What is Alabama’s rarest animal? It thrives in darkness below the surface, hidden in an ecosystem most people never see.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of friendly and cute Monk Parakeet. Green Quaker parrot is sitting on woman shoulder. Woman is petting parrot.© ...

“I’m not weird,” said the Dismalite glowworm to the alligator snapping turtle. “You’re weird.” “You think I’m weird?” the turtle replied, its gaping jaws flailed open in protest. “Just because I look ...

My daughter Frances calls me at least once a week to tell me, “There’s a dog on the side of the road without a collar. He’s so skinny,” or “There’s two dogs with five puppies. What do I do?” She’s a ...

Macon County, Ala. authorities responded to a two-car crash on Interstate 85 Wednesday morning caused by a furry, hopping marsupial. A kangaroo escaped its enclosure from a nearby resident, who kept ...

PELHAM, Ala. (AP) – Wildlife lovers are protesting a new state rule in Alabama they say is a death sentence for helpless baby raccoons, skunks and other wild animals there. The Alabama Department of ...

Alabama heat and humidity are rising, putting pets at risk. Here’s how to keep them safe and what to know about new state animal welfare laws.

Alabama’s exotic pet laws are stricter and more fragmented than many people expect. Instead of maintaining a single, comprehensive list of approved pets, the state regulates wild and exotic animals ...