‘Astronomically rare’ snake with 3 'emoji' smiley faces sells for $6,000

Justin Kobylka, a snake breeder in Georgia, sold a rare ball python for $6,000 after the reptile ended up with the shape of three smiley faces on its body.

Cheetah dies unexpectedly at National Zoo after brief illness

The National Zoo announced this week that a cheetah died unexpectedly on March 3 after "a brief illness." He was 8 years old.

Town comes together to save dog from frozen pond

Police, first responders and neighbors banded together in an Arkansas town to rescue a dog who was trapped in the middle of a frozen pond.

22 dogs rescued from freezing Texas temperatures arrive in DC area

Nearly two dozen dogs who were rescued from ice-cold temperatures in Texas arrived ien the D.C. region on Friday night.

Royal Thai Navy rescues cats from sinking ship

Photos and video show Royal Thai Navy sailors rescuing four cats from a sinking ship off the coast of the Satan province.

1,700 rehabilitated turtles returned to Texas waters

Another 1,700 sea turtles are safe and back in their ocean home after volunteers and rescue groups pulled thousands of the cold-stunned reptiles from Texas waters during a deadly winter storm.

FOX 5 DC's Bob Barnard's adorable TV moment with puppy getting national attention

As if FOX 5's Bob Barnard wasn't already a star in his own right, he's now getting national attention for a live weather report he did in Virginia last week that was interrupted by an adorable puppy.

'Miracle' puppy born with six legs in Oklahoma

The hospital said the young puppy was born with one head and chest, but with two pelvic regions, two lower urinary tracts, two tails and six legs.