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Western lowland gorilla baby rests in incubator shortly after birth.

Baby male gorilla born at Franklin Park Zoo

In this file photo, adult and juvenile rats emerge from under a Fenway dumpster.

Boston ranked 13th 'rattiest' city in America, and officials predict it’s only getting worse

'Big pile' of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known

'There's a lemur!' 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case October 17, 2020 | 8:18 AM

shark predation off Provincetown

Watch: Shark chows down on seal in shallow water off Cape Cod beach October 16, 2020 | 10:07 AM

The pygmy hippo calf is 13 pounds. It is very small.

Video: See Franklin Park Zoo's new baby pygmy hippo October 14, 2020 | 9:11 PM

Ocean sunfish.

'PLEASE STOP CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS SUNFISH!!' October 13, 2020 | 2:48 PM

First Murder Hornets, Now This

Warning: don’t touch this hairy-looking caterpillar October 11, 2020 | 7:48 AM

In this June 21, 2016 file photo, a black bear lounges in a tree in a neighborhood near Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla.

'Massachusetts is bear country' October 8, 2020 | 2:20 PM

North American Porcupine

Police accused of beating porcupines to death with batons October 6, 2020 | 7:53 PM

A grey seal swims in Casco Bay, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, off Portland, Maine. Seals, especially grey seals, are being blamed for attracting sharks and for stealing from commercial fishermen. Critics say the increased seal population will hurt the economy and scare off tourists. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

'The next question is how many seals should there be' October 5, 2020 | 10:58 AM

A 2016 file photo of a bearded dragon named Hashbrown at the MSPCA Nevins Farm shelter in Methuen, MA.

Salmonella Outbreak

CDC investigates multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to pet hedgehogs, bearded dragons October 4, 2020 | 12:50 PM

The Haverhill Emu.

MOVE LIKE AN EMU

Police used a pear to corral Kermit the emu after the big bird bolted in Haverhill October 1, 2020 | 9:09 AM

Baldina and Fisher

2 Southbridge residents charged after allegedly drugging, choking elderly dog to death September 30, 2020 | 3:57 PM

Dog beer? It’s here, thanks to Harpoon. September 28, 2020 | 12:22 PM

David Attenborough gives shark tooth to 7-year-old Prince George September 27, 2020 | 7:44 AM

A type of a Fritillary butterfly feeds on some echinachea coneflowers in Williamstown, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.

White Mountains

Researchers race to conserve rare New Hampshire mountain butterfly species September 26, 2020 | 11:19 AM

Young Baribal or American black bears are pictured at the Thoiry Zoo and Safari Park, in Thoiry, west of Paris, on May 29, 2020. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Police: Connecticut man shot, killed bear that his dog confronted September 25, 2020 | 3:00 PM

eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif.

Cockroaches too

eBay workers who sent spiders to Natick couple to plead guilty September 23, 2020 | 5:37 PM

Police shoot dog that was attacking 2 people, other dog September 17, 2020 | 5:21 PM

The head of an Ice Age cave bear found on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island in northern Russia.

Perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear found in Arctic Russia September 14, 2020 | 2:22 PM

matt bete woken up by bear

BEAR NECESSITIES

Watch: Bear startles man napping by pool in Greenfield September 14, 2020 | 9:42 AM

Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast September 13, 2020 | 12:37 PM

Missing Feline Found

The African serval cat reported missing from his N.H. home has been found September 12, 2020 | 12:09 PM

In this Sept. 8, 2010, file photo, a mosquito is held up for inspection at a research institute in Portland, Maine.

Dry summer brings Northeast relief from mosquitoes and ticks September 12, 2020 | 9:23 AM

40-lb. cat missing

African serval cat, named Spartacus, missing in N.H. town September 10, 2020 | 6:16 PM

Great white shark

Researchers capture video of ‘white shark Danny,’ seek prayers for its 7-year-old namesake battling cancer September 6, 2020 | 3:39 PM

This 2018 file photo shows a memorial that was made at Newcomb Hollow Beach for shark attack victim, Arthur Medici who was killed by a shark while on his boogie board at Newcomb Hollow Beach.

Wellfleet approves memorial bench for 2018 shark attack victim from Revere September 6, 2020 | 9:24 AM

'World's Loneliest Elephant'

'World's loneliest elephant' okayed to quit zoo for new life September 5, 2020 | 9:10 AM

Libby the horse being hoisted out of the mud in Hanson.

What you need to know about the great Hanson horse hoist September 3, 2020 | 10:39 AM

This March 26, 2009 photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a little brown bat with white-nose syndrome in the Greeley Mine in Stockbridge, Vt.

Be cautious around late summer bats, Maine CDC warns August 29, 2020 | 8:36 AM

A beefalo stands out in a field.

Where's the beefalo?

Beefalo on the loose for weeks in Connecticut after escaping slaughter August 28, 2020 | 6:38 PM

Amazon delivery driverJohn Cassabria and Luka

Senior dog stuck in Woburn pool is saved by quick-thinking Amazon driver August 27, 2020 | 5:08 PM