A pet tiger that escaped in South Africa is found after a two-day search with helicopters, a tracker and sniffer dogs.

If you thought it was just dolphins who liked to make a big splash in the sea, then think again. Manta rays can do it too.

If you thought it was just dolphins who liked to make a big splash in the sea, then think again. Manta rays can do it too.

A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door. Mary Beth Parkinson said the bear apparently took advantage of... New Hampshire - United States - The Story of the Three Bears - Grape - Politics

A New Mexico man who investigators say set his prosthetic leg on fire with a pocketed crack pipe has been arrested

You've heard of cow tipping? It really happens: A community art project that installed 37 fiberglass cows in and around Vermont's biggest city has been plagued by vandalism, leaving four men charged, one injured -- the cow he tipped broke his foot -- and sponsors beefing up security.

The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It's plunging into a lake.

A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door.

Reuters - Rangers captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm on Wednesday after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.

The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It's plunging into a lake

A Vermont man is going to jail for his part in a vandalism spree that damaged six fiberglass cows installed around downtown Burlington as part of a public art project

Police had to partially dismantle one of their squad cars to find a noisy kitten hidden inside the bodywork.

Reuters - Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained "an army" of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert.

Reuters - The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty.

We?ve had a snake in a washing machine, tarantulas in Bolton and mice in a Chinese takeaway - sometimes beasts turn up in the least expected places. And there are plenty more where they came from!

There were no cold feet for a Michigan couple who got married in the shoe aisle of a central Michigan department store.

The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It's plunging into a lake.

A Vermont man is going to jail for his part in a vandalism spree that damaged six fiberglass cows installed around downtown Burlington as part of a public art project.

A beekeeper who was attacked by 1,000 bees and stung 50 times was saved by firefighters hosing her down with 750 gallons of water.