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In this image taken from video, piglets interact with yoga class participants, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Spencer, Mass. (AP Photo)

Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness

If goat yoga is a trend, piglet yoga may not be far behind. Yoga classes in Massachusetts are selling out within hours and people come from far away to participate.
 
A dog attends the Pet Gala fashion show at AKC Museum of The Dog, Monday, May 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

PHOTOS: At the Pet Gala, fashion goes to the dogs

 
Homer, Alaska, and the Homer Spit, jutting out into Kachemak Bay, is seen on June 9, 2021. Alaska State Troopers say a 70-year-old Homer man attempting to take photos of newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by the calves' mother in Homer on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves

 
This photo taken by a drone and provided by the City of Kyle, Texas, shows an attempt by the city to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with one name, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Kyle. (City of Kyle, Texas via AP)

706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record

 
In this image provided by Shelby Ellison, tulips bloom in a flower bed in front to the Wisconsin Capitol, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Madison, Wis. Workers have removed what appeared to be marijuana plants from a tulip garden on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds. State Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick said in an email to The Associated Press on Friday, May 17, 2024, that workers have removed the plants, but that her agency lacks the expertise to determine if they were marijuana. (Shelby Ellison via AP)

Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden

 
This photo provided by Vermont State University shows Max the Cat stands in front of Woodruff Hall at Vermont State University Castleton on on Oct. 12, 2023 in Castleton, Vt. Vermont State University's Castleton campus has bestowed the title of “Doctor of Litter-ature” on Max, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. The school is not honoring the feline for his mousing or napping but rather for friendliness. (Rob Franklin/Vermont State University via AP)

Max the cat is now a ‘doctor of litter-ature’ from Vermont State University

A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on a cat named Max who has become a beloved member of its community.
 
CORRECTS LOCATION: Signage hangs at Famous Taco's new location in Fort Wayne, In., Friday, May 17, 2024. An Indiana judge who declared that “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches” has cleared the way for the opening of the restaurant's second location in Fort Wayne, delighting a restauranteur following a legal battle. (Stan Sussina/The Journal-Gazette via AP)

Indiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches’

An Indiana judge has cleared the way for the opening of a new restaurant after finding that “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches.”
 

West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs

A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was removing election campaign signs.
 
An antique weathervane that once sat on top of a Vermont railway station before it was stolen in 1983 is shown on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Barre, Vt. The weathervane was recently found and returned to Vermont last week. (Jennifer Hauck/The Valley News via AP)

Stolen antique weathervane recovered 40 years later and returned to Vermont

Vermont state officials say an antique copper weathervane that was swiped from a Vermont railway station 40 years ago has been found and returned to the state.
 
Class of 2027 plebes climb during the Herndon Monument Climb at the U.S. Naval Academy, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Annapolis, Md. Freshmen, known as Plebes, participate in the climb to celebrate finishing their first year at the academy. The climb was completed in two hours, nineteen minsters and eleven seconds to complete. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours

A first-year U.S. Naval Academy student has stood victorious on classmates’ shoulders and placed an upperclassman’s cap atop the Herndon Monument after a grueling, slippery struggle.
 
Dorothy Jean Tillman II participates in Arizona State University’s commencement, May 6, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. Tillman, 18, earned her doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health in December at age 17 from the school. Tillman, of Chicago, began taking college courses at age 10. She earned her associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees before she turned 17. (Tillman Family via AP)

A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State

Dorothy Jean Tillman’s participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10.
 
FILE - Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil's human handlers took the occasion of Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, 2024, to announce that the two kids born earlier this spring to Phil and his partner, Phyllis, are named Sunny and Shadow. Sunny is a female, Shadow a male. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent

Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin.
 
CORRECTS DATE TO MAY 9, NOT MAY 10 - In this image provided by Maine State Police, emergency crews work to remove a tractor-trailer hauling 15 million bees to be used in pollinating the state's blueberry crops after it overturned on Interstate-95, Thursday evening, May 9, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. The driver was taken to a hospital and most of the bees were contained, officials said. (Maine State Police via AP)

Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes

Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95 in Maine.
 
FILE - In a December 2013 photo taken in Los Angeles, Johnathan Walton, and Marianne Smyth pose during her tree trimming Christmas party. Smyth was later found guilty of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from Walton as part of one of several scams she was accused of orchestrating. (Johnathan Walton via AP, File)

Scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules

A federal court has ruled a convicted scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from several victims should be extradited to the United Kingdom.
 

Colorado woman tried to steal a pickup, but couldn’t handle the stick shift, police said

Police say a stick shift thwarted a Colorado woman who tried to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was released from jail on a car-theft charge.
 
This photo provided by the Regional Animal Services of King County shows the zebra Shug in a trailer after it was captured Friday, May 3, 2024, in Riverbend, Wash., about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle. The zebra was one of four that escaped as they were being transported from Washington to Montana last Sunday. (Regional Animal Services of King County via AP)

Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle.
 
This photo provided by Transportation Security Administration shows a bag detected by TSA agents that contained snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a checkpoint at the Miami International Airport on Friday, April 26, 2024. TSA said the snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. (Transportation Security Administration via AP)

Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants

Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week. It was a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants.
 
FILE - Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he's searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia.
 
In this photo provided by Carrie Clark of Lehi, Utah, is Galena, a 6-year-old house cat. Clark says Galena went missing after jumping into a box being returned to Amazon without its owners noticing. (Carrie Clark via AP Photo)

Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

A 6-year-old house cat from Utah likes hiding and playing with cardboard. The combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package that led to a California rescue and a tearful reunion.
 
Visitors take a photo in front of a convenient store at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, with a backdrop of Mr. Fuji on April 28, 2024. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan's trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in a neighborhood hit by a latest case of overtourism in Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began constructing a large black screen on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the mountain.
 
The Minnesota Twins' home run sausage is pictured in the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

The Twins and their lucky home run sausage are home safely with the winning streak still intact

The Minnesota Twins are no stranger to unique home-run celebrations. They introduced a fishing vest and toy fishing pole to the dugout last season.
 
This image provided by the Washington State Patrol shows a zebra that got loose Sunday, April 28, 2024, when the driver stopped at the Interstate 90 exit to North Bend, Wash., to secure the trailer in which they were being carried. The Washington State Patrol said the four zebras made their way to the town before three were capture, and the fate of the fourth was not immediately known. (Rick Johnson/Washington State Patrol via AP)

Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled

There were many people doing double takes Sunday in North Bend, Washington, after four zebras got loose from their trailer and galloped into a neighborhood.
 
A white horse on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue ‘to be cared for’

The British Army says the military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week “continue to be cared for and closely observed.”
 

When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk

Danish police say that a routine traffic stop on a highway south of the capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over.
 
A white horse on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition

A U.K. government official says two riderless military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise are in serious condition after undergoing operations.
 
FILE - Chicago's iconic Rat Hole along the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood is seen, Jan. 19, 2024, in Chicago. The Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole" was removed Wednesday, April 24, after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

Chicago’s so-called “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some affectionately call the “rat hole” has been removed after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged.
 
Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

Rush hour chaos in London as 5 military horses run amok after getting spooked during exercise

Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site have bolted during routine exercises near Buckingham Palace in central London and ran loose through the heart of the city.
 
This image provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in April 2024 shows bioluminescence in the sea whip coral Funiculina sp. observed under red light in a laboratory. Most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean and they might have been doing it longer than thought. In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, scientists report that the first animals that glowed may have been coral that lived 540 million years ago. “Light signaling is one of the earliest forms of communication that we know of _ it’s very important in deep waters,” said Andrea Quattrini, a co-author of the study. (Manabu Bessho-Uehara/MBARI via AP)

The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago.
 
A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.
 
This photo shows Phish fans walking through the lobby of the Sphere on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Josh Cornfield)

Phish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?

The 20,000 fans walking toward the glowing Sphere in Las Vegas last week were there for a band that many visiting the Strip have no idea exists.