Many volunteer opportunities have cropped up in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton Fires. One of them: Reunite kids with stuffed animals that were abandoned or destroyed when their homes burned down.

Gen Z isn’t playing around when it comes to their love of stuffed animals. Young adults are leading the plush toy boom as the “kidult” frenzy reaches a fever pitch, with millions of videos ...

One man's trash is a trucker's new hood ornament. It can be quite jarring to see a fuzzy little guy on the grille of a massive, dirty, powerful truck, but the reasons behind a teddy bear or retro ...

Human encroachment is the main culprit. Many people are surprised to learn that cheetahs rank among the smaller safari animals. However, they are the fastest land animals on Earth and can reach 80 ...

Help your child with this quiz and find out what safari animal they are most like!

She founded Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe in 2020 as a way to fill that gap. "We've sent over 15,000 stuffed animals to different disasters across the country, like, we just sent some hurricane ...

A new plush toy modeled after Kirby will appear courtesy of the German stuffed animal manufacturer Steiff. VPC opened pre-orders for the new stuffed toy on its Japan-exclusive ValueMall website.

Jan. 31, 2025 — DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ...

The mental health effects of battling wildfires are enormous. But firefighters aren’t always willing to ask for help. A spreadsheet allows families to describe stuffed animals they lost in the LA ...

February 2, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Lauren Cusitello of San Diego, Cali.

Going on a safari definitely offers a unique opportunity and one in a life time opportunity to see some of nature’s most majestic creatures up close. One of the most popular animals tourists go to see ...

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