Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Brown bears flown by plane for Nicolae Ceausescu to hunt

March 10, 2014

The former Romanian Communist Party leader Nicolae Ceausescu, legend has it, was so keen on shooting brown bears that he had them transported into…

Bird carrying cigarette blamed for London fire

March 7, 2014

Investigators have fingered a careless smoke-carrying bird as the culprit behind a fire in London. Fire investigators think a bird nicked a smouldering cigarette…

Rockets strapped to cats were secret (and unused) weapons 500 years ago

March 6, 2014

Rocket cats seemed like a good idea at the time. A warfare manual that dates back to the 1530s includes extraordinary illustrations of jet-propelled…

Police dog Quanto, killed in the line of duty, gets justice

March 5, 2014

An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to killing Edmonton police service dog Quanto has been sentenced to two years and two months in jail….

Cat-lover mauled to death by dogs

March 4, 2014

Klonda Richey was known for her love of cats. The 57-year-old Ohio woman was found dead in her front yard last month after her…

Horse heads for squirrels everywhere

March 4, 2014

Why just feed the squirrels in your backyard when you can give them a horse head at the same time? This squirrel feeder makes…

Parrot becomes key witness in murder case

March 3, 2014

Talk about a stool pigeon, er, parrot. At least that’s what happened in India recently when a parrot named Heera became a key witness…

Dogs in Vancouver fall ill after poison found in park

February 28, 2014

It began with a post in the Strathcona Residents Association blog warning dog owners to be careful after a number of them fell ill….

Oh deer: Remote camera snags rare images of cougars dining on deer

February 27, 2014

Remote cameras set up in the southern California mountainside recently captured some amazing – and somewhat disturbing – images of two young cougars and…

Pack of feral chihuahuas terrorizing Arizona town

February 27, 2014

Rogue, wild and dangerous. Residents in the tiny Arizona town of Maryvale are dealing with a feral pack of chihuahuas who roam the streets…