Animals

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow.

Darrel Wiley has been a K9 handler in the prison system since 2006. Authorities say he repeatedly left Lux in his work vehicle for up to eight hours.

Several whales have been found washed ashore on the East Coast. Researchers think vessels are to blame.

Students at Caesar Rodney High School got a taste of a career in research, amongst penguins and seals on the West Antarctic Peninsula.

On Sunday, Feb. 12, Puppy Bowl XIX will feature 19 dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Upper Darby pet-friendly homeless shelter, Breaking Bread Community, has already reached its full capacity since opening a month ago.

Eagles have worked hard at repopulating since about 40 years ago, when there was only one nest in the Garden State.

Nesting piping plovers show resilience in Delaware while the shorebirds struggle to maintain their population along the southern Atlantic Coast. Researchers want to know why.

What scientists are learning about the ‘talking’ cats and dogs of Insta

76 Carriage Company suspended rides as they look to find new stables. Animal rights advocates want the rides banned by the city.

The shows are designed to remove some of the boredom involved with waiting for planes.

The scavenger hunt is a free, self-guided, six-week-long adventure in Philadelphia’s largest park.

Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.

Dead whales have been found in Atlantic City, Strathmere and Keansburg in New Jersey, and Rockaway Beach and Amagansett, New York.

A third humpback whale in about a month washed up at the Jersey Shore over the weekend, concerning both residents and conservationists.