Miniature statues of President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have gone on sale in Naples for use in Christmas nativity scenes.

Monkeys from a now-defunct research facility are roaming wild in southwestern Puerto Rico, threatening farmers' livelihoods, and causing public health concerns

Brought to the island by Vikings, the Icelandic horse does two gaits (besides walk, trot, and gallop) that no other horse does.

Biologists literally give fish a bath to try and eliminate parasites in the sea near a coral reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

An "extinct," dinosaur-era Australian stick insect was discovered on a remote island and is being reintroduced to one of its native habitats.

Researchers in Austria say they've found that dogs react negatively to perceived unfair treatment.

A farmer in Italy uncovered hundreds of ancient artifacts—some perhaps 2,500 years old—but ran into trouble with police when he tried to sell some of them.

Climate change is threatening the way of life of Africa's Maasai herders—even forcing some to take their cattle to feed at garbage dumps.

Scientists in Australia are trying to learn more about koalas' breeding habits by listening to the animals' bellows.

To find ways to prevent dolphins from getting entangled in nets, researchers cover the animals' eyes to see if dolphins will use passive listening to locate objects.

A local government in Peru is promoting roasted guinea pig for Christmas dinner instead of the traditional turkey or pork.

A Kenyan judge has banned a bullfighting competition that was to be among festivities honoring Barack Obama's U.S. presidential win.

For decades Italians adopted random skulls in a centuries-old underground mass grave as conduits to the afterlife. Now the complex is being readied for a reopening to the public.

In remote corners, a research team is monitoring contact between humans and wild animals--particularly wild animal meat--in hopes of stopping pandemics before they start.

Kenya's "Obama Circuit"--a bull-versus-bull competition coinciding with celebrations Saturday over Obama's U.S. presidential election--has come under fire from animal rights activists.