Santa Cruz is a haven for newborn sea otters and their (protective) mamas, and a local expert shares the best places around ...

Adorable otter pups will soon be leaving Lakes Aquarium to settle into their new home. Half-term visitors to Lakes Aquarium are being offered one final chance to enjoy the playful antics of the three ...

That yawn is everything!

Discover a charming zoo in Bloomington, Illinois, where you can get up close to amazing animals without the crowds or long ...

From sparks flying during The OC’s Spider-Man snog to love stories so powerful they make you weep, Guardian writers pick the television couples whose tales never fail to make hearts pound ...

Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...

For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

It's that time of the year for Spring Consignment sales! Today Mary takes us to Encore and More's sale in a new location to ...

If a glacier calves in the Alaskan wilderness – shards shearing from a mammoth, mesmerisingly blue ice shelf, exploding into the sea like a skyscraper demolition – and a boat load of cruisers isn’t ...

Spring transforms one of California’s most wildlife-rich coastal landscapes into a living nature show. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Monterey County draws visitors eager to see ...

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