Romanian firefighter hailed a hero for doing CPR to save dog’s life

December 13, 2016

One lucky pooch has a firefighter to thank for saving its life. Firefighter Costache Mugurel was on the scene of an apartment blaze in Pitesti, Romania…

Hate winter? Watch giant pandas play in the snow at Toronto Zoo to warm your heart

December 13, 2016

Folks in Toronto are grumbling with the wintery weather, there were at least some thrilled to the kick the week off with snow. Take…

Dogs hate boots. Like, really, really hate walking in boots

December 10, 2016

Dogs walking, or rather trying to walk, in boots is the best thing on the internet this week. People posting photos and videos of…

John Lewis Christmas ad features wildlife jumping on a trampoline and one very jealous dog

December 8, 2016

Okay, maybe this is the best advertisement featuring animals this holiday season. British retailer John Lewis features a father, frantically assembling a trampoline for his…

Polish ad about grandfather learning English with his dog by his side will warm you heart

December 7, 2016

“English for beginners” is quite possibly the best Christmas ad of 2016. Poland’s popular online auction site Allegro has put together one helluva tear-jerker featuring…

Orphaned deer taken, but returned to adopted home in Quebec

December 5, 2016

An orphaned deer is getting a second chance in her unusual home after being seized by wildlife officials in Canada. But it wasn’t easy. The deer,…

Are you with Team Gray Jay? Smart, friendly, tough little bird picked to represent Canada

November 30, 2016

The cute and feisty gray jay is the somewhat surprising pick to be Canada’s new national bird. Canadian Geographic magazine and the Royal Canadian Geographic Society…

Giant panda cub recovering after removal of “lemon-sized” bamboo mass from intestine

November 28, 2016

A giant panda cub continues to recover from emergency surgery at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The 14-month-old panda, named Bei Bei, started showing signs…

Be careful how you act around your dog: Scientists say they remember what you did

November 24, 2016

It turns out a dog’s ability to remember things is pretty doggone good – and almost human-like. A new study, published in Current Biology, shows…

Woman offers flower to sloth. Sloth wants to cuddle. Internet melts

November 17, 2016

What happens when you offer a flower to a sloth? You find out – incredibly slowly – that it would just rather have a…