Animals

The Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed an Amur tiger and an Amur leopard as part of a coordinated conservation effort to protect two of the world’s most endangered big cat species.

Beach patrollers say they’re seeing the most jellyfish activity in recent memory. Lewes Beach had over four times as many stings in July compared to the same month last year.

In colonial Philadelphia, oysters were a uniquely democratic food.

The partnership will expand adoption opportunities and create a new state-of-the-art animal care facility for the region.

Heat waves are tough on people — and tougher on some pets, especially dogs. A vet offers advice on keeping them safe.

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society is raising money to give owners food and vet care to keep pets at home instead of in a shelter.

The former plow horse was with New Castle County police for 14 years, then served in Carousel Park’s riding lesson program.

While felines flourish, large dogs are facing longer stays and rising surrender rates.

Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.

The district’s hives are part of a nationwide trend to place bees in commercial spaces.

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found composting and feeding food waste to animals would cut carbon emissions.

The third year of the parade and costume competition saw three noncanine contestants, including a snake and a giant rabbit.

Sniffer dogs at Lincoln Financial Field were outfitted with brightly colored booties amid soaring temperatures in the region.

The nonprofit Wild Tunes has enlisted about 100 volunteer musicians and singers of all ages and abilities to perform at nine shelters in New Jersey, Houston and Denver.

More than a decade after the spotted lanternfly landed in Berks County, Pa. researchers are learning more about what eats them, and what makes them thrive.