CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in ...

The first beluga whale calf born at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium in several years is now seven months old and is being slowly introduced to the rest of the aquarium's pod of whales.

Kaylee Rickly said the mom had "her hands full" with a calf who wasted no time showing how much energy and excitement he had.

The Montgomery Humane Society's discount on puppy adoptions continues through Friday. The humane society had 88 puppies in ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

And if you thought baby tapirs were just miniature versions of their parents, think again. The zoo describes this cutie as a "fuzzy, walking watermelon" — thanks to its dark, velvety coat sprinkled ...

It's always so joyous and exciting when an endangered animal is born, and nothing could be cuter than the one born on Sunday, ...

Shutterstock Image Yellowstone tourists got more than they bargained for the other day when a group of bison charge at them.

Ireland’s ocean literature paints a picture of the seas we once had and could yet have again. The way to recover it, and our ...

“He released a shimmering trail of tiny microbubbles from his plumage, coating himself with a lubricating layer of air to cut drag and maximize speed,” Crosby said. “Perhaps most enchantingly, ...

The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it. The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who ...