From capybaras and cobras to wolves and wallabies, we look at the unusual animals seen on the loose across the south.

Authorities lifted evacuations about two days after a brush fire ignited at Picayune Strand State Forest, forcing trailers filled with horses to flee.

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...

As Major Attaway prepares to take the stage at Bass Hall as King Arthur in “Spamalot” he reflects on time with his aunt — ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he shares an unexpected backyard encounter involving his dog, Scooter, and a large non-venomous python. Discover how Scooter's natural hunting instincts confront ...

Plenty of little kids imagine a future working with horses, and an assortment of jobs involve interacting with these highly athletic animals. Some children may see themselves in a training role, while ...

Paige Blumer always loved horses. She started taking riding lessons when she was 5, after launching a campaign to convince her parents to sign her up. Blumer soon was participating in equestrian ...

The Virginia mare earned the title just weeks before her 38th birthday GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS A 37-year-old Virginia mare named Fancy broke the Guinness World Records' record for the oldest living ...

Horses have a vocal trick no one fully understood until now. Scientists have discovered that when a horse whinnies, it produces two completely different sounds at the same time. One is a deep tone ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time. How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound — also called a neigh — has long ...

How horses whinny has long been a mystery. The sound is quite distinct from any other in the animal kingdom. And now scientists think they’ve discovered why: horses whinny by producing sounds at two ...

Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes. By Kate ...