Biologist Lizzie Daly says the experience of swimming with a gargantuan jellyfish was "absolutely incredible." Dan Abbott/Wild Ocean Week / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
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Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss, by Margaret Renkl Milkweed hide caption
A volunteer with the Chicago Herpetological Society known as Alligator Bob sets out in his canoe to find an alligator on the loose in a Chicago lagoon this week. NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Road inspections in Mexico intercept this white tiger cub concealed in a van. Interpol hide caption
Snowball, the dancing cockatoo. Irena Schulz Via YouTube/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption
A polar fox is fitted with a satellite tracking collar in Krossfjorden, Svalbard, on July 29, 2017, as part of research conducted by the Norwegian Polar Institute. Norwegian researchers said Tuesday that this young female arctic fox has been tracked walking from Norway to Canada. Elise Stroemseng/AP hide caption
Even birds who are accustomed to urban noises can be spooked by the boom of fireworks, take off and crash into trees, cars and buildings. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
This 4th Of July, Think Of Your Feathered Friends As You Plan For Fireworks
A "super nest" hangs from the corner of a house in Chilton County, Alabama in July 2006. Charles Ray hide caption
An artist has reconstructed what ancient crocodile ancestors looked like, including some that very likely ate plants. Jorge Gonzalez hide caption
A reindeer calf scratches its head with its hoof. Their ability to move their bodies into extreme positions was one of the reasons owner Jane Atkinson thought that reindeer would be a good fit for a yoga class. Ravenna Koenig/KTOO hide caption
Two beluga whales have completed their long and complicated journey from China to Iceland. Sea Life Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary hide caption
THC, a key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, is toxic to dogs, veterinarians warn. So keeping dogs away from discarded joints, edible marijuana or drug-tainted poop is important. Hillary Kladke/Getty Images hide caption
Legal Weed Is A Danger To Dogs. Here's How To Know If Your Pup Got Into Pot
A stray polar bear is seen in the industrial city of Norilsk, Russia, on Monday. Irina Yarinskaya/Zapolyarnaya Pravda/Reuters hide caption
Poncho Via stands on a field of grass in Clay County Alabama at the Green Acres Farm in 2017. The steer currently holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest set of horns ever. The Pope Family hide caption
A southern resident orca whale swims in Puget Sound in view of Mount Rainier in 2014. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Hal Herzog, a professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, says the more we attribute humanlike qualities to animals, the more ethically problematic it may be to keep them as pets. Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Pets, Pests And Food: Our Complex, Contradictory Attitudes Toward Animals
Bald eagles, such as this one pictured in Alaska, are able to swim. A viral video from New Hampshire shows a bald eagle moving through the water. Becky Bohrer/AP hide caption
A coyote runs down the road in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. In 2018, more than 68,000 coyotes were killed in the U.S., including 5,600 just in Wyoming, under an Agriculture Department program. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
From Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants by Jacob Shell W.W.Norton & Co. hide caption
An orca surfaces near Vancouver Island, Canada. The country's Parliament has passed legislation banning the practice of breeding and holding dolphins, whales and porpoises in captivity. VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
Santa Anita Park in Southern California is resisting calls to suspend its season, saying recent changes have reduced catastrophic injuries "by 50 percent in racing and by more than 84 percent in training." Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption