"Fertile" may not be enough to describe an Arkansas cow who gave birth to triplets for the fourth time. It is the ninth time the cow, named Faith, has borne more than one calf at a time. Twenty-two calves were produced in the cow's nine pregnancies.

A 72-year-old woman bravely showed a hungry bear and its cub their way out of her kitchen. The unidentified woman who apparently surprised the bear, yelled and clapped to scare it off, officials said. The bear reportedly entered the house of the women and made its way into the kitchen. As the woman entered the kitchen she found the grisly standing just six feet away from her. The bear hissed at the woman, struck her on her chest and arm, giving her minor scratches, Vail police Sgt. Dan Torgerson told the AP.

Some residents of Chicago are speaking out against an artwork exhibit that will adorn the front of the new Kimball Avenue Brown line station. A sculpture by Josh Garber of two 10-foot-tall aluminum lotus blossoms bears a striking resemblance to a not-so public part of a man's anatomy.

Dolphins that once sought out fish in the wild now go up to boats open-mouthed, begging for food. Though alligators are efficient predators in the Everglades, they leap out of the water to chase hooked fish on fishermen's rods. Across the country, animals have become increasingly accustomed to human presence, often resulting in a change of behavior. Handouts of food to animals are detrimental to their survival.

A team of researchers have discovered an ancient link with an animal long gone. The scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden have uncovered a strand of DNA, believed to be 400,000 years old.