1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (159+ words) March 20 (UPI) -- A Vermont fire department came to the rescue of a raccoon that got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar before fleeing to a high branch in a tree. The Shelburne Fire Department said on social media…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (137+ words) A Kansas sheriff's office is warning local residents to be on the lookout for an escaped bull spotted on the loose in Miami County. Sheriff's office warns of bull on the loose in Kansas March 20 (UPI) -- A Kansas sheriff's office…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (211+ words) March 20 (UPI) -- A zoo in England is asking nearby residents to report any sightings of a capybara that escaped from the facility just one day after arriving. The Marwell Zoo in Winchester, Hampshire, said female capybaras Samba and Tango arrived…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (32+ words) A British inventor said his tricked-out trash can that broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest wheelie bin can now reach a speed of 66 mph. Topic: Guinness World Records...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (155+ words) March 18 (UPI) -- A Maryland family whose pet cat went missing five years ago were reunited with the pet when she turned up in a stranger's basement. Melissa and Brooke Garci said Aremis, their indoor/outdoor cat, wandered away from home…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (119+ words) March 18 (UPI) -- Wild turkeys interrupted train services on New York's Staten Island twice within the space of under two hours. The first incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday when turkeys were spotted on the tracks west of the Staten Island Railway's Old…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (185+ words) March 18 (UPI) -- A TV news reporter was delivering a live segment about a bear encounter in California when a bear wandered into the camera frame behind her. Erin Myers, a reporter for KTLA-TV, was broadcasting live from a Monrovia neighborhood…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (208+ words) March 17 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers on the island of Guernsey said a porpoise found repeatedly swimming toward the shore has been successfully returned to the sea. The GSPCA said in a news release that Geoff George, the organization's head of marine…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (164+ words) March 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Ontario came to the rescue of a golden retriever that fell through the ice covering a frozen river and plunged into the frigid water. The Ottawa Fire Service said it's Ice Rescue Teams responded Sunday to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (396+ words) Emu escapes Kentucky home when storm topples fence'upi.com Emu escapes Kentucky home when storm topples fence March 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in Kentucky said an emu named Mystery spent about a day on the loose when severe storms knocked down her…...