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Israeli army spotters have a new job: counting wild animals on both sides of the West Bank separation barrier to help naturalists assess the problems caused by the huge structure, an army publication reported.
More than 230 dogs, cats and birds, some in cars and many dehydrated and malnourished, were seized by authorities at a rural house, police said. Their owner was charged with animal cruelty.
A canary, a goldfish, a guinea pig, a handful of cats and more than two dozen dogs received blessings from a Catholic priest in church Thursday to mark World Animal Day.
A male masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata), one of the tropical species included in the study, at a nesting hole in a snag. It diverged from its sister species the black-tailed Tityra about 4 million years ago [Image courtesy of Jason Weir]
Seabirds like these penguins at Cape Washington, Antarctica, flap their wings faster underwater than swimming birds that can also fly, like guillemots (Image: Katsufumi Sato)
Even a human with a dog leaves this Galapagos Islands iguana unflustered (Image: Thomas Rödl)
A new strain of H5N1 bird flu has emerged in China that is poised to start yet another global wave of infection.
This robot's leg movements have a crucial effect on the information received by its eyes (Image: Olaf Sporns/Max Lungarella)
A dozen youngsters carrying water and dog food ventured into the deserted streets of northern Israel, taking advantage of the nighttime lull, when Hezbollah usually stops firing rockets.
Farmers in west central Ohio are hoping to preserve some breeds of livestock considered endangered by conservationists.
Alongside the submarines, ships and airplanes participating in large-scale military exercises in the Pacific this month, a team of sea lions and dolphins are expected to patrol the sea.
Mutating diseases that originate in the animal world and then infect humans pose a growing health threat to people around the globe, according to scientists.
Sgts. First Class Budge and Boe are headed to Iraq. Budge and Boe don't have last names: They're dogs. But the pups are now officially enlisted as the Army's first therapy dogs for soldiers in combat.
A Tasmanian woman was playing outside with her children when her pet feline came wandering past dragging something...
Obese mice are less able to fight off bacterial infection than lean mice, according to a study released Monday that supports emerging evidence of a link between obesity and a dysfunctional immune system.
Nearly 20 years after figuring out how to modify genes in mice, Mario Capecchi strode across the blue carpet on the stage of the Stockholm Concert Hall on Monday to greet the king of Sweden.
Around two-thirds of American pet owners let their dog or cat sleep on the bed with them and buy holiday gifts for their furry companions, a survey showed Tuesday.
Beavers have been busy since November chewing up trees within sight of downtown Cleveland.
More Americans own pets than ever before, and they're spending more money to keep them healthy, according to a survey released today by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Report: Schools May Teach Animal Rights Classes Councilman Avella Offers Resolution To City Council
A rare burrowing bird known as a Cook's petrel seems to have dug a real hole for itself: it lives on a small island crawling with hungry rats and cats.
Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy. Federal sentencing guidelines suggested a year to 18 months.
Three men have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly throwing some 80 pets off a bridge outside the town of Barceloneta.
Our beloved Wonder Pets! sure are cute. Next they save the Beetles coming in 2008.
For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the masalai, taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear.
Indiana's great outdoors is about to get greater because a local nature conservation group has raised $60.8 million to protect imperiled landscapes statewide. "We are just trying to protect the state for future generations," said Betsy Smith, director of philanthropy for The …
Our beloved Wonder Pets! sure are cute. Next they save the Beetles coming in 2008.
In the first few days of her baby's life, Devorah Shalev was weepy. Then giddy. Then stressed. Then hungry. But mostly, overwhelmed — the 31-year-old mom from Las Vegas was hit hard with a case of the baby blues.
For men it is flowers and chocolates that are typically used to woo females but for dolphins it seems just a bunch of weeds will do the trick.
Non-profit programs that care for pets of the critically or terminally ill are quietly sprouting all over the country.
....Two decapitated pygmy goats have been found in Fort Walton Beach...
Depending on what a state panel decides today, the Florida manatee may be downgraded from endangered to a threatened species. The proposal before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has sparked an international frenzy and fierce lobbying before the vote.
Law enforcement authorities have discovered that people are willing to go to great lengths to get high, including a troubling new method that features a frightened toad.
Are you bored and looking for something to do, then stop your search, because the fun is about to begin. Halt your boredom and find something to entertain you thoroughly.
Veterinarian B. Kyle Jones was busy hanging Christmas lights at his west Lewisville home when Maynard the kangaroo made his escape.
Jean Dodds, DVM, pioneering veterinarian and founder of HemoPet/Pet Life-Line, the largest nonprofit pet animal blood bank and animal blood diagnostic center in the country.
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