Animal Stories

Barry, a 2-year-old barred owl and celebrity in Manhattan’s ardent bird-watching community, died when a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle struck her early Aug. 6.

Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale found in 2008 is that of a previously unknown species

The most notable catch in Saturday’s game between No. 22 Miami and Appalachian State didn’t even happen on the field

Cape Cod is slowly embracing its shark reputation, three summers after the popular vacation destination saw its first great white shark attacks in generations

Neighbors heard barking from a manhole last Friday. By Saturday, crews began their rescue efforts.

Local authorities have deployed trucks, workers and drones to monitor the elephants, evacuated roads for them to pass safely and used food to steer them away from populated areas.

The backyard for the Cifuni family is usually a calm and relaxing place, but that was interrupted Saturday afternoon when an unexpected visitor showed up at the pool: a baby deer, struggling to swim.

Leave it to a bear cub on the Fourth of July to remind us we share this land.

A backyard pool provided a break from the Southern California heat for a bear cub and its mom.

Now that shark season is officially here, researchers on Cape Cod are busy trying to find a way to predict when the animals are swimming close to the shore.

For 16 days, a couple searched through the woods and trudged in the swampy marshland at Barnegat Bay along the Jersey Shore in an effort to find their lost 3-year-old pup named Chunk — and were relieved when state troopers rescued him after finding him swimming in the bay.

Authorities are trying to corral a group of cows loose on the streets in Pico Rivera.

Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study that could help solve health problems that astronauts face.