What’s killing all the fish in a Mexican lake?

September 7, 2014

Lake Cajititlán is in the centre of the country and now at the centre of a mystery that has baffled authorities. Thousands of fish,…

Shaun the Sheep gets shorn after six years, falls shy of record

September 3, 2014

In Midlands Australia, Shaun the sheep has been gathering wool. All for a chance to break a world record to be the world’s wooliest….

Panda Ai Hin fakes pregnancy to get more bamboo, buns

September 2, 2014

It was a cause for celebration when staff at Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre in China discovered panda Ai Hin was pregnant. The…

Ming/Cleo the cat lived secret life with two different families

September 1, 2014

She’s known as Ming to the Alexander family. But the Smiths call her Cleo. Ming/Cleo has been living a secret life. And now the…

Raw video: Fire department rescues puppy stuck in tire

August 29, 2014

At first reading of the headlines, you wonder, how could a dog get stuck in a tire? But after watching this video, you’ll understand….

IKEA showrooms adorned with adoptable dogs

July 23, 2014

As part of her job as an IKEA showroom dresser, a girl from my high school used to place photos of her friends in…

Dog left homeless after owner’s death gets new lease on life

July 16, 2014

When Woody’s owner died, family members sold the house, but abandoned the fluffy poodle. “For a year, he waited under a nearby shed hoping…

Marmot on loose in Bay Area caught using Fig Newtons (organic, of course)

July 7, 2014

Bernal Marmot @bernalmarmot · Jul 2 nom nom nom RT @WES_RescueTeam: @bernalmarmot You just couldn’t stay away from the radiator fluid, could you? Yellowed-bellied marmots sucking sweet radiator…

Happy Canada Day! A photo gallery of our fave Canadian critters

July 1, 2014

It’s Canada Day up here and the likelihood that some critter somewhere in this amazing country of ours is going to do something remarkable…

Chester the kitten lost by Air Canada returns home to Vancouver

June 30, 2014

Chester, a seven-month-old Scottish Fold kitten, has returned home after being lost for almost a month after escaping at the Montreal airport. Chester was enroute…