It's a girl! Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhino Wednesday. ...more

November 14, 2009

Before political correctness we had colorful names for people in our fairly ethnically diverse school and neighborhood, most of which I can't even mention in this column. ...more

October 24, 2009

In honor of Mother's Day, moms got free access to Lowry Park Zoo on Sunday as long as they were accompanied by a paying son or daughter, giving visiting mothers the chance to check out some of the new animal moms and their offspring. In the past year several babies have been born. The most notable are Annakiya, a rare pygmy hippopotamus; RanDee, a baby orangutan; Tamani, an African elephant; and two Angolan colobus monkeys, Polly and Kenzie. ...more

May 11, 2009

Don't have a cow, man! The Simpsons will appear on postage stamps. ...more

April 1, 2009

Lewis, a 10-day-old reticulated giraffe, nuzzles his mother, Sharon, after going on display at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C., on Thursday. Born Feb. 9, the zoo's newest addition stands about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 126 pounds. Lewis is the first offspring for parents Sharon and Charlie. ...more

February 20, 2009

Dale Earnhardt Jr. hadn't even climbed out of his car after winning last year's Budweiser Shootout, and his fans were already counting his future championships. ...more

February 7, 2009

Ever marvel at that soft-spoken guy, a tad nerdy, who always seems to be surrounded by adoring women? ...more

December 29, 2008

Dr. Diana Mattox has made it her mission to address Pasco County's pet overpopulation program one animal at a time. The founder of Spay Pasco, a nonprofit spay and neuter program for owned and feral animals, Mattox donates several days a month to providing low-cost spay/neuter surgeries. ...more

November 26, 2008

Hog hunt permits are now available online from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. ...more

October 15, 2008

Dear Abby: My father left my mother for a woman he met at work. I was only 7. My brother was 9 at the time; he committed suicide at the age of 20. ...more

October 12, 2008