JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said today. ...more

November 11, 2009

Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs. ...more

November 4, 2009

Deputy uses agency-issued pistol to put down injured animal ...more

October 28, 2009

Big Cat Rescue is teaming up with Hillsborough County schools to raise $250 from each school, the amount is costs to feed one of the rescue's cat each day. ...more

April 1, 2009

A scientist thinks he's discovered how "flying dinosaurs" weighing hundreds of pounds got off the ground. ...more

January 8, 2009

The political season and Halloween are on a collision course, and if ugly were gold, we'd all be rich. ...more

October 12, 2008

Residents who own reptiles that are not native to Florida can now give up their pets without facing a penalty whenever they want - instead of releasing them into the Everglades. ...more

September 21, 2008

Residents who own reptiles that are not native to Florida can now give up their pets without facing a penalty - instead of releasing them into the Everglades. ...more

September 18, 2008

Dane showed her feisty side at first. The caged 250-pound African lioness spread her jaw, displaying her lethal teeth. Unfazed, her caretakers rubbed her soft face and patted her back. ...more

August 20, 2008

An 8-year-old Florida boy had just scrambled up a creek embankment ahead of his father and older brother during a day hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he confronted an 86-pound male black bear. ...more

August 13, 2008