NEW YORK—A hive of honeybees in the heart of New York City, a monkey with a photographer’s eye, and a couple reunited with a lost engagement ring were among the incidents featured in some of the odd stories of 2018.
One of the most inexplicable animal stories of the year unfolded on a hot August afternoon, when a menacing horde of honeybees descended on a hot dog vendor’s umbrella, bringing Times Square to a standstill and drawing swarms of gawking tourists.





