Elephants drink water in Botswana's Chobe National Park. The government is considering lifting a hunting ban to cull the population. Charmaine Noronha/AP hide caption
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Maleah Ballejos reunited with her dog, Kingston, who was missing for 101 days in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Ben Lepe/AP hide caption
An American coot flies over Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Feb. 5. Courtesy of August Davidson-Onsgard hide caption
Travis Kauffman responds to questions during a news conference Thursday about his encounter with a mountain lion while running a trail just west of Fort Collins, Colo., this month. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
A rare black leopard, caught on camera in Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Will Burrard-Lucas/Burrard-Lucas Photography hide caption
A white-tailed deer keeps its ears open while grazing in South Hero, Vt. Rob Swanson/AP hide caption
A Gulf fritillary butterfly perches on a flower at the National Butterfly Center, which is home to several endangered plants and threatened animals. The center is asking a federal judge to block government officials from building a border wall on its property. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
King, a wire fox terrier, poses for photographs after winning best in show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday. It's the 15th time a wire fox terrier has taken the top spot. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
A tiger discovered in what was thought to be an abandoned Houston home was rescued by the city's animal shelter, after an intruder called authorities. Lara Cottingham hide caption
The painting "Millie on the South Lawn" by Christine Merrill hangs at the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
A mountain lion leaps from a rock in this file photo. A man in Colorado successfully defended himself from a mountain lion attack while he was jogging on a trail Monday. Avalon/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Axel Hirschfeld looks at the remains of dead birds while holding a Levant sparrowhawk. The bird was found locked in a small enclosure without food or water in a field used by poachers in the town of Ras Baalbek, Lebanon, in September. Sam Tarling for NPR hide caption
A special airlift brought these flamingo chicks from a dried out dam near Kimberley to a center in Pretoria, Thursday. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption
Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 132nd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Two grizzly gears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Mont. Most bears are relocated to the center when they or their parents have issues with or become too comfortable interacting with humans. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
As Grizzlies Come Back, Frustration Builds Over Continued Protections
A wild boar at at an enclosure set up by forest rangers in a northwestern district of Berlin in 2017. Denmark is building a $12 million fence in an effort to keep out wild boars from Germany. Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
To Keep African Swine Fever Out, Denmark Is Planning A Southern Boar(der) Fence
A hagfish is shown in Portsmouth, N.H. on April 6, 2002. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Almost 10,000 migratory crows have descended on Nampa, Idaho, for the past three winters. A task force is deploying drones, lasers and even a live hawk to try to divert the annual migration. Winfried Rothermel/AP hide caption