Quick Take New Zealand’s long isolation without land predators allowed many birds to evolve safe ground‑nesting habits. Kiwi, ...

Commissioned pet portraits have been around for centuries, but now they’re reaching a much wider clientele. Commissioned pet portraits have been around for centuries, but now they’re reaching a much ...

There are more than 2 million dogs and cats living in Massachusetts and on Thursday, lawmakers were pushing to pass legislation to better protect them.Legislators and pet advocates brought their own ...

If you watched the medal ceremony after the Olympics men's hockey gold medal game, you might've been confused by the stuffed animals. Both the silver medalist Canada and gold medalist United States ...

The medal ceremonies at the 2026 Winter Games have looked different from past Olympic ceremonies. Not only do athletes get their medals, but they earn a commemorative stuffed animal as well. The ...

The mascots for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are undeniably adorable, but what are they? Tina and Milo, named for the Olympic Winter Games host cities Cortina d’Ampezzo and Milano, are ...

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The pair of animals chosen as mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats — weasel-like creatures that are at risk because of climate change. One of them ...

For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Many of the official ...

While stoats are not endangered, studies have shown that predators attack mismatched decoy weasels more than matching ones, Mills said. Owls, hawks, coyotes and foxes all hunt for stoats. Mills ...