A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his...
A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after...
Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social...
Pygmy hippo Moo Deng is so adored she may get her own patent
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically...
Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons.Praised for their versatility and universal appeal, balloons...
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner.The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger,...
An 8-year-old Ohio girl drove an SUV on a solo Target run
BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — An 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store where she was...
A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after campaign filled with memes and...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year.The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s...
Germany’s first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's first hobby horsing championship will gallop through Frankfurt this weekend, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping,...
The birth of a spectacled bear brings joy to a farming community in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that has protected these animals...
