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After riding out Hurricane Milton at Tampa Bay Rays' stadium stingrays safely return home
Seven cownose stingrays were successfully relocated by animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium in coordination with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Flash floods force evacuation of about 100 elephants in Thailand
An elephant sanctuary in Thailand is asking for help after flash floods forced the evacuation of around 100 elephants.
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Rescuers reveal tragic background of trafficked jaguar cub abandoned in California
Rescuers reveal tragic background of trafficked jaguar cub abandoned in Alpine.
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Over 200 exotic birds, other animals found hoarded inside NY veterinarian's house
A house owned by a veterinarian on Long Island was found to be filled with more than 200 birds and other animals in a hoarding situation that officials described as among the worst they have ever seen.
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Owner sent friends $100 for dog's adoptaversary lunch while out of town — the result went viral
On Sept. 21, Sophie Vershbow shared a post on X about how her friend sent $100 to a group of them to take her dog, Sweeper, out to a special lunch.
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‘Pet-A-Palooza' in Millbrae
Pet parents are invited to the Peninsula for Pet-A-Palooza. It’s taking place on Sunday at the Gateway at Millbrae Station. Kira Klapper speaks to Brian Yi and Jim Stewart about the event.
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WATCH: Coast Guard rescues man and dog after boat fails during hurricane
A man and his dog were stranded when their 36-foot sailboat started sinking off the coast of Florida.
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Girl vs. Horse: Why a long-distance runner raced a horse in a 50-mile marathon
“If it was the last thing I did before I died, I wanted to race a horse,” Nicole Teeny said after her epilepsy diagnosis.
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WATCH: Thai woman rescued from python's grip after two hours trapped
A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.
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Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng is a TikTok star, but her keepers are worried
Fans have flooded the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in eastern Thailand, where officials have warned they risk harming the celebrity hippopotamus.
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This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
The 3-year-old border collie has become something of an internet sensation in Brazil with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok.
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Giving up pets to seek rehab can worsen trauma. A Colorado group intends to end that
People seeking treatment for substance abuse don’t have to give up their pets thanks to the work of volunteers in a Colorado-based organization.
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Why are we seeing more whales moving closer to the Bay Area coastline?
There’s been a lot of whales along California’s coastline and they’re putting on quite a show.
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‘They're going to where the food is': Whale sightings increasing in the California coast
There’s been a lot of whales along California’s coastline and they’re putting on quite a show. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Ted Cheeseman, co-founder and director of Happywhale — a website used to keep track of whales across the globe — for some insight.
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Bomb-sniffing dog at San Francisco airport wins TSA's Cutest Canine Contest
Put your paws together for Barni, a bomb-sniffing dog at San Francisco International Airport who just won the Transportation Security Administration’s 2024 Cutest Canine Contest.
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Happy National Dog Day! What to know about the day dedicated to our canine companions
National Dog Day is observed each year to celebrate the love, loyalty and companionship that dogs bring to our lives.
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This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
The Northern Bald Ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe. They were hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century.
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A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers
The National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, is the place where scientists are pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently spreading through U.S. animals — and develop ways to stop it
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The twins are here! A second set of giant panda cubs has been born in Berlin
The cubs were born on Thursday, the zoo said in a statement. They were born only 11 days after ultrasound scans showed that Meng Meng, 11, was pregnant.
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A song for Sphen: Penguins mourn death of one half of beloved same-sex couple
To process the loss of his partner, Magic, 8, was taken to Sphen’s body “so that he could understand his partner wouldn’t return,” Dilly said.