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Pets & Wildlife

1 of 2 escaped zoo otters is captured

April 4, 2025, 5:55am Life

Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. Read story

An orphaned cougar cub was rescued outside of Newman Lake in March and is now being treated at a West Side animal clinic.

Malnourished and orphaned cougar cub found near Newman Lake recovering in Eatonville

An orphaned cougar cub was rescued outside of Newman Lake in March and is now being treated at a West Side animal clinic.

April 3, 2025, 7:39am Life

An Eatonville, Washington, animal clinic is treating a 5-month-old orphaned cougar cub found near Spokane earlier this month. Read story

Orangutan bites zookeeper through barrier during training, Washington zoo says

April 1, 2025, 10:15am Northwest

An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. Read story

A new study explored the impacts of societal wealth and ecological health on the movement of coyotes in Los Angeles County.

Researchers: Coyotes avoiding Los Angeles’ affluent areas

A new study explored the impacts of societal wealth and ecological health on the movement of coyotes in Los Angeles County.

April 1, 2025, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Lush greenery and abundant wildlife — attributes of many affluent LA neighborhoods that lure people — would seemingly be draws for predators like coyotes, too. But a new study found coyotes were less inclined to seek out higher-income areas in their home ranges, preferring to stick to less-wealthy parts, surprising… Read story

Jesse Terry high-fives spectators as he takes off from the start line of the 40th anniversary running of the John Beargrease sled dog marathon in Two Harbors, Minnesota, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The race normally takes place in late January and starts at Billy’s Bar in Duluth, Minnesota, but had to be moved due to unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow.

For Anishinaabe musher, sport is a way to connect

Jesse Terry high-fives spectators as he takes off from the start line of the 40th anniversary running of the John Beargrease sled dog marathon in Two Harbors, Minnesota, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The race normally takes place in late January and starts at Billy’s Bar in Duluth, Minnesota, but had to be moved due to unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow.

March 28, 2025, 5:59am Life

Jesse Terry wanted to hang onto his standing. Read story

After being rescued from Ukraine, lion sisters Amani and Lira settle into their new forever home March 20 at The Big Cat Sanctuary near Ashford in Kent, England.

Ukraine lions settle in at new home

After being rescued from Ukraine, lion sisters Amani and Lira settle into their new forever home March 20 at The Big Cat Sanctuary near Ashford in Kent, England.

March 28, 2025, 5:58am Life

One malnourished lioness had spent her life confined to an apartment. Another was so shell-shocked she could barely walk. Read story

New species found in Venezuela

March 28, 2025, 5:57am Life

Alongside a mountain road in northern Venezuela, a venomous creature tucked up its 1-foot-long body and hid under a rock to wait for nightfall. The lurking animal caught the attention of passing scientists — and for good reason. Read story

Livestream that lets viewers help fish a hit with millions

March 28, 2025, 5:55am Life

The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds. Read story

A green Central Fijian Banded Iguana is shown on Ovalau in Fiji. (Robert Fisher/U.S.

Iguanas likely floated to Fiji in record rafting trip

A green Central Fijian Banded Iguana is shown on Ovalau in Fiji. (Robert Fisher/U.S.

March 25, 2025, 5:34am Life

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and one giant ocean away. Read story

Sea lions suffering from neurological conditions and malnutrition are treated at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by Drew A.

Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens beachgoers, burdens rescuers in Southern California

Sea lions suffering from neurological conditions and malnutrition are treated at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by Drew A.

March 24, 2025, 1:26pm Life

Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim to a poisoning event that a local expert calls the worst in recent memory. It is stranding the mammals along the coast as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that are transformed by… Read story