The sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.

Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing each other.

A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her doorstep.

May the 4th be with you.

The backcountry sport of burro racing is a grueling feat of endurance that tests the sudden urge to stand still.

Size differences didn't cause any issues when the world's tallest and smallest dogs met up for a playdate last month.

For Ethel Caterham, the trick to a long life is not to argue.

A slab of Brooklyn wall that the artist Banksy emblazoned with a bandaged, heart-shaped balloon is emerging after more than a decade in storage.

Hundreds of dachshunds and their owners have gathered in Budapest’s City Park in an attempt to set Hungary’s record for the largest single-breed dog walk.

During the War of 1812, residents of Rockport, Massachusetts, hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings as slings.

A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday.

A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.

Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat.

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.

German police in Cologne have detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city’s famous cathedral.

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment.

The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day is celebrated with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes.

Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves are back together again.

Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.

Two British service members have admitted they broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear.

Yellowstone National Park has a new thermal vent spewing steam in the air that could be visible to tourists once visitors flock back into the park.