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Pets & Wildlife

Feral Mexican parrots thrive in LA

March 29, 2024, 6:05am Life

During a walk through the Huntington Botanical Gardens with her mother one morning, Brenda Ramirez was alarmed by the sudden squawks, warbles, and screeches of troops of parrots flying overhead… Read story

Bird flu hitting seal colonies hard

March 29, 2024, 6:02am Life

Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to… Read story

Members of SPARK Ministries take foster dogs for a walk March 14 at Millstone Park in Richmond, Ky. SPARK Ministries works to remove barriers for people who are recovering from addiction.

Pets find safe place with fosters

Members of SPARK Ministries take foster dogs for a walk March 14 at Millstone Park in Richmond, Ky. SPARK Ministries works to remove barriers for people who are recovering from addiction.

March 29, 2024, 6:02am Life

When Laura Helvey met Catherine Gabbard in her yard in the summer of 2023, she was sitting on the ground next to her dog, Bossy, crying. Read story

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler&rsquo;s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil&rsquo;s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring.

Punxsutawney Phil and his wife had BABY GROUNDHOGS!

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler&rsquo;s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil&rsquo;s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring.

March 28, 2024, 8:04am Life

We’re pleased to bring you very serious and important breaking news regarding cute, furry, baby animals and Pennsylvania lore: Punxsutawney Phil and his wife, Phyllis, have babies. Read story

All hail Chainsaw: the big guy with the jagged dorsal fin who, together with his fellow Bigg’s killer whales, has already racked up a record number of sightings of the orcas for 2023.

These Puget Sound orcas could be designated as distinct species

All hail Chainsaw: the big guy with the jagged dorsal fin who, together with his fellow Bigg’s killer whales, has already racked up a record number of sightings of the orcas for 2023.

March 27, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. Read story

Chad Williams of Olathe, Kan., caught a world record 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish. Williams was on his first snagging trip March 17 when he reeled in the fish at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Fisherman nets 164-pound fish in Lake of Ozarks

Chad Williams of Olathe, Kan., caught a world record 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish. Williams was on his first snagging trip March 17 when he reeled in the fish at the Lake of the Ozarks.

March 25, 2024, 6:51am Pets & Wildlife

A fisherman on the Lake of the Ozarks brought ashore a world-record paddlefish March 17 that weighed more than 164 pounds — the biggest paddlefish ever caught and the largest fish of any kind in Missouri’s record books. Read story

The golden retriever was Seattle's most popular dog breed in 2023, according to the American Kennel Club, which maintains the United States’ oldest purebred canine registry.

Golden retrievers still No. 1 in Seattle

The golden retriever was Seattle's most popular dog breed in 2023, according to the American Kennel Club, which maintains the United States’ oldest purebred canine registry.

March 23, 2024, 5:59am Life

Seattle’s top dog breed is … still the golden retriever. Read story

From food bowls to crates, cat towers to toys, our animals come with a lot of things to make life great for them. That doesn&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t mean it needs to be ugly. There are ways to cater your interior design for your pets.

Interior design for pet accessories

From food bowls to crates, cat towers to toys, our animals come with a lot of things to make life great for them. That doesn&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t mean it needs to be ugly. There are ways to cater your interior design for your pets.

March 23, 2024, 5:09am Life

We love our furry pets and we adore everything about them —except how unsightly their pet supplies are in the house. Read story

Winston, a French bulldog, competes May 8, 2023, in the nonsporting group competition during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, in New York. Frenchies remained the United States&rsquo; most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings.

Frenchies still top dogs in U.S.

Winston, a French bulldog, competes May 8, 2023, in the nonsporting group competition during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, in New York. Frenchies remained the United States&rsquo; most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings.

March 22, 2024, 6:09am Life

French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. Read story

What leash laws tell us about humans

March 22, 2024, 6:08am Life

Pity the poor dog owners! As warm weather descends, communities from California to Arizona to Michigan have announced stricter enforcement of leash laws. Read story