Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Escaped lion in North Carolina zoo kills 22-year-old intern

December 31, 2018

A lion at a North Carolina Zoo left a locked space during a routine cleaning and entered a space where humans were and quickly…

Boxing Day protests at annual horse racing events in Australia and New Zealand

December 26, 2018

Protesters who say the sport of horse racing is fundamentally cruel are protesting Boxing Day Races in New Zealand and Australia and urging racegoers…

Thousands protest in Barcelona after Sota, the dog, is fatally shot by police

December 24, 2018

A dog who was fatally shot by police after trying to defend its owner, a homeless man under arrest, has sparked large-scale protests in…

Monterey Bay Aquarium apologizes for “insensitive” tweet about a “thicc” sea otter

December 20, 2018

It was meant in good fun. A tweet about a chubby sea otter with an eye to becoming a thing on the internet. It…

Blind amphibian that buries its head in the sand named after Donald Trump

December 19, 2018

A newly-discovered amphibian which is blind has been named after Donald Trump because of the U.S. president’s inability to recognize climate change. EnviroBuild, a…

Meatless Monday: Animal rights protesters target Australian theme parks for holiday

December 17, 2018

Animal activist groups are protesting theme parks at the start of the holiday season in an attempt to raise attention over captive animals like…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Dogs make excellent goalkeepers

December 12, 2018

These pooches are better soccer players than most people on the planet. That’s right, dogs stopping goals during a football matches have totally become…

Watch: Wolves and bears just being wolves and bears in Alaska

December 8, 2018

Drew Rush has captured Alaska nature at its finest using remote trail cameras. The U.S. National Park Service posted a pair of his incredible…

Monk seals caught with “eels in noses” is apparently a thing

December 8, 2018

And you thought toddlers stuffing peas up their nose was bad. Fisheries officials have spotted something that tops it: Seals with eels shoved up…

Protect your dog with a spiky, Kevlar-based “coyote vest”

December 7, 2018

When there’s a coyote sighting outside, Amina Akhtar posted on Twitter it’s time to put her dog Beanie in her coyote vest. The #coyotevest…