The Labrador still rules 28 states, but a few places have very different favourite dogs
A state-by-state ranking of popular dog breeds crowns the Labrador in most of America, with surprises in Kentucky, North Dakota and Wyoming.
Pets & Animals
Stories about pets, wildlife and the animals people are talking about, from viral rescues to what the science says.
Thirty-nine seconds with Nikai, the 12-year-old wolf the internet keeps coming back to
A short clip of an ambassador wolf at New York's Wolf Conservation Center doing very little has struck a chord. Here's why he matters.
It took five hours, a tranquiliser and a dozen people to get a bull moose out of a skate park
The moose dropped into the bowl at Red Lodge's Hellroaring Skate Park and couldn't climb out. Wildlife officers released it outside town.
The opossum who can only turn left has found her forever couch
Duncan Mae was found abandoned and walking in circles. She can never go back to the wild, but she has become a very contented house guest.
Wild donkeys and horses dig desert wells that dozens of other animals drink from
Researchers found 57 species drinking from wells dug by feral equids in the Sonoran Desert. At one stream, they were the only water left.
Can a woolly bear caterpillar really predict the winter? Here is what scientists say
Folklore says the caterpillar's black and brown bands forecast how harsh winter will be. Entomologists are not convinced.
How woolly bear caterpillars survive being frozen all winter
The fuzzy caterpillar famous for "predicting" winter has a real superpower: it lets its body freeze, then thaws out in spring.