video Firefighters and cops save a horse that fell into a frozen pond Andrea James

animals Seal slept in driveway, car wash Rob Beschizza

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

animals Cat goes full rider mode watching POV roller coaster on TV Popkin

videos Tame crow hands the brush back and demands more grooming Popkin

beaver nuggets People line up to shop at Arizona's new gas-station cathedral Jason Weisberger

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

animals Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating Popkin

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

animals In a Honduran town, fish appear on the ground after every major rainstorm Ellsworth Toohey

History At a medieval church festival, the priest brayed like a donkey and the congregation brayed back Ellsworth Toohey

Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures Orcas, bears, squirrels, and now sharks have notes Jason Weisberger

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

History The spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler Ellsworth Toohey

tree rat Santa Monica created a squirrel buffet and got a squirrel problem Jason Weisberger

wonderful creatures ★ Dik-dik snouts twitch for a reason — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

Science Newly discovered fish species looks just like Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin