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A group of owls perched around a wooden structure in an enclosed aviary.

Outdoors

In Texas, flightless owl has helped more than 38 orphaned owlets return to the wild

A person in an orange uniform carries a white dog through a smoky area.

Outdoors

Volunteers rush to save hundreds of pets, wild animals after wildfire evacuations in Greece

A man stands outdoors while discussing air conditioning.

Home

Los Angeles renter says apartment is so hot, even his phone overheats indoors

A red velvet ant on a person's hand.

Outdoors

Video spotlights red velvet ant, and experts say its 'cow killer' sting is no joke

Melby the manatee.

Outdoors

Florida rescuers free manatee trapped beneath road, then send him home 105 pounds heavier

A dog lying on a couch.

Outdoors

Desert puppy evaded rescuers for 3 weeks until a rescuer crawled through a roadside storm drain

A person holds food scraps in a bowl and adds them to a compost bin in a garden setting.

Home

Gardener shows why she never throws away common kitchen scraps: 'Nothing goes to waste'

A large uprooted tree blocks a sidewalk in a residential area.

Tech

Arizona storms knock out power to 52,000, trigger flash flood warnings near Phoenix

A group of wild boars forages in a grassy area surrounded by trees.

Home

Texas homeowners say wild hogs are wrecking lawns in daylight, and trapping them can cost $3,500

A hand holds a large, two-lobed tomato beside a basket filled with various ripe and unripe tomatoes.

Home

South Louisiana gardener says spring tomatoes are 'done for now' after a huge harvest

A horseshoe whip snake.

Tech

Olive tree imports helped invasive snakes race across Ibiza, study finds

A beaver.

Outdoors

Viral clip captures beaver dragging a tree branch across the road as traffic waits