Our animal friends are always reminding us that it's their planet, too. Here's the latest on humanity's ongoing struggle with its beastly friends.
That extra jolt in a woman's coffee wasn't caffeine. The Iowa resident, who has undergone treatment for possible rabies, found a bat in the filter of her coffee maker.
When shark gets tangled in a 51-year-old surfer's leg rope, he takes the man for a ride that the man described as a "powerful jet ski."
"If I can find this bear I'm going to deputize him," a police officer tells the Associated Press. "Our county is so tough on drugs that even the wildlife are getting in on the action."
A study of Google Earth satellite images shows that herds of cattle tend to face in north-south direction.
Critters hit the slalom course, play basketball and show good sportsmanship by not leaving poo on the field of play at Clarke County's Sheep and Goat Olympics.
Masseuse Mercedes Clemens, 40, say she wants to do for horses the same thing she's license to do for humans -- give them massages. But that's against the law for non-veterinarians. "This isn't just a career for me," she tells
USA Today. "It's my passion."
A bear makes his way across the 13th fairway during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open. Unfortunately it was a black bear and not Jack "The Golden Bear" Nicklaus.
Kansas Dogs must stay in their owners' yards or on a leash, and that's the law. Cats, however, are free to roam, at least for now. One Wichita man is fighting feline freedom.
A receptionist from Scotland felt something strange in her pants while her mother was driving her to work -- a wild bat. The creature must have mistook the 19-year-old's trouser's for a cave, an expert said.
Avig, the Masterbating Walrus, Dies
A Brooklyn aquarium legend that gained international fame through his well documented self-gratification passes away, after 14 satisfying years.
