Animals

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.