In addition to the tragic loss of life and widespread damage to homes and businesses, the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma this week have also taken a heavy toll on the area's animals.
Had you been paying attention to Twitter yesterday, you might have witnessed a graphic play-by-play of the artificial insemination of the National Zoo's panda Mei Xiang. This was just more proof that we've hit rock bottom in our addiction for this adorable creature's cuteness.
Due to financial complications related to her continued stay in Rikers and the charge of promoting prostitution that's keeping her there, Anna Gristina has been forced to give up the majority of her much-adored pigs.
Tokyo is the home of the world's latest animal celebrity: An "explosive" penguin equipped with "tremendous speed" who escaped the Tokyo Sea Life Park.
A Pekingese named Malachy took home "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last night, the fourth of his breed to win the ultimate prize in high stakes dog breeding.
A woman in Pennsylvania says no one believed that she saw a purple squirrel in her backyard, until her husband caught him in a trap and turned him into an Internet celebrity.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your fiveminutes (or less) of attention. Today: Will Ferrell's latest Old Milwaukee Super Bowl ad was for Nebraska eyes only, the animals at Belgrade's zoo struggle with Europe's latest cold snap, and a reasonable response to winning a $7,500 bet.
Though Foxconn is spinning CEO Terry Gou's comparison of his workforce to zoo creatures as a cultural mis-communication, it doesn't change the fact that the company actually treats its workers like animals.
Newt Gingrich's campaign is going to launch a site called "Pets With Newt," which will show his longtime love of animals (and his softer, non-bomb-throwing side). Let's help him get started.
Two subspecies of rhinoceros have been declared extinct this month, highlighting the problem of poachers who kill the beasts only for their horns.
A new, scary species, an old, scary species, and the demise of a famous cat take their tolls on the adorable side of the animal kingdom on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the cuteness factor of the day's non-human interest stories.
Jack Hanna, the guy in cargo pants who's always getting bitten by monkeys on Good Morning America, is leading the effort to collect the escaped wild animals in Zanesville, Ohio.
Dozens of tigers, wolves, mountain lions, cheetahs, bears, and other beasts escaped from a wildlife preserve in southern Ohio town overnight.
Heidi the cross-eyed possum is the latest German animal celebrity to bite the dust
Goats working for the City of Los Angeles put her collection of guinea fowl and cats to shame
In a habitat diversity study, researchers used camera traps to capture wildlife response
TEPCO demands custody over two dogs the Hoshi family rescued from their plant
The Party for Animals want to ban kosher slaughtering practices
Ming Ming died at 34, making her the world's oldest panda
Armadillos can carry leprosy, but your pets are so much worse
That is if they can find the time while vaccinating their badgers
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