Shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes
The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote.
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The birth of a spectacled bear brings joy to a farming community in Peru
A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that has protected these animals for more than two decades
In Denmark, a man is suspected of 86 counts of reckless driving. He filmed it himself.
Police in Denmark say a 29-year-old man faces a whopping 86 preliminary charges for reckless driving
Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobles winners
A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall for the first anatomy lesson of their academic careers
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall for the first anatomy lesson of their academic careers
Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams
Golden eagle attacks toddler and 3 others in Norway
A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week
Huge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades
Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value
A celebrity 'Russian spy' whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters
A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy has been found dead
A celebrity 'Russian spy' whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters
A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy has been found dead
Late French film star Alain Delon wanted his dog buried with him. The dog gets to live
Late French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved Malinese dog Louba buried with him
German warship blasts the Darth Vader theme on the Thames
Germany’s Navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River...
A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast
Tiny South American deer debuts at New York City zoo
A tiny South American deer that will weigh just 15 to 20 pounds when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City
New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine
A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public
Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation was no bueno
New York City emergency management officials are apologizing for a hard-to-understand flood warning that flying drones issued in Spanish in some neighborhoods
A 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won't allow anyone a sip
Swedish officials say no one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization
Australian authorities euthanize 16-foot crocodile blamed for a fatal attack, the second in a month
Authorities have killed a 16-foot crocodile thought responsible for Australia’s second fatal croc attack in a month
Pin-demonium hits Paris: Inside the pin-trading market at the Olympics
On the other side of the Atlantic from Wall Street, a market more wholesome than cutthroat has sprung up at the Paris Olympics
1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store
One person has died and nearly 150 others have been sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo