Yay to 3 snowmobilers who freed moose after avalanche January 13, 2015 A moose in Alaska owes Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vucinich in a very big way. The three men were snowmobiling around Hatcher… Continue Reading
Bullied no more: Rockfish gets a new fake eye January 12, 2015 We know, we know: there’s plenty of fish in the sea. But for one fish at the Vancouver Aquarium, it wasn’t all the fish… Continue Reading
How does a tortoise get back on its feet? Here’s the answer! January 9, 2015 The lyrical title of the academic paper is: Geometry of self righting–case of Hermann’s tortoises And here’s what it boils down to, if you’re a… Continue Reading
Abandoned dog left with his belongings in a suitcase January 7, 2015 Kai, a shar-pei cross, was tied to a railing Scottish railway station when he was found. Beside him sat a suitcase jammed with what appeared to… Continue Reading
Tiger eater jailed after ordering the killing of three cats for meals December 31, 2014 A Chinese court has sentenced a Chinese man to 13 years in jail after officials discovered he had purchased and eaten three tigers. The… Continue Reading
Dog survives 150-foot accidental cliff dive December 30, 2014 Saint Roch, the Patron Saint of Dogs, must have been watching over a 3-year-old yellow Lab named Sandy on Christmas Day. The dog miraculously… Continue Reading
Privacy-conscious kangaroo KOs drone December 23, 2014 Kangaroos are tough critters. Remember the story of the two kangaroos boxing it out on a suburban street? When a drone flew a little… Continue Reading
Shock the Monkey: Primate saves electrocuted friend at Indian train station December 23, 2014 So, a monkey walks along a high wire. But this is no joke. Instead, the punchline is punctuated heroic actions of another monkey. A… Continue Reading
Orphaned cougar cub gets lucky break December 17, 2014 A cougar cub orphaned in Alberta is now getting comfortable to her new home in a Manitoba zoo. The cub, which was found alone… Continue Reading
Hero tortoise to the rescue … of another tortoise December 17, 2014 More than 1 million people have now cheered on the slow-speed rescue of a wayward tortoise stuck on its back. The amazing 55-second sequence, which… Continue Reading