Animals

An old horse named Razzle Dazzle and a loaf of white bread: Inside the runaway zebra rescue

Red wolf raised at Washington state sanctuary joins wild pack, sires 8 pups

An endangered American red wolf born and raised in a Washington state sanctuary and released into the wild earlier this year in North Carolina has fathered a litter of eight pups, doubling the size of his adopted pack.

The Shiba Inu that inspired Dogecoin crypto and countless memes has died

Why mosquitoes like some humans more than others — and why we should get rid of them

Point Defiance Zoo mourns loss of beloved elephant Suki

Suki, a former circus elephant and resident of Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, has died after nearly 28 years at the facility.

Baby gorilla to move to surrogate mother after maternal bonding fails at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo

In what seems to be a trend, the new baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo has not bonded with his mother and is being moved to a surrogate mom at another zoo.

River otter drags child off dock, under water in Bremerton

A river otter pulled a small child off a dock and dragged it underwater at the Bremerton Marina Thursday morning.

Doggie doo-doos and don'ts. Best etiquette for dog decorum, according to experts

There are now more dogs than children in Seattle, and with all those canines sharing space, things can get tense. Soundside spoke with two dog behavior experts about how we can co-exist a little better in this increasingly dog-centric city.

Bird flu continues to spread in Washington state. What to know about the virus

Health officials continue to monitor the spread of bird flu in Washington state, where notable cases emerged over 2024.