Animal weirdness- msnbc.com

A hawk that had just eaten a songbird whole was found dead on a highway — with the bird's claw protruding through the hawk's chest. Full story

More fauna strangeness

Cop battles python to save pet store owner

Cat down to 7 lives after twister, fire

A boaring job at Fort Benning

Alaska's largest city holds first reindeer run

German police dogs to wear shoes

‘Stolen’ truck taken by dog in California

Runaway kitten found after 25 days in subway

Texas mayor in doo-doo over Shih Tzu

Watch for falling ... moose?

High school poultry pranksters caught on tape

Meet Jet, the flying Labrador

Funeral horses overturn hearse

ARCHIVE: More U.S. animal weirdness

ARCHIVE: More world animal weirdness

Bookmark animal weirdness

Pet health

‘People foods’ that can kill your pet

Dog survives 8 days trapped in rubble

Dealing with devastating pet injuries

City dogs get to know their inner herder

Maker of tainted pet food agrees to settlement

Custom wheelchairs keep disabled pets moving

Dog prays at Japanese Zen temple

Wonderful world

Texas team claims state track title — with 1 girl

Iconic New York City statue to get a scrub

Boy Scout returns wallet with $800

'Unbelievable' sportsmanship in softball game

Chicks get home in fancy NYC building

Golfer hits 2 holes-in-one in same round

Man's job offer: Come on a pub crawl with me

Slide show

Animal Tracks
A mama giraffe keeps her kid clean and a trio of brown bears take a family vacation. A special Mother’s Day edition of Animal Tracks.

more photos

Video: Weird news

Ducks storm the White House
May 9: A mother duck and her seven ducklings waddled onto the driveway of the press briefing room of the White House.

Police: Teens use corpse's skull to smoke pot

Iguana cuts power to 20,000 homes

Man gives himself tracheotomy

Marijuana trial juror jailed for smoking pot

Bee swarm causes big buzz

Teen drives car through crowded field

Weird science

Weirdest science stories
Glow-in-the-dark kittens? Research that goes backward in time? Sample the strangest stories of the past year.

Message board

Share your thoughts on the strange happenings.

Which story in Weird news was the strangest? Click here on Mondays to register your opinion and visit anytime to see which ones other people think are most peculiar!