From adorable ducks to short raccoons, 2026 has been full of viral sensations warming our hearts and having us say 'aww'.

I am one of Hobart’s many residents who travelled to a nearby beach to witness Neil the seal – an animal that has been receiving global attention for his wild personality and humorous antics. Neil’s ...

Jimothy the raccoon quickly became a sensation after videos of the animal scampering around Seattle went viral due to his ...

The internet loves cute animals. (Shocking, I know.) But more than a fact of life, it's practically a pillar supporting the weight of the online world's entire infrastructure. Some of the earliest ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

The capybara was in a suburban backyard where it didn’t belong. The giant rodent, native to South American wetlands and river systems, had somehow found its way onto a British housing estate. But when ...

After a viral TikTok video drew crowds to a Chino Hills hiking trail, ranchers said the sudden attention is putting rescued horses and donkeys at risk AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Ranchers in Chino Hills, ...

If you had a TV in your home in 2007, chances are you remember Sarah McLachlan's heartbreaking ASPCA commercial — the one with abused animals flashing across the screen as her song "Angel" plays in ...

Social media has been obsessed with videos of our wild beings, and their clips often go viral online, sometimes for their utterly adorable acts, unexpected survival tactics, and surprising ...

The 28-year-old teacher tells PEOPLE her students "absolutely loved" bringing in their stuffed animals to class Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...