Animals - Portland Press Herald

New algorithm could help ‘cheetah’ robot outrun humans soon

by Rachel Feltman The Washington Post September 15, 2014September 15, 2014

A video shows the robot running and jumping without losing speed.

Check out images of Maine kids and their farm animals.

Everyone loves to see the animals at Maine fairs, but what do we really know about them?

They include efforts to save gorillas from Congo and a Vietnam vet who runs an animal sanctuary in the Maine woods.

All were abandoned by their mothers in May and taken to Mystic Aquarium, where they were taught to fish.

by The Associated Press September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

The 23-year-old panda got a shot to make her numb and got the chip repaired, a cleaning and X-rays.

by Morning sentinel September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

The driver, a New York woman, tells police she was trying to drive slowly around the animal as it stood in the road.

For the second time in three years, the Town Council is being asked to settle a neighborhood dispute over crowing roosters.

White, yellow, blue and even half-and-half, these odd lobsters have made news in Maine in recent years.