FAVE POST: Odd New Year’s Eve rituals: hearing animals talk, possum drop December 31, 2015 The world’s “strangest New Year’s custom” has been awarded to Talca, Chile, where people congregate in a cemetery to be with dead relatives, according… Continue Reading
Sadness in Seattle: Rare sloth bear cubs die soon after birth at Woodland Park Zoo December 31, 2015 Kushali, a 3-year-old sloth bear, gave birth two a pair of cubs just before Christmas at the Woodland Park Zoo. The first-time mother lost… Continue Reading
Puppy Love? DNA from dead dog used to create puppy clones December 30, 2015 Laura Jacques and Richard Remde loved Dylan, their boxer. Like most dog owners, the British couple was heartbroken when Dylan died — a brain tumour claimed… Continue Reading
Ottawa beekeepers stung by theft of 30,000 bees December 29, 2015 Some Grinch pulled off one honey of a heist in Canada’s capital region over the Christmas holiday. Matt and Marianne Gee figure they have… Continue Reading
Paris police dog Diesel killed in terror raids to receive medal for heroics December 28, 2015 Police dog, Diesel, will be given what is considered the Victoria Cross for animals for his work in tracking down the terror cell responsible… Continue Reading
Critters in their Christmas finery, opening presents and hanging out with Santa Claus December 25, 2015 At the San Diego Zoo, Santa’s reindeer were offered Wreath Wellington as a Christmas treat. And, around the world critters of all kinds were… Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh: Story naming huggable bear first published Christmas Eve 1925 December 24, 2015 It was 90 years ago today that Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in print. Author A.A. Milne had written about Christopher Robin’s teddy bear… Continue Reading
See how Bo, Sunny and other critters spend Christmas at the White House December 24, 2015 Earlier this month, Michelle Obama kicked off her #12DaysOfTakeovers at the White House. The First Lady envisioned to the series as a way to… Continue Reading
Vancouver Island marmot pups named after Star Wars characters. Of course, they are. December 23, 2015 The Calgary Zoo is reporting something of a baby boom for one of the most endangered animals in the world and is commemorating the… Continue Reading
Lions now protected under U.S. Endangered Species Act December 22, 2015 Nearly wiped out from loss of habitat, food, inadequate management and indiscriminate hunting, the United States has announced historic measures to help protect lions…. Continue Reading
