Animals

A viral video taken at the Philadelphia Zoo has amassed millions of views overnight, where a pair of hippos are chomping on whole pumpkins.

The Gulf of Maine is among the fastest-warming large water bodies on the planet, making the puffins' fate a test-case for how climate change could disrupt marine ecosystems.

"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”

Anyone 3 years old and up who gets vaccinated against the flu will receive free admission to the zoo in Norristown.

The shelter says it has seen swarms of people dropping off pets. Some are due to evictions, while others are due to a mix of financial and medical reasons.

Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.

Track regulators, racing fans and horse lovers mostly agree that performance enhancing drugs, "doping", are doing major damage to the animals behind the scenes across PA.

As people remained indoors, stopped commuting to work or hopping on passenger jets, the birds increasingly flew into urban areas they had previously shunned.

The invasive species known as the spotted lanternfly is spreading across Pennsylvania. 

The BVSPCA helped airlift more than 100 homeless pets to safety ahead of Hurricane Ida. Now, it’s preparing for what’s to come.

No one is sounding the alarm: It’s been an average year so far for West Nile cases in mosquitoes. But wet, warm conditions might mean trouble ahead.

The advisory imposed earlier this summer sought to protect songbirds from an unknown ailment. It’s still not clear what was causing the bird deaths.

The researchers believe that bats and humans both evolved babbling as a precursor to more complex vocal behavior such as singing, or, in the case of people, talking.

Masks? Vaccine mandates? An update on the changing Covid-19 restrictions in the Delaware Valley. Plus, a new model putting therapists in New Jersey public schools.

After an initial boost during the pandemic shutdown, the number of people willing to foster animals has plummeted, and Philly shelters are desperately seeking new applicants.