Cheetah meets puppy, and it’s love at first sight

June 16, 2014

A 6-week-old cheetah, rejected by its mother, now has a new, perhaps unexpected buddy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. But a 7-week-old Rhodesian…

Raw video: fawn rescue from flooded creek in Kansas City

June 13, 2014

The flooding in Missouri almost swamped a fawn stuck in the rising waters. Firefighters twice tried to rescue the little deer but failed. Battalion…

Crying police dog Danny doing ok as RCMP posts video of him after funeral

June 11, 2014

Danny is doing okay, the RCMP in New Brunswick say, after receiving a high number of requests from the media and the public and…

Dear Kitten: You win the internet

June 10, 2014

Yes, “Dear Kitten” is at its heart, a cat food commercial. But it is brilliant. It is also narrated by Ze Frank, a big…

Want to know why koala bears are always hugging trees?

June 9, 2014

Not just to look adorable apparently. It’s an image as intrinsically Australian as the beach and barbecues. Researchers at Melbourne University used radio collars…

Guinea pig Randy breaks out of cage and impregnates 100

June 9, 2014

Oh Randy! The appropriately-named guinea pig has earned himself a rogue reputation. The guinea pig broke out its enclosure at an animal sanctuary in…

Today is Cat Day. (Seriously, it’s a thing.)

June 7, 2014

In the ongoing war between cat versus dog, one Alberta city has picked a side – at least for a day. Edmonton has proclaimed today…

Bosom Buddies: Depressed goat reunited with donkey best friend

June 3, 2014

Don’t think animals can feel emotion? This video of a goat named Mr. G and a donkey named Jellybean will make you believer. “Watch the…

Snake massage: Is it up your alley?

May 28, 2014

Hmmm, we’re not so sure about this. Cebu Zoo in the Phillippines has been offering snake massages to calm visitors for months now and…

German Shepherd Duke befriends Sophie the piglet

May 28, 2014

“She was about a week old and she was just not going to make it, she was in a couple hours of imminent death,”…