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Giraffe calves missing from Natural Bridge Zoo found safe after more than a yearlong search
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (301+ words) Legal action taken by the Virginia Attorney General's Office has secured the safe return of giraffe calves linked to the Natural Bridge Zoo following their disappearance in 2025. Two giraffe calves missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo have been safely located…...
Clinging jellyfish return to Jersey Shore bays and rivers: What to watch out for
1+ week, 5+ day ago (31+ words) NBC New York Clinging jellyfish return to Jersey Shore bays and rivers: What to watch out for...
Woman charged with animal cruelty after nearly 100 cats found in Long Island home
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (76+ words) NBC New York Woman charged with animal cruelty after nearly 100 cats found in Long Island home Trump administration may send more ICE agents to New York, border czar says What ticket policies to know when a concert is rescheduled instead…...
Nearly 100 cats found in Long Island home 'covered' in animal feces and urine
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (480+ words) A Long Island woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges after police said nearly 100 cats and counting were found inside her house that she shares with her 18- and 11-year-old daughters. Alena Horbatko pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday after she…...
Invasive predator fish from Asia spotted in Long Island swamp
3+ week, 6+ day ago (23+ words) NBC New York Invasive predator fish from Asia spotted in Long Island swamp...
Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo
3+ week, 6+ day ago (696+ words) Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said Wednesday. The Asian elephant was put to…...
Clear The Shelters is back! Here's what to know about the pet adoption and donation campaign
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (383+ words) Clear the Shelters is NBCUniversal Local's pet adoption and donation initiative that has helped more than 1. 2 million pets find homes. Clear The Shelters is back for Year 11. NBCUniversal Local is holding its nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign for the…...
Rockland County's newest K9 named for firefighter hero
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (19+ words) NBC New York Rockland County's newest K9 named for firefighter hero...
Where's Marshmallow? NY animal rescue says CT woman never returned their dog
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) A New York animal rescue says a Winsted woman, who fostered their dog in December, has not returned him and says she doesn't have him anymore. A judge ordered Sarah Smolak to return a dog named Marshmallow to Angels for…...
A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs
2+ mon, 17+ hour ago (455+ words) The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms…...