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Passengers on board a city transit bus in Rhode Island got more than they bargained for and an extra passenger on Monday when a deer crashed through the windshield as the driver calmly continued on the route. The incident, which happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, was captured on video by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). It …

A New York woman died on Sunday after she was charged by an overprotective cow and struck several times after tending to a newborn calf, according to reports. WWNY-TV in Carthage, New York, reported that the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving an employee of Flack Farm in Lisbon, and a cow. The initial investigation found …

A recently published study claims that the sounds of African elephants may have a lot more significance than humans think. The research, which was published in a journal called Nature Ecology and Evolution on Monday, found that African elephants call each other unique names. The study explains that researchers followed elephants around to observe how they communicated to each other, …

An extremely rare sighting has occurred off the coast of California and biologists say they are thrilled by the discovery. A North Pacific right whale was spotted near Point Reyes by a marine wildlife team that was in the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Jenna Malek, North Pacific right whale recovery coordinator and marine mammal specialist, told …

The horse transformed human history – and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse. Around 4,200 years ago, one particular lineage of horse quickly became dominant across Eurasia, suggesting that’s when humans started to spread domesticated horses around the world, according to research published Thursday in the journal Nature. There was something special …

An 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy were attacked and injured by elk four days apart in a northern Colorado town. Officials with the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) warned residents and travelers who visit Estes Park — located at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park — of aggressive cow elk that attacked children in separate incidents. In a …

China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, the National Zoo said on Wednesday, months after the zoo returned three of the bears amid heightened tensions between the two global superpowers. The announcement follows increased engagement between Washington and Beijing that has put ties on a steadier footing since relations hit historic lows last year. China’s ambassador to the …

Colombia’s congress voted Tuesday to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries-old tradition that has inspired famous songs and novels but has become increasingly controversial in the countries where it is still practiced. The bill calls for the banning of bullfights in a three-year span, making the tradition illegal by the start of …

A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopburi in central Thailand that they had to reduce the animals’ numbers. If all goes well, most will end up behind bars, …

A police department in Texas had quite a surprising call last week: Kangaroos were on the loose. “On Sunday morning, officers were sent to a report of a KANGAROO hopping down Fuller Springs Drive,” the Lufkin Police Department wrote in a Facebook post on May 22. Lufkin is a small city in eastern Texas. The department also attached a video …