A 15-year-old African spurred tortoise who escaped in Manitoba was found two weeks later at a nature preserve more than 12 miles from home.

A suspicious object left outside a Washington, D.C., firehouse shut down rush hour traffic and prompted a bomb squad response before being identified as an adult toy.

A Kentucky man donned a blindfold and assembled a Mr. Potato Head toy with a record-breaking time of 7.92 seconds.

A pair of loose goats wandered into a transit station in Portland, Ore., and even briefly boarded a bus before fleeing the area.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is celebrating World Elephant Day with a special look at the African savanna elephants living in its Elephant Valley.