Animals

The Infinite Monkey Theorem is “grossly misleading in the real world,” one of the Australian mathematicians behind a new study questioning the age-old maxim told NBC News.

A Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime.

A bear was caught on camera moving a trash can outside this Alabama home.

A new study shows a Burmese python’s maximal gape is 10.2 inches. The measurements equate to a circumference of 32 inches.

The Burmese pythons have such large gapes because their lower jawbones are not fused at the front, and their skin is especially elastic.

The pilot was part of a volunteer mission to transport more than 100 animals out of areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.

Seven cownose stingrays were successfully relocated by animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium in coordination with the Tampa Bay Rays.

An elephant sanctuary in Thailand is asking for help after flash floods forced the evacuation of around 100 elephants.

Rescuers reveal tragic background of trafficked jaguar cub abandoned in Alpine.

A house owned by a veterinarian on Long Island was found to be filled with more than 200 birds and other animals in a hoarding situation that officials described as among the worst they have ever seen.

On Sept. 21, Sophie Vershbow shared a post on X about how her friend sent $100 to a group of them to take her dog, Sweeper, out to a special lunch.

A man and his dog were stranded when their 36-foot sailboat started sinking off the coast of Florida.

“If it was the last thing I did before I died, I wanted to race a horse,” Nicole Teeny said after her epilepsy diagnosis.

A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.

Fans have flooded the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in eastern Thailand, where officials have warned they risk harming the celebrity hippopotamus.

The 3-year-old border collie has become something of an internet sensation in Brazil with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok.

People seeking treatment for substance abuse don’t have to give up their pets thanks to the work of volunteers in a Colorado-based organization.

National Dog Day is observed each year to celebrate the love, loyalty and companionship that dogs bring to our lives.

A concerned neighbor in Irving worries about wild animals roaming his home. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports.

A resident of Irving expressed concern about coyotes spotted near his home.