Wednesday Zen Moment: Clumsy, drunk, gluttonous, and glamorous bird wins title in NZ

October 17, 2018

With a whoosh-whoosh, the kererū has swooped to glory for the first time, in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year competition. Amassing…

Animals get up close and personal with pumpkins at zoos around the world

October 13, 2018

‘Tis the season — for zoo animals and pumpkins. Like this elephants with some giant-sized gourds doing a monstrous smash. Thank you, Oregon Zoo….

Sydney’s most famous same-sex penguin couple is getting ready for baby

October 12, 2018

Sphen and Magic are in love. They also happen to be male Gentoo penguins residing at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, which calls the…

What makes a dog? Anthropologists set to answer the question

October 11, 2018

For centuries dogs and humans have developed close relationships, that in many cases, have solidified each other as family. The close bond between humans…

Giant-sized outpouring for three Saint Bernard brothers looking for a new home

October 11, 2018

It was a big ask, but the response was huge. The Edmonton Humane Society has had more than 200 requests to adopt a trio…

Wednesday Zen Moment: If you need an emotional support squirrel to fly, maybe you shouldn’t fly

October 10, 2018

Flying may be a thing for some squirrels, but it simply may not be for everyone. A case in point: Police had to remove…

Big Ask: Trio of Saint Bernards at Edmonton Humane Society looking for new home — together

October 9, 2018

If you have a big heart — and even bigger home — here are the fur babies for you. The Edmonton Humane Society says…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Adorable hedgehog welcomes fall with gourds

September 26, 2018

We promise, you will fall in love with this little fella. The Oregon Zoo’s entry to autumn involves a hedgehog inspecting, then gobbling, some…

Truck driver picks up dozens of animals stranded by Hurricane Florence in a bus

September 19, 2018

Call him Noah, as in Noah’s Ark. Tony Alsup, a truck driver from Tennessee, got a bus and drove down to the hurricane zone…

Photogenic smiling seal who charmed onlookers dies

September 10, 2018

A young harp seal who so charmed spectators that people came up to pet the critter has died just days after a photograph of…