Can critters be too happy?

March 25, 2014

Marc Bekoff, whose latest book is Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed, has been working on a paper for Current Biology on the…

Downward dog with dogs

March 24, 2014

You may know your warrior pose and even your downward dog, but do you know some of these Doga poses? Some trained yoga teachers…

Knit sweaters for penguins! Wait, too many sweaters! But keep knitting sweaters!

March 19, 2014

The Penguin Foundation in Australia might have too much of a good thing on its hands. The organization, which supports conservation projects on Phillip Island,…

Furjazzling dogs with hair extensions and birthday parties

March 18, 2014

Give your pet pedicures (peticures?), muttinis and hair extensions? Seems like a bit too much but one woman in the UK freely admits to…

Heroic hippos saves gnu from crocodile

March 16, 2014

Did this really happen? The photos look real enough and the video tells a story that seems too unbelievable to be real. A hippo…

Moose need sex, landowners get tax breaks. A Canadian solution

March 12, 2014

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are separated by the Chignecto Isthmus, a critical land bridge that serves as the only route for terrestrial wildlife…

Triplet lion cubs meet their dad at the Oregon Zoo

March 11, 2014

When a trio of lion cubs met their father for the first time at the Oregon Zoo, they weren’t shy about demonstrating their affection. They…

Blind woman’s seeing eye dog not wanted at nudist colony

March 7, 2014

Clothing is optional at the Paradis Lakes Resorts in Lutz, Florida, but seeing eye dog Laura is not, according to condo management. Blind resident…

Cop Jon Boyer loves cats, becomes Internet sensation

March 6, 2014

I Love Jon Boyer isn’t the Baltimore police officer’s personal Facebook page. Instead, it’s one set up by his many fans who want to…

Cat cafe opens in London

March 4, 2014

Now your cat can make you feel inferior in a cafe and look at you with disdain while you’re drinking coffee in a public…