Watch: Chimp 'infatuated' with newborn at zoo builds nest for 'pretend baby'

"Zola has always had a very maternal side and we have often caught her playing with rocks and building nests for her stones, even picking them up and carrying in her leg pocket."

Video: Man jumps into Busch Gardens alligator enclosure

A man visiting Busch Gardens Tampa Bay stunned a group of onlookers as he jumped into the park’s alligator enclosure on Wednesday. 

Dog attacks 4-year-old Texas girl; owner being evicted by city

Four-year-old Sahirah was attacked by a pit bull mix while playing outside under the watch of her mother. She now has to wear a bandage over her face as her wounds heal.

Watch: Family dog scares off black bear from New York home

A black bear wandered into a home in upstate New York, and a security camera captured Harper the dog bravely rushing toward the animal, scaring it away.

Funeral planned for Hudson, the K9 who died in the line of duty

The Kane County Sheriff's Office said Hudson's full honor police funeral will take place on June 1 at Harter Middle School in Sugar Grove. The service will begin at 11 a.m.

Mexican wolf pup set to emerge from den at Brookfield Zoo

A wolf species that used to be extinct in the wild is making a comeback thanks in part to the Brookfield Zoo. 

Beecher barn fire claims lives of 6 horses

In a devastating incident on Wednesday morning, a barn in Beecher went up in flames, resulting in the deaths of six horses.

Millennium Park fox family is the latest Chicago wildlife to go viral

They have become downtown Chicago's most popular new residents: a family of foxes that have made Lurie Garden at Millennium Park their home — and they are drawing an audience.

Great Lakes designated as first-ever 'freshwater hope spot'

The Shedd Aquarium was instrumental in efforts to get the Great Lakes designated as the first-ever "Freshwater Hope Spot."