Ben Hooper

A group of whale watchers off the coast of Washington's Camano Island captured video when a seal jumped onto their boat to escape killer whales.

Wildlife authorities in Massachusetts are on the hunt for a small alligator caught on camera in the Charles River by a couple walking in Boston.

An ensemble of 374 bagpipers playing "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC broke a Guinness World Record in Australia.

A small South Africa town is asking for tips about the disappearance of a beloved local landmark -- a mannequin swimming in the dam just outside town.

A high school gym teacher from Maine may have earned his third Guinness World Records title by sinking 1,516 three-pointers on the basketball court.

A juvenile flamingo that escaped from a British wildlife sanctuary earlier this month has been spotted on a beach in northern France, officials said.

An Ohio woman pushed the wrong button on an Ohio Lottery vending machine and set off a series of events that ended with her winning over $50,000.

The state government in Queensland, Australia, is considering a classification change that would allow for dingoes to be kept as household pets.

A Maryland man said a workout at the gym led him to the Powerball tickets that earned him a prize totaling $150,012 in a recent drawing.

A North Carolina woman learned the value of persistence when playing the same set of lottery numbers for six years resulted in her winning a $154,168 jackpot.

An energetic Hungarian gamer earned two Guinness World Records titles by playing popular rhythm game "Dance Dance Revolution" for 144 consecutive hours.

A spiral-shaped light caught on camera in the night sky across New England was most likely the result of a rocket launch in South America, experts said.

Police in Ireland investigating a viral video of a "lion" on the loose in the woods discovered the animal was in fact a Newfoundland dog "with a fresh haircut."

A Maryland man who randomly had a set of numbers pop into his head while he was mowing a neighbor's lawn ended up using them to win a $150,000 lottery prize.

A wildlife sanctuary in England is asking the public to keep watch for a "naughty teenager" flamingo that escaped from the park by vaulting over a wall.

An Arizona police department shared video of the moment an emu named Frank was finally captured by officers after two days on the loose in Cottonwood.

An Ohio man who forgot his $50 winning lottery ticket at home decided to buy another of the same Best of 7's scratch-off game and scored a $500,000 prize.

A dog who went missing from her family's Mississippi home about five years ago was reunited with her owners after turning up in Florida -- about 520 miles away.

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a resident's backyard swimming pool.

A San Francisco Fire Department crew came to the rescue of a dog that fell about 40 feet over a cliff above Funston Beach in the Fort Funston area of the city.