Federal regulators have banned swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people. Swimming with dolphins is a popular tourist activity in Hawaii. NOAA Fisheries via AP hide caption
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Wild boars eat garbage near trash bins in Rome on Sept. 24. They have become a daily sight, as families of wild boars trot down the city streets, sticking their snouts in the garbage looking for food. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
Spinning on the hamster wheel allows Mr. Goxx to select a cryptocurrency to trade. Choosing one of two tunnels to run through allows him to buy or sell. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Because of their size, goliath groupers are nearly fearless and easy prey for fishermen and divers with spearguns. Sandra Edwards hide caption
Florida Wants To Give Fishermen Another Go At The Great Big Goliath Grouper
A male Bougainville Whistler (Pachycephala richardsi), a species endemic to Bougainville Island. This whistler is named after Guy Richards, one of the collectors on the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Iain Woxvold hide caption
Lions watch visitors from their enclosure on the opening day of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on July 24, 2020, after it closed due to COVID-19 outbreak in March. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An axolotl photographed in Lake Xochimilco. Paul Starosta/Getty Images hide caption
View from above (dorsal view) of the new soldier fly named after RuPaul, Opaluma rupaul. CSIRO Australia hide caption
In this undated photo provided by the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Dummerstorf, Germany, a calf enters a "MooLoo" pen to urinate. Thomas Häntzschel/FBN via AP hide caption
In this image released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the carcasses of dead white-sided dolphins lay on a beach Sunday after being pulled from the water on the island of Eysturoy, which is part of the Faeroe Islands. Sea Shepherd via AP hide caption
Western lowland gorillas are seen in their habitat at Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday. Nearly all of the zoo's 20 gorillas have symptoms of having contracted the coronavirus from a zoo staff worker, according to zoo officials. Ron Harris/AP hide caption
Various types of pufferfish are among those served as the gastronomic delicacy fugu. The paralyzing nerve toxin some of these fish contain is also under study by brain scientists hunting new ways to treat amblyopia. shan.shihan/Getty Images hide caption
Macaques check out a camera in Galtaji Temple in Jaipur, India. Monkeys have been known to sneak into swimming pools, courts and even the halls of India's Parliament. One attorney told author Mary Roach about a macaque that infiltrated a medical institute and began pulling out patient IVs. Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Monkey Thieves, Drunk Elephants — Mary Roach Reveals A Weird World Of Animal 'Crime'
Jontu, an Indian rhino, wanders around his enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquariumin in Omaha, Neb. Last week, an improperly closed gate allowed him to wander a little farther. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
A starling sits in the cherry tree blooms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. Researchers say some starlings has seen an increase in bill size. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption
A reconstruction of the Titanokorys gainesi, a new species of extinct sea animal discovered in Canada. Lars Fields/Royal Ontario Museum hide caption
Care staff celebrate with Humboldt penguin Mochica as he turns 30 years old. He was hatched in 1990. Shervin Hess/Oregon Zoo hide caption
In this photograph taken in 2010, a Komodo dragon prowls the shore of Komodo island, the natural habitat of the world's largest lizard. Romeo Gacad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A new study examines whether or not dogs are able to understand the difference between a human's mistake versus active intent to withhold a treat. Os Tartarouchos/Getty Images hide caption
Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up
This photo provided by New York's Bronx Zoo shows an 11-month-old cougar that was removed from an apartment, in the Bronx borough of New York. The Bronx Zoo via AP hide caption
A group of scientists have discovered a fossil of a now-extinct whale with four legs. This visual reconstruction shows Phiomicetus anubis preying on a sawfish. Robert W. Boessenecker hide caption
Sven Spichiger, Washington state Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him in Blaine, Wash., last year. State officials said this week they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Morgan, a military service dog, stands on her hind legs for her handler before a news conference for HR 1448, Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act outside the U.S. Capitol on May 13. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption