaned after their mom was hit by a car earlier this month. They were rescued and a famous family is now taking them in.

An angler fishing off a St. Petersburg Beach was completely unaware that a school of cownose rays, known as a “fever,” were swimming around him

Federal authorities have seized 68 big cats from an Oklahoma animal park featured on Netflix's “Tiger King."

The dachshund and Welsh corgi mixed breed pup joined the queen’s household shortly after Prince Philip fell ill and was hospitalized earlier this year.

A white Risso's dolphin was spotted Friday by a group of whale watchers off the Southern California coastline.

Other visitors giggled and looked on in awe as the girl shared a special moment with one of nature’s rarest big cats.

“A fish had grabbed the chunk of bait and run toward me for cover, before getting scared and dropping the chunk. This set me up for a shot that’s even too close for my 20mm lens.”

A colony of monkeys has lived for about 70 years in urban South Florida, near jets taking off from a nearby airport and fuel storage tanks. No one was quite sure where they came from -- until now.

An Orlando architect can now be considered a type of local superhero, at least to his Lake Highland Park neighbors. 

People who live in the Bernal Heights and Portola areas of San Francisco are being warned about a mountain lion that is roaming the area.