Though the flinty New Englander wasn’t known for personal warmth, Silent Cal had a soft spot in his heart for critters.

With the holiday season coming to an end, many people are throwing out their old Christmas trees. Surfrider Bogue Banks is ...

From alpacas to zebras — and lots of birds, reptiles and invertebrates in between — London Zoo on Friday is taking stock of what it possesses. The annual census of the zoo’s ...

For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn’t find a home this festive season were given to some ...

What does a gazelle think when a member of its herd becomes a lion’s dinner? Questions like these have been very much on the mind of the Spanish philosopher Susana Monsó, whose new book, “Playing ...

You can’t tell a raccoon to freeze, and you can’t read a possum its Miranda rights. I mean, you could, but possums usually have trouble<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

A local business owner is spending the holidays in the hospital. Derek Cochran, who runs Pig In! Pig Out!, has pneumonia, ...

Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: If you want to head further north, the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee will host a ...

Its New Year’s Eve Celebration includes a live DJ, food and drink specials at the LandShark Bar & Grill, snow tubing, ice skating, carnival rides, and more. At midnight, the amusement park will ring ...

One of Georgia's most unique New Year's Eve celebrations is well underway. Tallapoosa's sold out Possum Drop, hosted by FOX 5 Atlanta's very own George Franco, began at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

As temperatures continue to drop, staff at the Procyon Wildlife Centre in Beeton are growing concerned about the safety of the opossums in their care. The centre is currently home to 35 Virginia ...

"I think I freaked out—in a good way—because I saw it live when my doorbell notified me," Samantha Rose told Newsweek.