Animals

American marten PA

Pa. Game Commission tables plan to reintroduce American martens into ecosystem

Meet Phantom, Adventure Aquarium's new giant Pacific octopus

giant pacific octopus adventure aquarium

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Live sloth, tortoises featured in new rainforest animal exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences

Rainforest animals exhibit

Rare, colorful painted bunting draws bird lovers to Bartram's Garden

Painted Bunting Philly

Plushies of Ricardo, the bull found wondering on NJ Transit tracks last week, sold out in two days

ricardo bull stuffed animal

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Help identify sparrows, finches and other species at 124th national Christmas Bird Count

Christmas bird count

Pa. to receive federal grant funding for development of wildlife corridors

Pa. Wildlife Corridor

Police capture escaped pig named Albert Einswine in South Jersey

Deptford Pig Police

The runaway pet pig named Kevin Bacon is back home with its Gettysburg family after a 17-day ordeal

Kevin Bacon Pig

An escaped pet pig named Kevin Bacon is becoming an internet sensation

Kevin Bacon Pig

Report of possible mountain lion near Allentown turns out to be feral house cat, officials say

Mountain Lion Pennsylvania

LumiNature holiday light display returns to the Philadelphia Zoo in November

LumiNature Philadelphia Zoo

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Boo at the Zoo welcomes trick-or-treaters for 3 weekends this October

Boo at the Zoo Philly

Wally, the emotional support alligator not let into the Phillies game, has made news here previously

Phillies Alligator Wally

Flamingo, displaced by Hurricane Idalia and injured by a snapping turtle, dies on way to Philadelphia Zoo

Flamingos Pennsylvania Idalia

Flamingos spotted in Pennsylvania for first time after being swept from Florida by Hurricane Idalia

Flamingo Pennsylvania

Man in Poconos clawed by bear after he foolishly tried to corral it away from Labor Day cookout

Bear Man Poconos

Bucks County SPCA rescues 33 cats, 3 dogs from 'filthy' hotel room

Bucks SPCA Hotel Rescue

Philadelphia Zoo adopts two orphaned puma cubs

Philly Zoo puma cubs

Pennsylvania Elk Cam returns to capture 2023 mating season

Pennsylvania Elk Cam returns to capture 2023 bugling season

Hot dog cooking competition at Royal Boucherie pits Philly's chefs against one another

Royal Boucherie Hot Dogs

PSPCA slashes its adoption fees to $10 this weekend for any dog older than a year

PSPCA dogs adoption fee

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At Manayunk's Dog Day of Summer, pups can race through an agility course and eat pet-friendly sundaes

Dog Day Manayunk

Raccoon inside Philly airport's baggage claim surprises travelers waiting for their luggage

Raccoon philly airport

Jersey Shore's harbor seals to be tagged for first time through nearly $700,000 state grant

NJ harbor seals

What's new at Philadelphia Zoo: Walk with lemurs, view red-tailed monkeys, penguin chicks and goat kids

philadelphia zoo lemur island

Furry, feathery 'Skin' exhibit opens at the Academy of Natural Sciences

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The deaths of the Philadelphia Zoo's meerkats may have been caused by an agricultural dye

Philadelphia Zoo Meerkats

Puppy found with rubber bands around muzzle now ready for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue

PSPCA rescue dog Marigold

How to protect pets from wildfire smoke

wildfire pet safety

ACCT Philly's monthly photo shoots help adoptable dogs find homes

ACCT Philly Photo Shoots

New Jersey may honor its state animal, the horse, with a special license plate

New Jersey license plate

A 522-pound great white shark swam by Ocean City over Memorial Day weekend

Ocean City Shark OCEARCH

Pitbull who was shot and left for dead in Kingsessing adopted into new family

Alexia Pitbull Adoption

Pennsylvania biologists believe a thought-to-be-extinct bird still lives

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

The Philadelphia Zoo's sloth bear cubs need names; here's how you can help choose them

Sloth Bear Cubs Philly Zoo

Cape May Zoo welcomes its first spectacled bear

cape may zoo spectacled bear

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Sample oysters and learn about the ocean at the Science History Institute's summer festival

Science History Institute

PSPCA rescues over 70 Chihuahuas from Kensington home

PSPCA chihuahua rescue

PSPCA will waive adoption fees on all pets this Saturday

PSPCA adoption event

Elmwood Park Zoo welcomes baby porcupine

Elmwood Zoo porcupine

South Jersey animal shelter offers dog adoptions for $21 to celebrate Joel Embiid's MVP award

Embiid pet adoption

Dog revived with Narcan after overdosing with its owner in Kensington, PSPCA says

Dog Overdose Kensington PSPCA

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