Chloe the stolen French bulldog found wandering suburban streets

April 24, 2014

The French bulldog stolen from a Vancouver tattoo shop while a surveillance camera rolled last week has been found wandering the streets in a…

Dachshund in a coat sleeve … barking

April 14, 2014

More evidence that anything qualifies as YouTube quality – and that people will watch just about anything. On Sunday, Matt Rundquist posted a 22-second…

Puerto Rican coqui frog’s mating call affected by climate change

April 11, 2014

It’s no mystery that temperature affects nearly all biological processes. That includes acoustic signals emitting out and reception. It’s a particular hazard for critters…

Blue whales crushed, die in ice off Newfoundland

April 10, 2014

Shifting ice off has trapped and killed nine blue whales off Newfoundland’s southwest coast, according to Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The whales,…

Lightning kills 60 cows in Chile

April 9, 2014

Lightning can be deadly for critters. Near Santiago, Chile, dozens of cows were struck and killed by lightning. Ranchers say the storms last Sunday…

Willie Nelson’s armadillo proves popular target for thieves

April 3, 2014

Ol Dillo has been the “beloved unofficial band mascot” to Willie Nelson for more than three years. The armadillo, which is stuffed, not live, actually belongs…

Quarantined after being rescued, Clover the dog gets a second chance

March 26, 2014

It took rescue volunteers and more than two dozen public workers to get Clover off a cliff at Garret Mountain Park in New Jersey…

Lucy the Emu found after being on the lam

March 21, 2014

Here’s an update with a happy ending: Lucy the emu who went missing has been tracked down and returned to his owner. Lucy, a…

Bananas infested with hundreds of spiders

March 18, 2014

A British family purchased a bunch of bananas. What they got in addition to their fruit was hundreds of creepy crawlies. It was shocked…

Baby gorilla born by rare c-section with help from human and animal doctors

March 14, 2014

Imani, an 18-year-old gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park gave birth to a baby girl after an emergency c-section. The full-term baby,…