Beauty and the Beast a reminder of why so many fairy tales are about humans and animals

March 21, 2017

Jane Henderson, the books editor at the St. Louis Dispatch, had a literary critter-y take on the lasting success of why so many fairy…

Hot Dog: Siberian Husky has figured out how to operate refrigerator ice machine

March 21, 2017

Now this is one cool Husky. The clever canine has figured out how to get an icy treat. “This 5-month-old husky casually helps himself…

Live Feed: April the giraffe’s calf is poking out

March 20, 2017

UPDATE April 15: April has her baby! See it all here. *** UPDATE: April 9 “Our big girl seems to be moving around quite…

Happy St. Paddy’s Day with first fluorescent (REALLY GREEN) frog found

March 17, 2017

Scientists have accidentally discovered glowing amphibians in South America, just in time for everyone to get a dose of green this St. Patrick’s Day….

Thursday Throw Down: Which critter is the better soccer player? Spider, fish, goats or camels?

March 16, 2017

Youtube football channel Hai Style, which is all about …you guessed it, football, has a great video which we can’t stop watching. It’s all…

Dog looks like Sir Patrick Stewart #makeitso

March 11, 2017

There are two awesome things about Blanco the dog who looks like Patrick Stewart. The first is Stewart’s reaction and the second is the…

Teenager on horseback brings trucker stranded in snowstorm coffee, food

March 10, 2017

Eileen Eagle Bears is a true rider on the storm. The 18-year-old Manitoba girl rode her horse, Mr. Smudge, through a blizzard – twice…

First clouded leopard born after successful artificial insemination at Nashville Zoo

March 9, 2017

Nashville Zoo and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have successfully engineered the birth of a male clouded leopard a week ago…

A cat ladder for stray cats in Turkey gives them access to warmth and food

March 7, 2017

In the town of Tekirdag in Turkey, stray cats can climb their way up off the cold streets. Şebnem Ilhan, a dentist had a…

Meatless Monday: Vegan student Guy Harper goes silent to give voice to animals

March 6, 2017

For the entire month of February, Cardiff university student Guy Harper made a vow to stay silent. His goal was to raise awareness and…