Rescue workers helped free a baby elephant who was trapped in an empty water pit in China and it was all caught on video. » 1/23/15 7:10pm 1/23/15 7:10pm

Humans didn't invent the idea of combining sex and commerce. Plenty of animals are willing to mate, but only if the price is right. Here are 10 animals who will offer sex for reasons other than just preserving the species. » 12/19/14 2:28pm 12/19/14 2:28pm

House cats often appear aloof and indifferent toward their human companions. But it's not just an act — they actually don't care. A recent study of the domestic cat genome reveals why. » 11/28/14 7:06pm 11/28/14 7:06pm

Scientists have just returned from studying king penguins and they've learned quite a bit. In fact, they brought you a souvenir video. Please enjoy this lesson about the seals and the penguins. (And how incredibly cruel the animal kingdom can be and also feel inspired to do something different tomorrow; something that… » 11/17/14 9:00pm 11/17/14 9:00pm

Nicolle Wallace, co-host of The View, earned her pay check on Friday when she rolled off a couch while interviewing an animal keeper and his stank-eyed owl. Her self-admitted fear of birds overruled her common sense and she screamed after the bird was gone. It was the most interesting moment on the morning show in… » 11/14/14 1:10pm 11/14/14 1:10pm

A mail carrier helped save the lives of fifteen baby chicks after they were shipped by a man to his ex-girlfriend. » 11/11/14 12:30pm 11/11/14 12:30pm

I cannot tell a lie: I read Dear Prudence to feel smug and get outraged at the ridiculous people who write in. But today's column, which featured a question about "tabby termination" (you can't be tasteful all the time) was more heartbreaking than anger-inducing. When do you put down a beloved pet? » 11/10/14 11:30pm 11/10/14 11:30pm

A British cancer patient had a touching reunion with her pet horse in the hours before she died. » 11/09/14 9:30pm 11/09/14 9:30pm

There is a mama and baby bear running amok in Pasadena. The trouble started when her cub hopped in a trash can while probably rummaging for snacks and got stuck. Now there’s a live feed of bear shenanigans on local Southern California news. Hard news, people. » 10/16/14 1:05pm 10/16/14 1:05pm

True, horny love can never, ever be stopped. » 9/26/14 10:10am 9/26/14 10:10am

These cats would like to sell you a cell phone while wearing an adorable button-up shirt and a cable knit cardigan. I am not kidding. » 9/22/14 6:15pm 9/22/14 6:15pm

Tiny Hamster's tiny hot dog eating game is on point. » 9/16/14 2:00pm 9/16/14 2:00pm

This morning, National Geographic uploaded a photo of a baby Antarctic fur seal and it is the cutest motherfucking thing I've ever fucking seen. » 9/10/14 1:40pm 9/10/14 1:40pm

I did your week's grocery shopping, wasn't that nice of me? Reach inside this bag and see what delicious treats I've bought you! PSYCH. The bag is actually full of venomous spiders and now you're dead! I really got you, huh? » 9/09/14 7:15pm 9/09/14 7:15pm

This golden retriever, much like your cousin Chad, cannot even fucking cope with his excitement about football season. He loves it so much, in fact, that some Septembers he will hop back and forth laterally for NEARLY TWO POINT FIVE MINUTES STRAIGHT. (Much like your cousin Chad.) And that is just the hopping we know… » 9/05/14 4:50pm 9/05/14 4:50pm

If you have nothing to do over Labor Day, why not turn on your computer and spend it watching THE MIRACLE OF LIFE? All holiday weekend, Animal Planet will be showing a live feed on its website of various species giving birth and spoiler alert: it will be intense, slimy and have a damn cute ending. » 8/25/14 7:45pm 8/25/14 7:45pm

A woman in Queens, New York found over 50,000 bees in the ceiling of her apartment earlier this week, a discovery that — we can all agree — is utterly a-pollen. » 8/22/14 7:15pm 8/22/14 7:15pm

The melodic warbling of Justin Bieber is credited with saving a man's life in Europe. » 8/05/14 10:45pm 8/05/14 10:45pm