Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Anti-SeaWorld protests hit Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 27, 2014

Protesters carrying placards reading “SeaWorld Hurts Orcas” crashed the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The inclusion of a float from the marine entertainment…

Rare albino dolphin captured at Taiji

November 26, 2014

Japanese fisherman have captured a rare albino dolphin as part of the controversial hunt, according to animal welfare activists monitoring hunt. The young albino was among…

Pressure to ban SeaWorld float from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 25, 2014

Macy’s, Inc. is once again feeling the Blackfish backlash. Last year, Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, wrote a letter to Macy’s chief executive officer Terry Lundgren urging…

Completely without context, this picture of a polar bear and a sled dog

November 25, 2014

The story behind this photograph? We’re not exactly sure. This picture came across Xinhua, China’s official news source without a story. We were curious…

Cats welcome (not really) soldiers home

November 22, 2014

Remember all those dog videos on YouTube where you know exactly how excited they really are to have their owners return home? Dogs leap…

Polar bear population plummets as sea ice shrinks

November 20, 2014

The polar bear as poster child for the horrifying impact of climate change is now undeniable. The number of polar bears in the southern…

Close – and amazing – encounters with humpback whales

November 16, 2014

Sea-goers have witnessed some incredibly athletic displays by humpback whales in recent days. Norwegian fishermen Svein Aasjord and Trond Ivarjord got a little closer…

Man rides dead whale as sharks encircle him in feeding frenzy

November 14, 2014

He’s already been cited as a candidate for a Darwin award, given to acts of supreme stupidity. A Perth man’s feat of critter madness began…

Courageous baby elephant fights off 14 lions – and wins

November 14, 2014

Young Hercules certainly lives up to his name. Dramatic video captured by tourists in Zambia show a baby bull elephant defending himself from the attack…

Wild mustangs here today, possibly gone tomorrow

November 14, 2014

The North American West once teemed with plains bison, greater sage-grouse, grizzly bears and wild horses. People, development, industry have been slowly wiping out…