Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Family of snoring bears hibernate under California home

May 10, 2022

When it’s time for a long winter’s nap, momma bears know what to do: They find a den. It’s just this mother bear and…

Wild fox breaks into Smithsonian Zoo, kills 25 flamingos and one duck

May 9, 2022

A wild fox broke into the outdoor flamingo habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and killed 25 American flamingos and…

Students hung giant dead shark from rafters in Florida high school

May 6, 2022

A gigantic dead shark was hung from the rafters outside Ponte Vedra High School in Jacksonville Thursday, shocking staffers and spurring an investigation. Officials…

The gene-edited pig heart given to a dying patient was infected with a pig virus

May 5, 2022

Traces of a virus known to infect pigs were found in a 57-year-old Maryland man who survived for two months with a heart transplanted…

Big “tusker” elephant Tolstoy dead at 51 after being speared in the leg by farmer

May 4, 2022

One of Africa’s “super tusker” elephants, considered “an icon of the Amboseli ecosystem,” has died from injuries suffered by a spear attack. The Big…

Climate change will force new animal encounters — and boost more pandemics

May 2, 2022

Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other mammals, according to a…

Animal rights activist dressed as ref tries to “fine” NBA team owner for his chicken farm

April 25, 2022

An animal rights activist was stopped before she was able to reach the owner of the Timberwolves during an NBA match between the Memphis…

Missing Ukraine zoo employees who stayed to help feed animals found shot and killed

April 21, 2022

When two employees at the Feldman Ecopark Zoo in the Ukraine went missing in early March, there was hope that they would be found…

500-pound hammerhead shark washed up on southern Florida beach

April 19, 2022

An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale,…

Arizona man froze animals alive, kept dozens in his garage freezer, sheriff office claims

April 18, 2022

An Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly stuffing 183 animals into his garage freezer — including some that were frozen alive after a…