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A puppy sits in a Lyft vehicle, looking out a window

To encourage pet adoptions, Lyft offers discounted 'pet rides' ahead of annual Puppy Bowl

Here's the discount code you'll need to ride with your furry friend.

A chocolate lab lays atop a bed covered in rose petals and candles

At animal shelters in these cities, you can have a 'Valentine's sleepover' with an adoptable dog or cat — and even take them home with you

Best Friends Animal Society shelters in select cities will coordinate snuggly slumber parties for potential foster parents and adopters.

An elephant happily smiles as it lifts its trunk under a spray of water

This state finally banned circus performances for elephants, tigers, giraffes, primates

Although Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey have already phased out elephants, bears, lions, and tigers, regional circuses have only recently fallen under scrutiny.

On the left, polka dotted window film on a large glass window. On the right, a small brown and black songbird sits on a building ledge.

1 billion birds die every year from window collisions. Polka dot glass is changing that

In October 2023, a thousand birds died in a single day after colliding with a Chicago convention center. Thanks to new bird-friendly glass, that number has shrunk dramatically.

An elderly dog sits in a field of colorful flowers. She is a tan cattle dog with a graying face and pointy ears.

Matilda Day: Austin, Texas creates citywide holiday and fundraiser for beloved senior rescue dog

Matilda’s story has helped raise over $40,000 for Austin Pets Alive! since 2023.

A horse rears up on its back legs in a freezing pond while three men dressed in ice suits hold tight to a rope around its neck.

After a horse fell into an icy pond, local firefighters sprang to its rescue

In early January, firefighters leapt into action to save the life of a horse that had broken through fencing and fallen into a frozen pond.

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A baby pangolin, covered head to toe with scales, hugs onto the curled up ball of a larger pangolin in a grassy setting.

Researchers identify new species of pangolin, underscoring conservation efforts

Biologists discovered the new type of pangolin after they confiscated a shipment of trafficked animals.

Jake Harvath, a man in his twenties with long brown hair and a long beard, sits atop a mustang. Behind him is another wild horse, trotting through the desert.

Man returns from world's longest horseback ride across US, raises awareness for wild mustang crisis

Jake Harvath documented his whirlwind journey on social media, in hopes of encouraging people to adopt wild horses.

A small blue bee species pollinating a yellow flower in the grass.

New blue bee species, dubbed 'eyeliner boys' spotted in Texas and Oklahoma

The tiny, stylish bee species sports “eyeliner-like” structures around their eyes and defies familial expectations by pollinating nightshade.

A dark river winding through a tree-lined canyon beside a mountain in Vietnam.

Rare 'vampire hedgehog' discovered in wild, 80 years after the species was first stored in the Smithsonian

The animal was among 234 new species discovered in the past year in the Greater Mekong region, which includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

A photo collage of a tooth x-ray and a person writing a note to a friend

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