Animals

January 22, 2019, 10:22 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick

In honor of the Year of the Pig, it's time to learn a thing or two.

January 22, 2019, 9:19 a.m. by Ben Bolton

Researchers call the 20-foot female shark 'Deep Blue.'

January 21, 2019, 10:10 a.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo

A rare fungus is threatening the lives of the legendary Chincoteague ponies.

January 21, 2019, 9:11 a.m. by Jacqueline Gulledge

Photographer Chris Perani painstakingly combines thousands of exposures to create each individual image.

January 19, 2019, 11:08 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick

Snowy owls are winged masters of the tundra.

January 18, 2019, 3:07 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo

It started a pet craze that is still wreaking havoc decades later.

January 18, 2019, 1:24 p.m. by Christian Cotroneo

Betsy is never going back to the rodeo.

January 18, 2019, 12:14 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

January 18, 2019, 9:16 a.m. by Matt Hickman

Officials in Nevada City race against time to employ a few hundred brush-munching ungulates.

January 17, 2019, 1:38 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch

These minuscule relatives of tarantulas pack a powerful punch for any insect venturing close to the castle walls.

January 17, 2019, 12:20 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch

It's the first birth spotted so far this season.

January 16, 2019, 12:57 p.m. by Jacqueline Gulledge

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.