Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Governments step up biosecurity efforts as deadly pig virus hits Canadian farms

January 29, 2014

The governments of Canada and Ontario are now pumping millions of dollars into biosecurity programs to halt a deadly pig virus that is threatening to spread…

Farting, burping cows cause fire at German dairy farm (and giggles everywhere)

January 29, 2014

We badly need to see the police report on this one – or meet the officer who took it without bursting into laughter. But…

Doves of peace released by Pope Francis are attacked in mid-flight

January 27, 2014

What happened to these doves after they were attacked? No one knows. But the sight of two doves of peace being pecked by two…

Cannibal rats on a ghost ship from Canada. Fact or fiction?

January 25, 2014

This story kind of freaks us out. Is there really a ghost ship full of cannibalistic rats about to crash on the shores of…

Elephant seal vs hagfish: trust us, this is unusual

January 24, 2014

The elephant seal is not the most attractive creature out there. It’s large proboscis resembles an elephant’s trunk, hence its name. Perhaps even more…

Single male fruit fly in NZ creating anxious horticulturalists

January 23, 2014

It’s an anxious time for horticulturalists in New Zealand after a single male fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap in Whangarei earlier…

Deer shot with bow in Metro Vancouver

January 23, 2014

This is terrible and whoever did this with their bow and arrow deserves to be shot by Katniss Everdeen. A Maple Ridge woman name…

School kids stand up for Taiji’s dolphins

January 22, 2014

Finally, here’s something to smile about on the Taiji dolphin slaughter. A photo of kids showing their love of dolphins is making the rounds…

Falcons kill their prey using motion camouflage

January 22, 2014

Falcons are known to be good hunters and now after studying footage of the way they stalk their prey, scientists have figured out the…

Japan’s annual dolphin slaughter draws international criticism – again

January 21, 2014

The killing may now be over, but outrage continues around Japan’s annual herding – and culling – of dolphins in an infamous cove near…