Meriden Public Library offered hands-on cuddle session with animals ranging from rabbits to snakes at a Tuesday event.

A strange new trend is exploding in Australia – and it proves that Aussies are total softies at heart. Uber has revealed that more Aussies are bringing their pets out than ever before, whether it be ...

I arrived on a windswept night, trundling down the peninsula via a single slither of road splitting a forest of pine trees, their scent drifting in through the car window. This is the smell I would ...

A hypothetical showdown between a reticulated python and a green anaconda reveals the anaconda as the likely victor. Despite the python's length, the anaconda's superior weight, muscular build, and ...

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Of all the communities across America impacted by the government shutdown, the population of endangered black-footed ferrets may be among the smallest and most vulnerable. This rare species, ...

As the federal government shutdown drags on into a second week, a critical animal recovery program based in Colorado has ground to a halt, delaying a reintroduction plan that could be crucial to the ...

This video is no longer available. Eight slender, endangered ferret babies were born last week at the National Zoo’s Virginia campus, covered in white fur and weighing about as much as a AAA battery.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Staff at a Jacksonville pet store say they’re still in disbelief after a man stole a ferret in the middle of the day, slipping the animal down his shorts and walking out of the ...

Tina Jackson never tired of arriving to work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center outside of Fort Collins. After nearly 30 years as a state wildlife manager, Jackson took a job with ...

First, make sure you’re living somewhere where they’re legal to own. California, Hawaii, and New York City ban ferret ownership entirely, and many municipalities throughout the U.S. may have similar ...

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