A 14-foot, 600-pound alligator was safely removed from a Florida road after deputies and a skilled trapper worked together to lift it into a truck.

For many Floridians, the flamingo feels like an obvious symbol of the Sunshine State. From "Phoebe" the giant flamingo sculpture at Tampa International Airport, to the bird’s presence on countless ...

This park in Michigan is one of metro Detroit's go-to destinations for fun. With plenty to see and do, this family friendly ...

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The mingled aromas of fresh-popped kettle corn, incense, leather goods, and that indefinable scent that all great flea markets share – call it “eau de possibility” – create an olfactory welcome ...

The animal kingdom can be rather unforgiving, but even the cutest animals have strange reasons to do some pretty gruesome ...

The German shepherd/husky mix puppy Nicole Odell adopted last year from the Polk County Animal Control came home bleeding, ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican ...

Japan and China have both told CITES that they don’t support listing the eels. And in the U.S., the Atlantic States Marine ...

This group of solely aquatic mammals, known scientifically as the Sirenia, is unrelated to whales and dolphins. The ...

A multi-state federal investigation into illegal animal trafficking led to the seizure of eight primates. The suspect at the ...