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Endangered giraffes take slow boat across Nile to help save the species

January 26, 2016

It’s not exactly Noah’s Ark, but it is an incredible journey over water – and land – for a group of giraffes in Uganda….

Meatless Monday: 1st vegan butcher shop in the world opens in Minneapolis

January 25, 2016

Sister and brother duo Aubry and Kale Walch have spent the last several years perfecting The Herbivorous Butcher’s, which is believed to be the…

Anti-dolphin killing activist and film star detained in Japan

January 19, 2016

Ric O’Barry, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, has been blocked at Tokyo’s Narita international airport by immigration authorities. The American actor…

Child’s pit bull therapy dog seized in breed ban dispute in Arkansas

January 14, 2016

More than 213,000 people have signed a petition to save a young girl’s “therapy dog.” The dog, named Edith, happens to be a pit…

What’s the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Okefenokee National Wildlife seeks answers

January 14, 2016

When the Okefenokee National Wildlife of Folkstone, Georgia posted the question, they got a ton of really thoughtful and smart responses on Facebook including…

Ringling Bros announces no more circus elephants by May of this year

January 12, 2016

All the Asian elephants working in traveling circus units for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey are heading to retirement in Florida Ringling Bros…

Meatless Monday: Swedish jockey defends eating her own horse after horse put down following injury

January 11, 2016

Amateur horse racer Helena Ståhl thought it was perfectly reasonable to save and eat the meat of her beloved horse Iffy Mant after the…

FAVE POST: Coyote hit by car, stuck in bumper is now on the road to recovery

January 3, 2016

King Mark Armour was on his way to work as a train conductor in Waukegan, Illinois, when he accidentally crossed paths with Vern, one…

FAVE POST: Scientist spends 20 years seeking rarely seen bird then kills it in the name of research

January 1, 2016

Scientist Chris Filardi is a fieldwork researcher making headlines after he reported how after two decades of searching for a rare bird, he then…

FAVE POST: Odd New Year’s Eve rituals: hearing animals talk, possum drop

December 31, 2015

The world’s “strangest New Year’s custom” has been awarded to Talca, Chile, where people congregate in a cemetery to be with dead relatives, according…