From a cat that accidentally made an 8,000-mile journey in a shipping container to a tunnel made just for turtles, all kinds ...

A canine comfort clip from the Instagram account @appathesamoyed shows a snow-white Samoyed melting into a couch pillow.

Here’s the truth: Early on, around the holidays, I tried to give my wife the gift of knowing what to get for me. I gave her plenty of hints: “Hey, check out this Instagram reel. Tennis shorts with ...

Chance the Rapper heads up the hometown “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” Metro and Salt Shed hold music parties and the New Philharmonic plans its annual celebration.

Across the corral, a young elephant ambled into view, head bobbing, trunk curling, ears flapping, trundling along as fast as its tree-trunk legs could carry it. Another followed, then a steady stream, ...

I took my surfboard under my arm and began the walk to the waves. After exiting the grounds of the Gilded Iguana Surf Hotel, ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

The fanciful spirit woven into the DNA of Nantes quickly envelops visitors to the Atlantic coast city near the mouth of the Loire River in Western France. Upon learning that it’s the 1828 birthplace ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced the death of Athena, a 7-year-old sloth. The animal, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, died on Nov. 13 after a “sudden and irreversible decline ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

Athena suffered from early-onset chronic kidney disease, which made it hard for her to keep weight on, zoo officials said (Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. and its visitors are mourning the loss of Athena, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth known for her lively, mischievous personality, after her sudden death.