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Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild

Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution for a small surviving population of the rare lion that is extinct in the wild.

How to keep pests out—without using cruel traps or harming the environment

Glue traps are cruel devices, holding hostage everything from basement cave crickets to terrified mice and rats until they starve to death.

An aquarium octo-attack has sparked larger nationwide debate — 'Why in the hell would it be in a touch tank?'

Something's more than a little fishy at this aquarium.

Terrifying, horny tarantula hordes spotted in multiple states as mating season revs up — here's what to do if you spot the scary spiders

Male tarantulas travel up to 20 miles to find a mate — only to have the female kill and eat him once procreation has commenced. "This is really giving it...

Dolphin calf reunited with mother after being freed from fishing net

The dolphin calf was first spotted entangled in the fishing net in mid-June.

Florida deploys furry robot rabbits to fight invasive Burmese python overpopulation

The Burmese python, a non native species to Florida, was first recorded in the Sunshine State in the 1990s. Its exact population size is unclear.

Shark fears as giant great white lurks dangerously close to this popular East Coast beach: trackers

Wealthy jet-setters aren't the only ones summering in Nantucket.

Some dolphins use this special sponge technique to hunt fish — and it’s harder than it looks

Discover how some Australian dolphins master sponge hunting for food.

No bull! These are the wildest recent exotic-animal rescues in NYC, LI

Suffolk County has become an unfortunate recent hotspot for abandoned animals, a Long Island animal rescuer said.

See the winners of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year Competition

The winners of the first International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition have been announced.

Bears escape wildlife park enclosure and feast on week's worth of honey

The duo feasted on "a week's worth of honey."

Coyotes are invading Long Island -- partly thanks to this surprising talent and NYC rats

There have been at least five breeding pairs of the non-native species found in northwest Nassau County alone this year, in addition to further sightings further east, according to Michael...

Mysterious, endangered 'ghost elephant' seen for the first time in years: 'Might now be the last'

Ghost elephants are "refugees in their own homelands, moving in secret between small patches of habitat," the Elephant Crisis Fund explains in a report.

Beware toxic, foot-long worms invading US — here's what to do if you see the 'demonic flesh-eaters'

Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive toxic hammerhead worms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals.

Locals say bizarre 'massacre' of mother goose and her six tiny goslings in street was no accident

"I threw up a little bit. I cried, I needed a hug. I was hurt, I was upset, I was very angry.”

2-month-old bear cub abandoned by mother stuns in new photos shared by animal sanctuary after rescue

The rescue was considered "unusual" as the 2-month-old bruin was the youngest such bear the wildlife center had ever taken in.