1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (192+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A South Carolina aquarium is celebrating a penguin baby boom, with five recent hatchings bringing the total for the year to seven. Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach announced the five African penguin chicks hatched recently after the Penguin…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (207+ words) One of the most recognizable landmarks in the United States will go dark at night throughout September as millions of birds make their seasonal journey south. The exterior lights on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis will be turned off…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (485+ words) Sept. 1 (UPI) -- More than 3,000 baby sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico from a beach in northern Veracruz after months of nighttime patrols to rescue and protect nests threatened by human activity and other risks, conservationists said. Fundación…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (127+ words) Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Virginia were called out to wrangle an escaped bison seen wandering gravel roads and "creating his own version of a farm tour." Loudoun County Animal Services said its Humane Law Enforcement team was dispatched Monday after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (137+ words) Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Texas came to the rescue of a kinkajou -- an exotic animal native to Central and South America -- trying to find shelter from the summer heat. North Richland Hills police were called out Thursday on a report…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (434+ words) Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest marine turtle species, have returned to nest on Panama's Pacific coast after nearly a decade, the country's Environment Ministry said. Conservation teams documented three nesting events at El Fondiaderito, a remote beach…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Mysterious fake cats have been placed in a pair of vacant lots in Cape Coral, Fla., in what wildlife experts believe might be an attempt to ward off burrowing owls. Residents living near an empty lot along Southwest…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) An Asian water monitor lizard was safely reunited with its owner after nearly a month on the loose in a Tennessee neighborhood. Aug. 11 (UPI) -- An Asian water monitor lizard was safely reunited with its owner after nearly a month on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (206+ words) July 21 (UPI) -- A famous bald eagle who went missing from her California nest was found unable to fly after an attack, but veterinarians said she seems to have evaded major injuries. Jackie, a bald eagle who, along with partner Shadow,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (233+ words) July 21 (UPI) -- A famous bald eagle who went missing from her California nest was found unable to fly after an attack, but veterinarians said she seems to have evaded major injuries. Jackie, a bald eagle who, along with partner Shadow,…...