The sport of Course Landaise, France's answer to bullfighting, combines leaping, spinning and smarter bovines. (Time) View

The world's largest and most dangerous lizards live on an Indonesian island where residents -- and tourists -- give them a wide berth. (Time) View

Fish farming seems like a natural enterprise for this island nation, but it took a hard-working consultant from Ivory Coast to make it happen. (Time) View

A menagerie of exotic animals has found a haven at Villa Lorena, a refuge that rescues the castoff pets of the country's drug lords. (NYT) View

As his dog's struggle with cancer finally comes to an end, Jason Woods has a tough time saying goodbye to his loyal old friend. View

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An Osaka café provides feline lovers with a place to get their kitty fixes. (Time) View

It's the state animal, but there are only 100 left. Unless drastic measures are taken, their future is bleak. (St. Petersburg Times) View

A giant, non-native snake species is invading the Everglades. Joe Wasilewski hunts them down. (Palm Beach Post) View

When a 700-pound kitty gets a toothache, it takes a team of specialists to help him feel better. (Spokesman-Review) View

When a recorder of birdsongs meets an artist who 'sees' sound, they make a musical language of their own. View

A few hardy souls in Oostduinkerke carry on this 500-year-old tradition of trawling for shrimp on horseback in the North Sea. (The Guardian) View