Maria Jaimes said the reptile was hiding under her toilet seat when she went to the bathroom without the lights on

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington responded to a call about the unexpected visitor, who has been safely returned to the wild

The two whales have been identified as a juvenile male — which authorities think will “likely to die” — and a 13-year-old female

The murder hornets were first discovered in China in 2013, when 1,675 people were seriously injured and 42 people died

The snake was likely looking for a warm place to shelter during the winter, according to one wildlife specialist

The free competition for wildlife photographers of all levels celebrates the spontaneous hilarity seen in the animal kingdom

The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds

A biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge noted that Wisdom the bird still 'seems to still have the energy and instincts for raising another chick'

Stellenbosch Snake Removals of South Africa sent an expert to remove the cape cobra from the home

“I think it’s collectively our responsibility to make sure the bighorns that we have now ... are here to stay,” Froylan Hernandez said

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The "charismatic and intelligent species" has typically been found on the island of Hawai'i, though scientists are hoping for successful release efforts on Maui

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid

As there were no customers at the time, the bear roamed inside the store in Japan and helped itself to the meat stock

The incident occurred after the woman "felt something on her foot," according to authorities in Australia

The white peacock, known as Albert, was the unofficial mascot of the Boulder Creek community near the Santa Cruz Mountains

"National Geographic" released its Pictures of Year in its December 2024 issue

Canadian officials are hoping to locate and sedate the deer to safely remove the safety jacket

The animal was taken from the wild by a group of people in North Carolina in April

Andre Rerekura of Disney+ mini-series 'Shipwreck Hunters Australia' spotted the reptile on a flight from Broome to Perth