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Pet boa constrictor missing in North Carolina neighborhood A North Carolina animal shelter is asking residents in a Hoke County neighborhood to be on the lookout for a boa constrictor on the loose.

Watch: Dog rescued from drainage pipe under Tennessee Goodwill Animal rescuers in Tennessee were able to save a dog that spent a few days trapped in a drainage pipe in an inaccessible area underneath a Goodwill.

Watch: British man's 2,856.8-pound pumpkin breaks world record A British grower broke his own Guinness World Record when his latest giant pumpkin officially weighed in at 2,856.8 pounds.

Pikachu takes guided tour of International Space Station The European Space Agency shared a video of a stuffed Pikachu doll touring the International Space Station as part of a partnership with Pokémon.

Home renovation project leads to discovery of wallet lost for 51 years A carpenter working on a renovation project at a Nova Scotia home made an unusual discovery: a wallet that had been lost by its owner 51 years earlier.

Lottery ticket forgotten for four months turns out to be big winner An Ohio man's Pick 5 lottery ticket spent nearly four months forgotten in a bag before he discovered it was a $50,000 winner.

Look: Canadian buoy floats more than 3,000 miles to Ireland Officials in an Irish county are working to recover an "unusual visitor" to the coastline -- a large Canadian buoy that floated across the ocean.

Watch: Man moves malt balls with a straw to attempt world record An Idaho man used a straw to move 51 malt balls between two bowls in one minute in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

Escaped serval returns home after days on the loose Police in Poland said an African serval that escaped from a private property in the northeastern town of Orzysz returned home on its own after a few days.

Look: Kangaroo escapes Missouri petting zoo, spends a day on the loose A kangaroo escaped from a petting zoo in Missouri and spent a day on the loose before being safely captured by police, animal control and a bystander.