death Petting zoo death: man found dead in kangaroo pen in South Carolina Popkin

marine mammals Sea lions pelted with rocks as family ignores repeated warnings at La Jolla Cove Jason Weisberger

pets Aalborg zoo wants donations of unwanted pets. The cats are hungry. Rob Beschizza

Weird Your next vacation destination: Mystery Flesh Pit National Park Grant St. Clair

sheep This sheep named Lovely is enthralled by classical music Jennifer Sandlin

delightful creatures Terrified feral cat learns to cuddle with his new very patient human (video) Carla Sinclair

adorable animals Watch these adorable rescue bats from the Amutat bat sanctuary Jennifer Sandlin

law 'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle convicted of felony lion trafficking Rusty Blazenhoff

animals Tourists put baby elk in their car and take it for a drive at Yellowstone National Park Carla Sinclair

Roadside Attractions There's a giant baby at Duncan Family Farms Jennifer Sandlin

CIA The CIA's venture capital firm just backed Woolly Mammoth cloning Thom Dunn

crocodile Watching a crocodile gallop evokes my primal fear Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Meet Leonid and Valentina Stoyanov, exotic and wild animal veterinarians who live in Ukraine Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Gorilla caught on video very gently petting a wild groundhog Carla Sinclair

novels I'm glad I finally read "The Petting Zoo," the last book Jim Carroll wrote before he passed Popkin

Spoken Word with Electronics A 1970s tutorial on repairing vinyl wood decals for your car Ethan Persoff

happy mutants Walkaway Q&A: great debut novels, collections, and favorites Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures Three-legged white fox escapes petting zoo, is found Rob Beschizza

music Saturday in San Francisco: free 20th Street Block Party with killer live music! David Pescovitz