Man makes tiny hats for wild toad he adopted

June 11, 2017

Chris Newsome noticed a tiny toad that kept appearing on his porch in Jacksonville, Alabama and found his calling as a haberdasher. He uses…

#DogsAtPollingStations takes the edge off election day in the UK

June 8, 2017

Maybe the best election day tradition is the most recent election day tradition. Pooches at the polls. Owners are taking their best friends to the…

Bison baby boom in Banff

June 7, 2017

Ten bouncing baby bison have been born in the Alberta Rockies. It’s part of a precedent-setting project to reintroduce the species in Banff National…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Dog ambassadors giving donors extra reasons to open wallet

June 7, 2017

There’s a long wait list for anyone needing a service dog in Alberta but a new innovative way of raising money using four-legged fundraisers…

Fiona the baby hippo is swimming and diving like a champ

June 3, 2017

Fiona the baby hippo is making leaps, bounds and now, dives. The premature hippopotamus was born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden four…

Friday Fun: Elephants run to greet new baby rescued elephant

June 2, 2017

It’s taken a while for orphaned elephant Dok Geaw to feel comfortable around other elephants. Dok Geaw was orphaned at the age of four…

Same-sex vulture dads adopt abandoned egg, hatch chick at Amsterdam zoo

June 1, 2017

Call it two dads and a little baby — vulture edition. Two male griffon vultures, who have been together for years, have hatched an…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Video of animals in harmony

May 31, 2017

There are a lot of videos out there of animals chasing each other, consuming each other as prey and predator and the whole circle…

Meatless Monday: Danish lawmakers go vegan for 22 days to raise awareness

May 29, 2017

Several politicians from Denmark’s Alternativet and Enhedslisten parties gave up meat and animal products for 22 days in a bid to benefit the environment.Five…

Friday Fun: High school yearbook photo of Alpha the dog wins the Internet

May 26, 2017

Best high school yearbook photo for 2017 is Alpha the dog. Alpha is the service dog at Stafford High School in Virginia. His owner…