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This image provided by the Monterey Bay Whale Watch shows a cluster of dolphins across Carmel Bay on the central coast of California on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

‘Super pod’ of 1,500 dolphins captured on drone video as they cavort off California’s coast

This image provided by the Monterey Bay Whale Watch shows a cluster of dolphins across Carmel Bay on the central coast of California on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

January 28, 2025, 2:12pm Nation & World

A mileslong cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual “super pod” of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures. Read story

An artist Julia Kozyreva, of Ukraine, performs with a tiger during a rehearsal of the new "Circuses of the World" show in the Belarusian State Circus in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.

WA bill would ban use of traveling circus animals

An artist Julia Kozyreva, of Ukraine, performs with a tiger during a rehearsal of the new "Circuses of the World" show in the Belarusian State Circus in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.

January 28, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state. Read story

Sandhill cranes are seen at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Decatur, Ala.

Alabama wildlife refuge attracts migration of sandhill, whooping cranes and more

Sandhill cranes are seen at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Decatur, Ala.

January 28, 2025, 6:03am Life

In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds and insects. Read story

Peppi, a yellow Lab and official “Canine Companion,” sits on the lap of OB-GYN Kristina Fraser in November at the HCA HealthONE Rose medical center in Denver.

Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff and patient stress

Peppi, a yellow Lab and official “Canine Companion,” sits on the lap of OB-GYN Kristina Fraser in November at the HCA HealthONE Rose medical center in Denver.

January 26, 2025, 6:00am Health

Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there’s a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit. Read story

Rev. José Antonio Carballo, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral, celebrates the annual blessing of the animals Mass on Jan. 17 at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.

Blessing of animals reflects owners’ devotion

Rev. José Antonio Carballo, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral, celebrates the annual blessing of the animals Mass on Jan. 17 at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.

January 25, 2025, 5:57am Churches & Religion

Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral on a recent Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. Read story

A pigeon flies inside of its loft in Ranst, Belgium.

Pigeon racers forced to defend against bird thieves in Belgium

A pigeon flies inside of its loft in Ranst, Belgium.

January 25, 2025, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Belgium’s once-pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off alarms at night and cameras linked live to mobile apps keep potential thieves at bay — 24/7. Read story

A rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2017.

Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in S.C.

A rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2017.

January 24, 2025, 4:53pm Nation & World

Authorities in South Carolina said Friday the last four of 43 escaped monkeys have been recaptured after two months living in the woods, weathering a rare snowstorm and being tempted back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Read story

Chris MacRitchie rescues a dog from the Winooski River as he is recorded by his son Ace MacRitchie on Jan. 10 in Berlin, Vt.

Man rescues dog from freezing Vermont river

Chris MacRitchie rescues a dog from the Winooski River as he is recorded by his son Ace MacRitchie on Jan. 10 in Berlin, Vt.

January 24, 2025, 6:04am Life

Spotting a dog struggling to stay afloat in a icy Vermont river, Chris MacRitchie never hesitated. Read story

Oregon woman defrauded hundreds of people adopting pets in Oregon, feds say; she gets prison

January 21, 2025, 9:31am Life

An Oregon woman who helped run an animal rescue business conspired to defraud hundreds of pet adopters “by misrepresenting the extent” of the pets’ issues, prosecutors said. Read story

Visitors watch manatees swim at Manatee Lagoon, a free attraction operated by Florida Power & Light Company that lets the public view and learn about the sea cows who gather in winter in the warm-water outflows of the company’s power plant, in Riviera Beach, Fla., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Manatees seek out power plants’ warm waters in winter

Visitors watch manatees swim at Manatee Lagoon, a free attraction operated by Florida Power & Light Company that lets the public view and learn about the sea cows who gather in winter in the warm-water outflows of the company’s power plant, in Riviera Beach, Fla., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

January 20, 2025, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters. Read story