Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Who wins when a 600-pound marlin takes on a 25-pound mahi-mahi? (Hint: not the fisherman)

February 14, 2014

Captain Mark Garry might have been written off as just another fisherman with a tall tale, but when he came to shore off Costa…

February 13, 2014

Surf Life Saving in Western Australia has figured out an innovative way to let swimmers know when a shark is close to them. They’ve…

February 13, 2014

Under the category of: Are you frigging kidding me? comes this story Trust the Guardian to come up with the best lede: If you…

February 12, 2014

Last month, we posted a story about how falcon cams mounted on the heads of birds reveal some pretty amazing things about the way…

February 10, 2014

The Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to euthanize–aka put a bullet in the head of Marius, one of its giraffe–has caused outrage. The killing was done…

February 9, 2014

Despite a massive worldwide plea to save the life of a young giraffe, the keepers at Copenhagen Zoo shot Marius earlier today and fed…

February 8, 2014

Over the last two years, six people have died in Western Australia in shark vs human encounters. That has worried the government enough that…

February 7, 2014

The stray dogs of Sochi really are stealing the Olympic spotlight. When they aren’t being rounded up to be either killed – or saved…

February 7, 2014

A 73-year-old Massachusetts woman thought she was patting her sleeping cat in her bed when it turned out to be a rabid raccoon. And,…

February 6, 2014

By now, you’ve probably seen this stunning info graphic which tells bluntly why sharks should fear humans hundred million times more than we should…