A hippo attacks a young boy, and then spits him out
The attack took place on a recent afternoon, as the boy was playing at his home near a lake in western Uganda.
Animals
A massive aquarium holding 1,500 tropical fish bursts in Berlin
The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and fish — pouring into the street. Berlin Police say two people were hurt, the result of glass shards from the aquarium's collapse.
New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs and rabbits
The new law, designed to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as "puppy mills," lets pet shops work instead with shelters to offer rescued or abandoned animals up for adoption.
They flew to Nashville. Bluebell, their dog, was sent to Saudi Arabia
In London, Bluebell, a black Labrador mix, was somehow put on the wrong flight. It took two more days to bring her to the U.S. "We don't know if she'll ever be the same," her owner says.
Law requires former research chimps to be retired at a federal sanctuary, court says
The ruling is the latest twist in a long-running dispute over where dozens of federally-supported former research chimps should live out the remainder of their days.
What would Fido say about you? This community poem takes pets' point of view
We asked Morning Edition listeners to share what their pets might be thinking about. Then NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander combed through more than 700 submissions to create a community poem.
Hollywood's famous, aging mountain lion has been captured by authorities. Now what?
P-22 has lived in Griffith Park for a decade, earning nicknames like the "Hollywood Cat" and the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions." He is undergoing health evaluations after exhibiting signs of distress.
A British zoo welcomes the birth of a rare Malayan tapir
A British zoo has welcomed the birth of a rare Malayan tapir. Fewer than 2,500 of the animals are estimated to remain in their natural habitats in southeast Asia.
We're not lion: The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are a good laugh
Jennifer Hadley claimed the top prize for her photo of a 3-month-old lion cub tumbling out of a tree in the Serengeti region of Tanzania.
A little girl in California has been granted a license to keep a unicorn
Madeline wrote to LA county officials asking for approval to keep a unicorn in her backyard if she could find one.
The animal control department agreed, granting her their very first unicorn license.
The animal control department agreed, granting her their very first unicorn license.