Tribes honor the birth of rare white buffalo and reveal its name: Wakan Gli The moment marked the highlight of a Native American ceremony to commemorate the calf's birth that featured the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times. The Associated Press
States had rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions except Texas. That's changed Texas is enacting basic rules for the hunting and trapping mountain lions, including requiring a 36-hour check on traps and banning “canned” hunts." Angela Kocherga
Followers of Iris the osprey celebrate her chicks hatching Iris, whose webcam has 20,000+ followers, has hatched chicks for the first time in five years. She's one of the worlds oldest known osprey, age 28, despite feeding from a giant superfund site. Austin Amestoy
These best boys and girls just graduated from the ATF's National Canine Academy Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes. Ryan Lucas
How Hurricane Maria transformed a society of macaques Hurricane Maria, which tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, also devastated a tiny nearby island that's home to hundreds of monkeys. All that destruction seems to have transformed the monkeys' society. Ari Daniel
The frogs are out after heavy rains in Florida After a dry spell, heavy rains in Florida this week have finally brought out the frogs. We'll hear from them. kerry sheridan
We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners Many NPR listeners responded to a story explaining why some woodpeckers hammer on metal, including a man who said it solved a 35-year mystery for him. Sacha Pfeiffer
Nicknamed Caramelo, a rescued horse from the flooding in Brazil, becomes famous In Brazil, a seven-year-old horse who survived catastrophic floods in the south of the country has become a symbol of hope. Carrie Kahn
Fans donate to the sick animal that was the model for Donkey in 'Shrek' The loquacious donkey in the "Shrek" franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills. Hosts