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Andre Schule, a veterinarian at Berlin's zoo, claims that there is no gorilla older than 67-year-old Fatou in any other zoo, "and we have to assume that there …
Andre Schule, a veterinarian at Berlin's zoo, claims that there is no gorilla older than 67-year-old Fatou in any other zoo, "and we have to assume that there …
Lee Hsin Hung, handler of Roger, one of four search and rescue dogs deployed by the Kaohsiung Fire Department at Taroko National Park in Hualien, Taiwan, said …
Mike O'Neill, manager of New England Aquarium's Giant Ocean Tank, said Myrtle -- a 95-year-old green sea turtle -- is "in robust condition," as the 500-pound r…
m Kadir Demirtas, Istanbul Airport's customer experience manager, said staffers ensure that five newly deployed therapy dogs at the Turkish transportation hub …
PONTIAC, Mich. -- The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday as a Michigan judge lamented…
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-ol…
SPRINGDALE -- Prosecutors won't file charges against a security guard in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Springdale nightclub in December, saying it…
m John Tinniswood, 111, of Southport, England, was confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records and while the retired accountant credits moder…
m Jonathan Levin, 51, dean of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, said in a statement he's excited "to lead our faculty and students as they a…
Nancy Pillsbury, a veterinarian, said Mishka, a 3-year-old terrier mix reported missing last summer in San Diego and now reunited with her owner in Harper Wood…
Kang Cheol-won, a zookeeper at the Everland theme park near Seoul, asked patrons at a farewell ceremony to remember Fu Bao -- a giant panda who came from China…
Jill Biden, first lady of the United States, co-wrote a children's picture book about her White House cat, Willow, that will "give the world a 'cats-eye' view …
m Anne-Marie Eze, associate librarian at Harvard University's Houghton Library, said human skin removed from the binding of a copy of "Des Destinees de L'ame,"…
Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler and Minnesota governor, announced that he is partnering with a bakery to launch a brand of edible marijuana product…
Thomas Dunkel, president of The Inner Circle, said Punxsutawney Phil -- the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2 -- and his c…