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
RIP Unna: Killer whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio December 21, 2015 When Unna was hit by a ferocious fungal infection in the fall, SeaWorld San Antonio consulted with experts around the world to develop a… Continue Reading
Merry Migration: Annual red crab migration underway on Christmas Island December 21, 2015 On Christmas Island, traffic grinds to a halt during the annual migration of red crabs. The display is nothing short of spectacular. And, photographer Kirsty… Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg makes it official: Star Wars has gone to the dogs December 20, 2015 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his devotion for Star Wars abundantly clear. He has posed two great loves of his life clad… Continue Reading
Bei Bei, National Zoo’s giant panda cub, is a natural for the cameras December 16, 2015 He’s not quite fully walking yet, but Bei Bei is fully completely adorable. The giant panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo made his… Continue Reading
Cute alert: Polar bear cub talks in her sleep December 15, 2015 Need help falling asleep? Watch this polar bear cub deep in dreamland and you’re guaranteed to drift off into a warm fuzzy slumber. The… Continue Reading
The Terminator urges people to go part-time vegetarian to save the planet December 12, 2015 Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star and former California governor, is taking the global climate change conference in Paris by storm. He compares use of… Continue Reading
RIP Wally: Blinded and battered by gunshots, sea otter dies peacefully in his sleep at Vancouver Aquarium December 11, 2015 Wally had been shot and blinded when he arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre more than two years ago. The sea… Continue Reading
Donkey “smiles” after rescue from flooding in Ireland December 9, 2015 When floodwaters rose in Ireland, locals rushed to rescue a surely doomed donkey. The mule was left stranded in surging water Kilorglinon Sunday. A code red emergency… Continue Reading
