May 22, 2024 Zoo animals chow down on rare cicadas Animals at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, were spotted eating cicadas. The periodical cicadas have emerged for the first time in 17 years and are part of two broods. The last time this happened was in 1803.
May 22, 2024 Florida officers remove 10-foot alligator that broke through backyard screen, entering resident's pool Two Florida officers snapped a selfie to document their encounter with a large 10-foot alligator that had broken through a screen surrounding a backyard pool.
May 22, 2024 Billions of noisy cicadas emerge from slumber across the US Billions of the buzzing cicadas are expected thanks to a 'double brood,' not seen in centuries, where the 13-year cicadas and the 17-year cicadas emerge at the same time.
May 22, 2024 Young bear caught on video waiting at Tennessee stop sign A Tennessee driver captured the moment he approached a stop sign along an intersection when he noticed a young bear also waiting patiently, “without a care in the world,” at the end of the road.
May 21, 2024 Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill Wisconsin environmental regulators said a manure spill at a dairy farm has resulted in a mile-long fish kill in Monroe County; drinking water should not be affected.
May 21, 2024 Grandma braves sharks, jellyfish in 17-hour swim to remote island Pacifica, California, resident Amy Appelhans Gubser became the first person to ever swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands without a wetsuit earlier in May.
May 21, 2024 Ultra-rare fish, almost never seen by humans, washes up on Oregon coast for first time A dead Pacific footballfish washed up on the coast of Oregon for the first time in recorded history, Seaside Aquarium says. It is the 32nd of its species to ever be recorded.
May 21, 2024 Surprise grizzly bear encounter in Wyoming's Grand Teton sends Massachusetts man to hospital A surprise encounter with two grizzly bears in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park sent a Massachusetts man to the hospital; he is expected to make a full recovery.
May 21, 2024 New Orleans zoo celebrates the birth of armadillo pups For the first time since 2018, screaming hairy armadillo pups have been born in North America, and the Audubon Zoo is the fortunate team to welcome Birkenstock and Teva into the family.
May 21, 2024 UK zoo keeps its rhinos warm with upgraded heating system Chester Zoo in northern England is partnering with Mitsubishi Electric to implement more sustainable heating, starting with the habitat of its critically endangered black rhinos.