Pets and Animals

A Chicago man's nearly quarter-of-a-century friendship with his pet turtle, Colors, reached its pinnacle last month when he asked her to be a flower girl at his wedding.

A tweet featuring Ellie, a black-and-white cat living in Virginia, went viral after it revealed an owner surrendered Ellie for being too cuddly. Ellie is now set to be adopted.

Some on-lookers spotted a puppy wedged in-between a sign and a window at the high end fashion shop Miu Miu on London, England's Bond St.

Hippos are the deadliest large land mammals on Earth, killing an estimated 500 people every year.

The 82-foot-tall AquaDom aquarium was the biggest cylindrical tank in the world, and held about 1,500 tropical fish before the incident.

“I think I’ll swim in the creek this morning,” a man said as he filmed his pool being taken over by frogs.

Pfc. Chesty XVI, an English bulldog, received his promotion at a ceremony Tuesday. His predecessor was given a pardon and retirement after becoming a bit of a handful.

A storm forced the zoo to close for a day after the area received more than 10 inches of snow.

A letter sent out to parents by the school identified the spiders as yellow sac spiders, a common species in the United States.

She miraculously carried on with her yearly migration from Canada to Hawaii with a paralyzed tail and, sadly, will not be strong enough to make it back.

Police posted the video on Facebook, joking that the dog, identified as K9 Nova, was excited to announce her new job with Public Works.

Officer Raymond L. Hopkinton is a Goldendoodle puppy who will serve as a "compassion canine" for the local police department in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.

Some of the children witnessed how Russian soldiers invaded their hometowns and beat their relatives, while others are related to those on the front lines.

“It's a shame, because he's a wonderful dog and has such a personality,” said Peter Cangelosi, Pets and Vets Founder. "For being 10 and a half, eleven years old – he's like a puppy. He has more energy than all the dogs we have here."

Ten of the birds are in intensive care at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.