HuffPost: Animal Uprising

Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.

Matt Leffers went swimming at Serene Lakes in Placer County, only to be bitten at least a dozen times — and be hospitalized with 40 puncture wounds.

OK, who squealed on Fred?

The animal shelter staff couldn't figure out why doors were mysteriously open. The answer was a cat named Grimsen.

These birds won't be deterred so easily.

Otter 841, a furry pirate with a surfboard fixation, is on the lam in California.

One scientist suggested the yacht-damaging fad might be “leapfrogging” from a southern killer whale population.

Building managers have put up two signs saying, “Warning! Beware of falcons. Parents will attack to protect babies on building ledge. Take a different path.”

Experts say the phenomenon may have started after a female killer whale had a traumatic encounter with a vessel at sea.

A masked thief in Florida is on the loose after stealing a beachgoer's purse. An unnamed raccoon allegedly made off with the purse of Fort Myers woman Danielle Araica while she was distracted by the release of a rehabilitated sea turtle at Bunche Beach, ABC 7 reported.