Nature I had a close encounter with a grizzly bear Séamus Bellamy

cute Group of sweet deer take shelter besides humans during storm in Nara, Japan Popkin

Cute kitten at animal shelter was something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

movies Family refuses late French actor's request to kill dog Ruben Bolling

law Indianapolis Animal Care Services fires workers who checked whether adopters had cruelty convictions Rob Beschizza

Caribbean Hurricane Beryl spares one house on Union Island. It's made of plywood and irony Natalie Dressed

adorable animals Move over Puppy Bowl, here comes the Stanley Pup Gail Sherman

Westminster "Unadoptable" shelter mutt competes in Westminster agility competition Gail Sherman

rescues 6 hikers stuck on Mt. Baldy wearing only hoodies airlifted days after woman's body was found (video) Carla Sinclair

adorable animals Watch Moon Beam and Pickle, two adorable chickens, loving a children's book read-aloud Jennifer Sandlin

storms Dramatic rescue of a man who entered raging LA wash to save his dog (video) Jason Weisberger

cats Meet Kilo, the tattooed Sphynx cat who was rescued after being seized in a prison raid Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals Dog born with cerebellar hypoplasia "dances" and spreads joy wherever he goes Jennifer Sandlin

animals Smart shelter dog attempts to free his friends, then helps himself to unlimited snacks Jennifer Sandlin

auctions Spike Lee's Nike Air Jordans, worth more than $15k, found in homeless shelter donation bin David Pescovitz

australia Watch an adorable brushtail possum named Raisin cleaning himself Jennifer Sandlin

animal ASMR More beaver ASMR: Watch Maple the beaver chow down on Ritz crackers and celery Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Hawaii's historic town of Lahaina in Maui devastated by wildfire (video) Carla Sinclair

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

survivors Four children reported alive in jungle 2 weeks after plane crashed, killing all adults Carla Sinclair