It's the mug shot of a lifetime: A monkey captured some self-portraits after professional photographer David Slater left his camera laying around while visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read more
No one wants to be dubbed the "crazy cat lady" -- making Brenda Hoch one brave woman, to be housing 15 skunks. But she's got an excuse: the Florida woman and her husband Don do it all for a good cause--sheltering skunks that need a new home and owners for adoption. No scent included. Read more
Those familiar with an HOA know the problems condo owners face. The condo association at Village of Abacoa in Florida has created an unusual fix to stop dog poop violations: Forced DNA swab samples are being taken as evidence against owners who allow canines to defecate in common areas. Read more
The last sighting of a penguin in New Zealand is 44 years ago: A baby Emperor penguin has washed up on Peka Peka shores roughly 4,000 miles from Antarcticca. Nicknamed "Happy Feet" by locals, the country's not planning on getting the lost baby home. Read more
"Dusty" 'Klepto Kitty' Chu has stolen a plethora of goods: At least 600 items have gone missing from neighboring homes in San Mateo, California, as a literal cat burglar is caught on night-vision video by Animal Planet--literally dragging home everything but the kitchen sink. He does do underwear and bras. Read more
The Ohio driver of a garbage truck discovered a new "friend" while out on the job: A 6-foot Burmese python snake was found hanging out on the vehicle's roof after the garbage man emptied a trash bin from a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant. Read more
Waves at a popular kayak run in Colorado turn to some sweet swells for a misplaced flock of geese. A videographer, trying to catch some footage of kayakers, instead got a host of feathered friends on-scene: A flock of over 1,000 geese settled in to the water -- to ride and surf those pumping waves. Read more
Snakes on a plane has a new twist: Railway officials discover snakes on a train -- as in deadly, highly venomous king cobras are found stashed in bags under a passenger seat. Read more
Why did the sloth cross the road? To (kind of) get to the other side, at some point -- when he's not sleeping throughout the process. Sloth crossings on Costa Rican roads may not be the most uncommon event, but the best video -- of the famous crossings -- is this particulary slow-moving personality who seems to suffer from narcolepsy. Read more