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Surprise 4-legged Olympic competitor wows cross-country fans
(NPR) A local dog made a bid for Olympic glory Wednesday morning, breaking out of his doghouse and onto the homestretch of the cross-country ski course in the middle of a race. Two-year-old Nazgul was quickly collared by race officials and returned unharmed to his home at a nearby bed-and-breakfast, but not before his ...
Feb 19, 2026
Tiny deer faces down giant rhino in zoo enclosure
UPI) -- A zoo in Poland shared video of a tiny muntjac deer facing off with a massive -- and luckily patient -- rhinoceros. The Wroclaw Zoo in Poland posted a video to Instagram showing the small Chinese deer, named Mundzak, in a standoff with a rhinoceros named Maruska in the enclosure the animals share. "Someone...
Jan 14, 2026
Talented shelter dog escapes kennel, unlocks front door
(UPI) --A West Virginia animal shelter shared security camera footage of an escape artist dog getting out of his kennel, unlocking the front door and leaving. The Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter posted a video to Facebook showing the Houdini-esque hound, named Dawson, escaping from his locked kennel while the sh...
Jan 14, 2026
Water-skiing squirrel delights crowds at N.C. fair
(WAND) -- The Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, N.C., is pulling in large crowds with a talented headlining performer: Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel. Twiggy proved to be a big draw during the fair's opening day on Friday, and is scheduled to perform multiple times a day until the fair closes on Sunday. The tal...
Oct 08, 2025
AI-powered robots face off in China soccer tournament
(UPI) - The first ROBO League robot soccer tournament took place in China, pitting AI-powered teams of robot players against one another in 3 vs. 3 matches. The tournament, held Saturday in Beijing, drew a crowd of thousands of curious spectators to watch the robots attempt to score goals using strategies determined by...
Jul 14, 2025
Dinosaurs dash for the finish line in T-Rex World Championship Races
(UPI) --More than 300 people donned inflatable dinosaur costumes and took to the track at Emerald Downs in Washington for the annual T-Rex World Championship Races. The yearly event at the Auburn racetrack began when TriGuard Pest Control held it as a team-building exercise in 2017, and the race quickly gained populari...
Jul 10, 2025
Massachusetts woman records mystery object in the sky
June 27 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts woman relaxing in her outdoor hot tub captured video when she spotted a mystery object floating in the sky. Colleen McCormack said she was in the hot tub outside her Pembroke home about 9 p.m. Wednesday when she spotted the object. "I was chilling in my hot tub, I look up in the sk...
Jun 30, 2025
Pope Leo breaks from papal dress codes - with a White Sox baseball cap
CNN - The pope has been spotted in sportswear - and this time it isn't AI. Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the Vatican, making him the first pope to make such a casual pairing with his white cassocks. Leo, born Robert Provost, was p...
Jun 13, 2025
Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island
(UPI) -- The miniature dachshund who fled from her owners on Australia's Kangaroo Island has been rescued after 549 days in the wild. The dog, named Valerie, fled from a Stokes Bay campsite while visiting with her owners, Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock, in November 2023. The duo spent a week searching the area with ...
May 02, 2025
These groups are working to save bees and butterflies on the brink. Here's how you can help the pollinators
CNN - You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are struggling. Five butterfly species in the United States have gone extinct since 1950, and dozens more are on the verge of extinction according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conser...
Dec 05, 2024
