Comfort peacock name Dexter barred from Newark flight to L.A.

February 2, 2018

Airlines are cracking down on support animals after a coterie of critters, including ducks, were spotted on planes. Delta was the first citing passenger…

Critter Cam: Mountain lion kittens “chirping” for mom as they feed in California

January 30, 2018

For park rangers, the footage is a very good sign. A pair of mountain lion kittens feasting on a deer carcass has been caught…

Epic Winter Image: Snowy owl rides ice chunk in Lake Ontario

January 26, 2018

Gary Cranfield and Betsy Waterman have captured perhaps the most perfect snapshots of winter. The pair spotted a Snowy Owl along the south shore…

Man who ate sushi almost every day hospitalized after 5 foot long tapeworm wriggles out

January 22, 2018

A California man’s emergency room visit after discovering a tapeworm wriggling out of his body was likely caused by his daily sushi habit, according…

Vancouver Aquarium citing “new era” will stop displaying whales, dolphins

January 18, 2018

One of the world’s top aquariums, the Vancouver Aquarium, has announced it will stop displaying whales and dolphins in its popular exhibit. Just one…

Super smart alligator “survival machines” brave brutal cold snap in North Carolina

January 10, 2018

Alligators really are the coolest creatures on the planet. In fact, the Shallotte River Swamp Park calls them “survival machines.” When the U.S. south…

Do animals commit suicide? Disturbing anecdotes and now empirical evidence support it as real thing

January 9, 2018

Psychology Today has just published a piece about evidence which could answer a disturbing question: do animals have the ability to rationalize their situation…

Calls to protect forest in Ghana after endangered primate species caught on camera

January 9, 2018

The white-naped Mangabey was believed to live in only a few pockets on Earth. Listed as an endangered on the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN)…

Wicked winter storm freezing iguanas, sea turtles in the U.S. South

January 5, 2018

It looks rather apocalyptic in the southern United States. Iguana are literally falling out of trees in South Florida where its 40F (or 4C)…

Very big litter for a very big cat at Saint Louis Zoo as cheetah gives birth to 8 cubs

January 4, 2018

This is exactly what the world needs: More cheetahs. A 4-year-old cheetah named Bingwa at the Saint Louis Zoo gave birth to eight cubs…