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Inside Dubai’s underground Fish Hospital: How a team of experts keeps 65,000 marine animals alive
Dubai: Beneath one of the world's most recognisable luxury resorts, past the glittering lobbies and pools, something far more extraordinary is happening, shark eggs are incubating, jellyfish are being bred, and a team of marine specialists are preparing the next generation of ocean life for the Arabian Gulf.This is the Fish Hospital at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai and most guests never know it exists.Buried in the basement of the iconic Palm Jumeirah resort, the facility is the operational heartb...
Increasing bear encounters across U.S.
The U.S. is seeing more bear encounters that have gotten so dangerous that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed some of its popular hiking trails. Mark Strassmann reports.
King and Queen celebrate as three of their horses romp home
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Oldest dog in the world dies just weeks after French owner passed away
A papillon dwarf spaniel, believed to have been the world's oldest dog, has died in southeastern France just weeks after losing its owner.Lazare, who lived almost three decades in the Alpine countryside, passed away on Thursday, according to a social media post from the dog's recent adopter.Born on December 4, 1995, the pooch was approaching his 30th birthday and may have held the title of oldest dog ever recorded.In his final years, Lazare had lost his sight and hearing, developed arthritis, an...
Snakes everywhere: 120 Burmese python eggs discovered in Florida’s Everglades
A shocking discovery in Florida’s Everglades has once again highlighted the growing threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in the region. Snake hunter Kevin Pavlidis recently uncovered two neighbouring nests containing around 120 Burmese python eggs in total, according to videos and reports shared online.
'World gone mad!' Homeowner's fury as council demands she remove gorilla or faces £20,000 fine
A Wakefield homeowner faces a fine of up to £20,000 if she refuses to remove a 4ft plastic gorilla statue proudly displayed at the front of her house.Adele Teale, 59, is now in a battle with the council after someone complained about Caeser, the primate figurine, to the local authority.The resin gorilla, which stands on all fours on a plinth outside Adele's terraced home in Stanley, West Yorkshire, needs to be removed within four weeks, or else she will face legal action and a fine.Mother of one...
Eaten, used as taxis and vomited up: how bees support other animals
The importance of bees for pollinating wild plants and crops is well known. If we lose the bees, we lose our food. But this is only part of the picture. Bees also support a hidden network of other species, sometimes as mutual partners, sometimes as prey, sometimes as other unwilling victims. Many organisms depend on bees for survival, and many of these interactions are not mutually supportive. Some predators focus on bees, for example bee wolves (Philanthus triangulum), capture bees to feed the...
Red squirrel kits recovering after being found alone in ditch
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New Mexico dognapping case morphs into a murder plot and exposes an infamous secret
When Kim Lark, a New Mexico doctor, married her patient, Jon Green, she thought she'd found her best friend. But the marriage crumbled and he stole what Kim loved most - her dogs. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has a preview of a story full of twists and turns.
Amazon driver who stole cat from family's front garden avoids prison
An Amazon delivery driver who snatched a family cat from a family's front garden while making a delivery has avoided prison.Catalin Stancu, 41, received an eight-week custodial sentence suspended for 12 months following his guilty plea to taking the tabby named Nora from outside her home in Elland, west Yorkshire, in January.The 41-year-old from Oldham became one of the first people prosecuted under the Pet Abduction Act, legislation introduced in 2024 specifically designed to distinguish pet th...
Last poodle rescued from house of horrors where 250 dogs were left to die in their own filth finally gets her happy ever after as she's re-homed
Gracie, the last poodle rescued from a dilapidated home where 250 dogs were kept cramped together in filth-ridden conditions, has finally found new owners.
UK's loneliest dog unwanted for two years because his grey face makes him look old
Beagle Milo has spent more than 850 days at an animal shelter after being abandoned by his previous owner as a pup. Volunteers say he is often overlooked because his grey snout makes him look much older than his five years
'Grief is the price we pay for love.' Remembering Barbaro 20 years later
I was there when Barbaro, a great but fleeting champion, ran the race that led to his death. That memory turns 20 on May 20, and with the 2026 Preakness Stakes set for Saturday, the heartbreak feels recent again.I can hear a woman crying and screaming and jumping in the crowd at Pimlico Race Course, imploring officials not to euthanize her equine hero. He was a striking thoroughbred, a dark bay colt with a radish-shaped white patch on his head, a fledgling superstar who had won the Kentucky Derb...
Man arrested after schoolgirl, nine, is 'mauled by XL Bully' and left with life-changing injuries
Eva Mangenje was left with 'deep puncture wounds' after the vicious dog attack in Springthorpe Green in Birmingham's Edrington area on November 16 last year.
Has Timmy washed up dead? Fears for whale rescued in £1.3million operation as carcass washes up in Denmark
Has Timmy washed up dead? Fears for whale rescued in £1.3million operation as carcass washes up in DenmarkBy ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:46, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 08:47, 15 May 2026 e-mail View comments
US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats
Pressure grows on Alcoa over strip-mining of Western Australian jarrah forest, which also threatens Perth’s water supplyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS mining company Alcoa’s strip-mining of Western Australia’s jarrah forest is under further investigation after its “deliberate repeat breach” of environmental laws that destroyed habitat for protected species – including black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats – and cost it $40m to avoid prosecution.The ongoing inquiry i...
How a 3-legged dog and 3-legged cat found their forever home
Two animals with specials needs are adjusting to their new home in Maryland after recovering together at "Last Chance Animal Rescue." Photojournalist Parrish Smith shows us how Blueberry and Meadow found each other and their forever home.
They don't give a hoot! Owlets spotted snuggled up in tree as their mother huts for food
They don't give a hoot! Owlets spotted snuggled up in tree as their mother huts for foodBy OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:37, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 01:37, 15 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Pandas set for 8,000-mile blind date in Atlanta
ChinaPandas set for 8,000-mile blind date in AtlantaThe Hawks, the Falcons and the giant pandas: Atlanta will soon welcome two new furry, bamboo-eating residents.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleExclusive look at Chinese pandas preparing for trip to America02:03Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 14, 2026, 7:40 PM EDTBy Janis Mackey Frayer and Jay GanglaniCHENGDU, China — They’ve never met, but Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are getting ready for t...
US Man Arrested After Video Shows He Hurled Rock At Endangered Seal In Hawaii
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, from Covington, Washington, was taken into custody near Seattle on Wednesday and charged with harassing a protected marine animal, according to the US attorney's office in Honolulu.