Animals

The Burlington County Animal Shelter is holding a baseball-themed adoption event that features a dog-cat contest.

Bird flu is now showing up among dairy cows and at a major egg producer and one person who had close contact with cows has been infected.

According to the Brandywine Valley SPCA, officials were alerted to a maimed kitten while responding to a call about a stray dog in Coatesville last week.

Primatologist Frans de Waal died last week. We listen back to Marty's interviews with de Waal about our connections to our great ape cousins.

The Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company crew freed Daisy, an 11-month-old yellow Labrador, after she got her neck stuck inside a tire rim.

Aravind Krishnan is developing technology that can test for bacterial toxins using a plant-based alternative to horseshoe crabs.

Some scientists object to the whole idea of trying to revive extinct animals.

When apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this happened.

Eco-friendly funerals are popular. We'll talk about composting, green burial and the death industry. Plus, do you speak whale? Exploring new research on whale communication.

Police corralled the horse in Port Richmond after it somehow made it off the highway without incident.

Scientists discussed the importance of protecting endangered species during an event hosted by WHYY and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Media, Nether Providence, Swarthmore and Springfield Bird Town chapters are hosting an event on Feb. 25 to educate the public about their feathered neighbors.

Environmental groups want NOAA to protect horseshoe crab habitats, and restrict how the species are harvested.

Zoo curators often go the extra mile to make creatures feel at home under human care. But recreating romance in captivity still involves a lot of guesswork.

Animals at zoos and shelters across the U.S. are making their predictions for which team will win Super Bowl 58.