(UPI) Animal rescuers in Texas were surprised when a call about a lemur on the loose in a park turned out to be about an actual lemur and not a raccoon.

Toby's Wildlife Management & Pest Control said on social media ...Read More

(UPI) A Canadian speed-eater added another world record to his name by eating 2 pounds and 7 ounces of hot sauce in three minutes.

Mike Jack, who holds multiple Guinness World Records titles for speed-eating and drinking,...Read More

(UPI) A Washington woman who has been feeding the raccoons near her home for 35 years ended up calling the authorities when she found her home surrounded by nearly 100 of the animals.

The Poulsbo woman told Kitsap County ...Read More

(UPI) Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a calf that fell into the River Thames and couldn't climb back out.

The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews responded alongside the Royal Berkshire Fire and ...Read More

(UPI) A North Carolina man won a $150,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket -- and he said it's all thanks to a pumpkin.

Hertford resident Roy Story told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he has a Halloween...Read More

(UPI) A member of the Oregon Army National Guard may have reclaimed a Guinness World Record title by performing 1,027 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour.

Maj. Tommy Vu, 36, an officer in the Oregon National Guard's ...Read More