Animals

An image of a flamingo. This is not the flamingo that escaped from a Kansas zoo.

Pink Floyd, a flamingo on the lam from a Kansas zoo since 2005, is seen again in Texas

11:16am March 30, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

A video posted by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows the fugitive flamingo wading into Cox Bay about 120 miles southwest of Houston.

An African flamingo, on the loose since 2005, racks up miles across the U.S.

6:23am March 30, 2022

Known as No. 492, the number on its leg tag, was one of two pink birds that escaped from a Kansas zoo in a storm. It's been caught on video in Texas. It's also been seen in Wisconsin and Louisiana.

Video from the Feldman Ecopark's Facebook page shows a man driving a van full of marsupials. It took off on social media, drawing attention to the Kharkiv zoo's war casualties and mission to evacuate its animals to safety.

World News

A bunch of kangaroos are the latest animals to be rescued from a hard-hit Kharkiv zoo

3:18pm March 28, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Feldman Ecopark in the hard-hit city of Kharkiv has lost many animals and even several staff members to Russian shelling in the past month. It's now trying to evacuate as many animals as possible.

World News

Some Ukrainians fled with their pets. Others are stepping in to care for the rest

8:32am March 27, 2022

by Tim Mak

Wherever you find fleeing civilians in Ukraine, you also find beloved dogs, cats and rabbits in tow. But some pets are being left behind, and people are stepping in to care for them.

A truck drives out of a Wisconsin farm on Thursday where avian flu was detected, forcing the commercial egg producer to destroy more than 2.7 million chickens.

Avian flu is infecting U.S. poultry flocks. It could affect the price of chicken, too

1:49pm March 26, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Bird flu has been confirmed in poultry in 17 states since the start of the year. Whether the outbreak will affect the price of eggs and poultry depends on how widespread it becomes, an expert says.

A massive bleaching event is taking place in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

4:43pm March 25, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching. That's when corals turn ghostly white due to heat, and it's becoming more common as the climate warms.

Police near Manchester, England, responded to an urgent call about a tiger

6:10am March 25, 2022

A witness reported a tiger was resting in someone's yard and pawing at the grass. A thorough investigation determined that the tiger was a giant stuffed animal.

A boa constrictor feeds on a lizard in Tijuca Forest National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Science

This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey

6:08pm March 24, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in air as they crush their meal before devouring it.

Seagulls in Venice can snatch a meal right out of your hands

5:58am March 24, 2022

Years ago, Venetian authorities sprayed St. Mark's Square with gull repellent. Apparently that's not enough. So hotels are arming tourists with water guns.

Researchers interpret pig emotions from the sounds they make

5:11am March 24, 2022

European researchers are developing a tool to help identify animal emotions through a vocal recognition system. It aims to help people who work with pigs identify whether the animals are in distress.