As Northern California wolf populations grow, more ranchers are hoping livestock guardian dogs will protect their animals.

Hazel, the miniature donkey, was named Utica Zoo's third PreZOOdent. The PreZOOdent program helps educate visitors on the important role zoos have in protecting various species. Hazel, the ...

It can be magical spending time getting to know an animal and all the little things that make them feel loved, but the best moments occur when they help you feel loved in return. Whether it's a ...

Whether it’s a naughty dog, a devious cat, or even a mischievous toddler, you’ve probably got to keep an eye on a certain someone. But I’m guessing it’s not a miniature donkey. This woman was relaxing ...

Hazel, a miniature donkey at the Utica Zoo, gave birth recently, the zoo announced on Friday. Newborn Picabo, a girl, was named after downhill skiing gold medalist Picabo (pronounced peek-a-boo ...

Everywhere Jenny Kiratli goes these days, someone stops her to share their memories of Perry the miniature donkey. The beloved Palo Alto, Calif., creature — who was the model for Donkey ...

Perry, a playful and feisty miniature donkey, was euthanized at age 30 on Jan. 2 after a long battle with laminitis, a painful hoof disease, according to Jenny Kiratli, a volunteer at Bol Park in ...

By Sara Ruberg Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks animators as a model for the chatty “Shrek” character named Donkey, died last week at the age of 30.

Pericles, affectionately known as Perry, was a Jerusalem miniature donkey from New York City who achieved fame after helping animators perfect Shrek’s sidekick Donkey in the Oscar-winning 2001 ...

Are you wondering who that donkey was who appeared on Sunday night's Academy Awards broadcast? It's Jenny the miniature donkey from Oscar-nominated dramedy The Banshees of Inisherin! Well ...

Doris Ahrens has been raising miniature donkeys on her farm just outside Schuyler for 39 years, and for 10 years she’s been sharing the joy they give her with others. On June 21, Ahrens unloaded ...