By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/28/2025 4:21 PM

A professional snake catcher in Australia was called out to a home where a pet bird had a close call with a coastal carpet python that squeezed its head into the avian's cage. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/28/2025 4:14 PM

A South Carolina man won a $200,000 lottery prize from a ticket he purchased when his wife sent him out to pick up her preferred ticket. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/28/2025 1:18 PM

An Egyptian free diver plunged into the Red Sea to break the Guinness World Record for the most pull-ups under open water with one breath. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/28/2025 12:45 PM

An alligator managed to enter a Louisiana couple's enclosed porch, sparking a reptile royal rumble involving a professional gator handler and Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/27/2025 4:03 PM

The Wisconsin zoo searching for a pair of escaped otters said one of the animals was nearly caught in a trap, but the attempt was foiled by a meddling raccoon. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/27/2025 3:47 PM

A silver Maine coon cat from Minnesota was awarded a Guinness World Record after his tail was measured at 18.5 inches long. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/27/2025 3:34 PM

A New Jersey Lottery player said a dream inspired them to buy a ticket that led to their winning a $1.5 million jackpot. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/27/2025 2:06 PM

A miniature dachshund who went missing while visiting South Australia's Kangaroo Island with her owners has been seen alive 16 months later. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/27/2025 1:29 PM

A Pennsylvania woman bought a drawing for $12 at a collector's auction and she later determined it might be a far more valuable work by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/26/2025 4:39 PM

A North Dakota library said a copy of "Rebecca" by author Daphne du Maurier was returned anonymously through the mail 51 years after its due date. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/26/2025 2:03 PM

The owners of the rodeo cattle that escaped onto a Texas highway this week said they discovered when the animals finally arrived home that one of the steers is still missing. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/26/2025 1:15 PM

A British man has become an unlikely hero on social media after he took it upon himself to repair a McDonald's restaurant sign that had become an object of curiosity for a Facebook group. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/26/2025 12:15 PM

An international animal welfare group announced the start of March Napness, a March Madness-style bracket tournament tracking when bears at sanctuaries across Europe will wake from hibernation. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/25/2025 2:09 PM

A full-grown goat standing at just 1 foot, 3 inches tall has been dubbed the shortest living goat in the world by Guinness World Records. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/25/2025 1:54 PM

A Texas highway turned into an impromptu rodeo when six steers escaped from a trailer and took off running. ... Read full Story

By HuffPost.com | | 3/25/2025 11:10 AM

The judge chastised the two British service members for being the “antithesis” of everything Paddington’s character stands for. ... Read full Story

By Sky News | | 3/25/2025 3:24 AM

A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/24/2025 4:03 PM

An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record -- and a sign at the organization's headquarters -- by completing 38 behind-the-back basketball passes in 30 seconds. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/24/2025 3:57 PM

A Michigan man who won $500 playing 6-6-6 in a Daily 3 lottery drawing used $100 of his winnings to buy Fast Cash tickets and wound up with a $2.39 million jackpot. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/24/2025 1:22 PM

Police in England's West Midlands were able to wrangle an escaped donkey wandering in traffic by "bribing him" with his favorite treat -- mints. ... Read full Story