The National Zoo's giant pandas make the most of DC's snow The two giant pandas were seen on camera playing around in the snowfall that blanketed much of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Monday. Alana Wise
The baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia now has a name: Poppy The United States now has its own baby pygmy hippo to compete with other cute viral hippo babies born in other countries recently. Brad Kutner
32 dolphins have died since an oil spill near southern Russia, experts say A dolphin rescue center said most of the dead dolphins were from the endangered Azov species. The Associated Press
Survival of the luckiest? New study hints at the potential role of luck in evolution A new study on mice shows that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high. Jonathan Lambert
$20,000 reward offered after third endangered gray wolf killed in Washington state A conservation group is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a $20,000 reward for help catching the person or people responsible for the deaths of three gray wolves in Washington state. KUOW Staff
American Kennel Club recognizes the Danish-Swedish Farm Dog as new breed The American Kennel Club has recognized a new breed, the Danish-Swedish Farm Dog. Hosts
How do you keep monkeys from making mischief? In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild. Omkar Khandekar
Jurassic footprints are discovered on a 'dinosaur highway' in southern England The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades. Rebecca Rosman
Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather. Jonathan Lambert
Mother orca famous for grieving the death of her baby in 2018 has lost another calf In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf. John Ryan
