A mountain lion was allegedly sighted last week in the northern end of Glover-Archbold Park, according to a posting on Cleveland Park's online message board.
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Attention, animal lovers, it's almost the spookiest night of the year! The ASPCA recommends taking some common sense precautions this Halloween to keep you and your pet saying "trick or treat!" all the way to November 1.
Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, a team of researchers headed by anthropologist Michael Krützen from the University of Zurich has demonstrated that great apes also have the ability to learn socially and pass them down through a great many generations.
A young grizzly bear, three leopards and two monkeys rescued this week from a backyard farm are adjusting to their new homes at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
The 'Cyclops shark' that went viral on the net a few months ago appears to be a legitimate one-eyed dusky shark fetus, according to LiveScience and numerous other media reports.
We've seen our share of super-magnified awesome images, but sometimes a good old-fashioned camera close-up can blow your mind. There's also something to be said for the awe-inspiring beauty of nature.
Roselle, a dog who guided her blind owner down 78 flights of stairs at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, was named American Hero Dog of 2011 at the inaugural American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards.
Elephants are actually helping to keep the lights on at the Munich Zoo. The zoo's resident Indian elephants are providing 'Elephant Energy' by creating power generated from their dung. This is achieved by harnessing what the Munich Zoo is referring to as "poo power" -- energy stored in animal waste -- which can be converted into a fuel known as "biogas."
Surfer Doug Niblack of Oregon had the ride of his life recently when he wound up standing on top of a thrashing great white shark instead of his surf board, reports the Associated Press.
They say all dogs go to heaven — and on at least one day a year throughout metro Detroit, some dogs also go to church.
Teamwork has never been more adorable. Benson, a cute black lab, is hearing impaired, so when it's time to come inside after playing in the yard, his buddy Buffy has to fetch him.
After being thrown from a car in the city of March, England, Jolie, a young black cat, was fed and nursed back to health by a good samaritan, who then called the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Ely Weekly News reported.
Demonstrating the remarkable spirit of animals, a starving dog left in an abandoned apartment for two months jumped from a third-story window in a desparate attempt to find food. Amazingly, the tenacious dog survived the fall and even helped rescue a puppy still locked inside.
Charlie Bird, a nature photographer, traveled to Antarctica to take in the wonders of the cold continent. On his travels he met a pair of enormous baby elephant seals that wanted to cuddle. After watching this video, I am glad to see than the seals ultimately chose to roll off of him after they were done cuddling!
You may remember Petey the Border Collie as the dog who could totally kick your butt at volleyball, but he's got more than one trick up his sleeve. Apparently on days when he's not showing everyone up on the volleyball court, he suits up in a jersey and booties and shoots some hoops with his lady friend. Don't believe us? Check out the video below.
More than 4,000 spectators came to see the 80 surfing pooches hang-ten this last weekend at the annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon held at Del Mar Dog Beach in Southern California. Benefitting the Helen Woodward Animal Center, the event raised more than $100,000 for orphaned animals and animal welfare programs at the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
