Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank
SQUAMISH, British Columbia (AP) — Authorities in British Columbia urged people to stay away from a rock face…
World’s oldest known tortoise is still alive
LONDON (AP) — Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal…
Dog survives week in New Zealand forest before a helicopter rescue
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When a hiker fell from a 55-meter (180-foot) waterfall in wild New Zealand…
High-jumping kangaroo escapes petting zoo and roams free for three days
How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If…
Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security
PHILADELPHIA — Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Monday may have expected long security lines. But the…
A real possum appears among plush toy animals in Australian airport shop
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop,…
Florida’s Jon Sumrall takes a tense photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp. Sumrall got…
Crocodile caught in an Australian creek far from its tropical habitat
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was…
Shoppers in upstate New York discover live owl in antique store
DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while…
Rescue group catches toucan seen flying around Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A toucan that has been seen flying around Las Vegas for months has been…