Celebrity Critters

Kittens. Football. What’s not to love about the Feline Football League?

August 21, 2014

Scouts will be on the prowl this fall for the world’s fiercest, well maybe, fluffiest feline competitors. Building on the success of the inaugural Kitten Bowl earlier this…

Springer, the killer whale, gives birth to offspring Spirit

August 19, 2014

Springer the killer whale is a celebrity. Now 13 years old, Springer first captured worldwide attention after she was orphaned in 2001 at the…

Greenpeace sets up GoPro for marmot to lick

August 18, 2014

Greenpeace USA went to Glacier National Park recently with the mission to document climate change. The organization is particularly concerned about what it calls…

Good morning. Pour yourself a cup of a Critterfiles latte

August 14, 2014

A friend once cursed us for making thecritterfiles.com as an earworm. She began seeing critter stories everywhere! So when another friend Chantelle Belle posted this…

Lauren Bacall’s death leaves Hollywood without another icon; the world loses another animal lover

August 13, 2014

Humphrey Bogart’s family announced the death of Lauren Bacall on Tuesday. The sultry, award-winning actress was 89. Bacall, who was married to Bogart from 1945…

Robin Williams’ death mourned by fan Koko the Gorilla

August 13, 2014

Among the millions of mourners grieving over the death of actor Robin Williams is Koko the Gorilla. All day at work, we were pitched…

Heartbreaking: A picture of Robin Williams with his namesake monkey Robin Williams

August 11, 2014

Of the many heartbreaking images and tweets we’ve seen about Robin Williams, this one broke our heart into even more pieces. In a tweet…

Aroused elephant humps car full of tourists in South Africa

August 6, 2014

The biggest bull elephant in Pilanesberg National Park is name Amarula, known for being highly charged and easily aroused. In 2011, he became famous…

Loca the pug from Belfast can’t run but has more fun than other dogs

July 28, 2014

Loca, the pug who can’t run from Belfast is a genuine critter celebrity. For good reason too. The little pug loves hugs (or as…

Dog BASE jumping. No need to say anything more, but you have to see this

July 28, 2014

When someone promises the “World’s First Wingsuit BASE Jumping Dog” you have no choice but to click. And so, we did. And, it was…