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…

Healthy litter of inbred mountain lion kittens discovered in Santa Monica Mountains

September 5, 2018

They tiny. They’re healthy. And, they are awfully cute. But this litter of mountain lions also shows how difficult it is for big cats…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Cat slurps spaghetti

August 29, 2018

In the end, it wasn’t a dilemma at all. Epic cat photo always trumps feline-slobbered dinner. Still, Margaret Middleton paused briefly to consider the…

Frisky porpoise who likes to rub against humans causes swimming ban off coast of France

August 27, 2018

Zafar the dolphin likes getting close to swimmers on the coast near Landevennec in France where his amorous attentiosn has led to the temporary…

Nabisco’s Animal Crackers are uncaged after PETA protests

August 24, 2018

For more than a century, Nabisco’s Barnum’s Animals crackers have been sold in boxes that depict lions, gorillas, elephants, and other animals caged in…

Sloth celebrates her first big year and parties on at National Aviary

August 23, 2018

How does a sloth celebrate a birthday? Very slowly — and with cake, of course. Vivien, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth residing at the National…

Whales put on show for tourists in Alaska but it could have been a disaster

August 22, 2018

When the animal world, in all its splendour and uncaged is unleashed close to humans, it is a spectacular sight to see. It’s also…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Toy poodle and baby girl are BFFs and nap buddies

August 22, 2018

You are feeling very sleepy. At least you will after watching any of Mie Sueyoshi’s posts in Instagram featuring one very beautiful baby girl…

Caught on Video: Chimpanzees play airplane game and it is amazing

August 16, 2018

Animals really are just like us. And us, like them. The Tai Chimpanzee Project recently captured the most incredible video of a male chimpanzee playing…

Greek island flooded with job applications for cat-whisperer to 55 feline residents

August 14, 2018

Update Sept. 16, 2018: She’s hired! Congratulations to Jeffyne Telson, the founder and president of ResQcats in Santa Barbara, California. “A dream come true…