The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest without the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before

Kshamenk – a male orca – has been living in Argentina’s largest aquarium since 1992.

The cuddles

A rhino calf born recently at an Australian zoo was given the name "Jabulani," a Zulu word meaning for "rejoice."

Firefighters in Brazil rescued a baby marmoset from a forest fire in Pau Furado State Park, cradling it and giving it water out of a bottle cap.

The rare river otter attack occurred Thursday morning at a marina in Bremerton, located on the Puget Sound across from Seattle, wildlife officials said.

A diver had an up-close and personal experience swimming alongside two whale sharks in the Maldives.

A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week

Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program

A wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year

Police say there have been reports of a mountain lion in certain locations of downtown Salinas and on someone's porch.

This bear is clearly living its best life, escaping the heat to cool off in a Southern California family's backyard wading pool.

A McKeesport, Pennsylvania, resident told ABC affiliate WTAE that she thought she was "dreaming" after spotting an emu roaming around the neighborhood.

A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank

An archery hunter who was knocked down and bitten by a bear while hunting elk with his friend has survived the surprise attack, officials said.

Authorities reported that a mountain lion grabbed a boy by the head near the picnic site at Malibu Creek State Park and began running away. The boy suffered injuries to his eyes.

The mountain lion was euthanized after the attack, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

When it comes to the business of moving elephants, Amir Khalil and his team might be the best

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Istanbul to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing of stray dogs across Turkey

A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy has been found dead

Pollution from the production of antidepressant medication is rewiring fish behavior and reproduction traits.

A nearly century-old Oklahoma company that supplies stock for rodeos had as many as 70 horses die a week ago after receiving what an owner believes is tainted feed

This local black bear family has a new playground!

With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday

This fall, American research group Ocearch has teamed up with 15 Irish shark scientists hoping to tag the first-ever white shark in Irish waters.

According to Fire Battalion Chief Scott Vachter of the Lake Oswego Fire Department in Oregon, the baby deer fell from the ground-level floor to the basement.

Namibia will cull over 700 animals to feed those affected by drought amid a severe drought in parts of the Southern African country.

The South African nation is experiencing its “worst drought in 100 years,” according to the Ministry of Environment.

Researchers said the five-year investigation focused on wild-caught guppies exposed to the widely prescribed antidepressant fluoxetine, also known as Prozac.

The Pleasant Hill Police Department said the animal was transported Wednesday morning to the Iowa State University Veterinary.

The new marine species were recently discovered in international waters about 900 miles off the coast of Chile in the southeastern Pacific.

Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international waters.

Police in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, warned residents to steer clear of an "aggressive" water buffalo on the loose in the community.

Holistic treatments such as massages, acupuncture and herbal supplements are being increasingly given to dogs to help them live longer.

Sphen, an Australian gentoo penguin who shot to fame in 2018 when news of his same-sex male partnership with Magic made global headlines, has died at the age of 11.

Police are looking to identify a woman who climbed over the fence of a tiger enclosure and dangerously enticed the creature at a zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Video of the incident showed the unidentified woman reaching through the enclosure's fence at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Police are seeking a woman who hopped a fence surrounding a tiger enclosure at a New Jersey zoo.

The population of iguanas in Florida has grown so much with recent warm weather that residents have been urged to "kill" them.

The Belfast Zoo is home to a pride of Barbary lions.

A trail cam in South Lake Tahoe, California, captured footage of a black bear rolling around in a pond without a care in the world.

The Dublin Zoo has enlisted a group of new mothers to help its orangutan, Mujur, learn how to feed her newborn baby and develop her maternal qualities.

The 7-foot-long tusk was delivered to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science for further study.

Eddie Templeton said he had only been out in the rural creek for about 30 minutes the morning of Aug. 3 when he found the tusk while searching the bank for fossils.

Elaine Salmon said she was getting her classroom ready for students when a bear entered.

Six months after an ABC News investigation uncovered allegations of animal neglect at SeaQuest, the CEO of the popular interactive aquarium chain has stepped down.

In the opening ceremony, California Governor Gavin Newsom officially declared Aug. 8th to be “California Panda Day” in honor of Yun Chuan and Xin Bao’s public debut at the zoo.

Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are the first new pandas to set paw on U.S. soil in more than two decades, and continue a long tradition of Chinese diplomacy.

A man in Argentina came to the rescue of two dolphins stranded on a beach, using a rope to drag them back out to sea and waiting to watch as the tide came in.

David Loop, founder and president of Sierra Pacific Furbabies, spent weeks nursing hours-old Misty -- who weighed only 2.6 ounces when she was found -- back to health.