Baby opossum gets severe bone deformity after being loved to death by human

June 9, 2017

Humans with the best intentions can actually sometimes do more harm to critters with their intervention. In Connecticut, a young Virigina Oppossum was kept…

Bison baby boom in Banff

June 7, 2017

Ten bouncing baby bison have been born in the Alberta Rockies. It’s part of a precedent-setting project to reintroduce the species in Banff National…

Science gives burrowing owls a boost in Alberta

June 6, 2017

The burrowing owl is endangered in Alberta. But thanks to an initiative by the Calgary Zoo, 15 of the adorable little birds have been…

Sloth and ancient bison bones found deep below Los Angeles by tunnel diggers.

June 6, 2017

Giant sloths and ancient bison once ruled downtown Los Angeles. So did ancient camels, mastodons and mammoths. But they were all wiped away when…

Rare piebald moose spotted – and recorded on video – in Newfoundland

May 30, 2017

Gerard Gale was on the hunt for ghost, of sorts. “I went for a drive in hopes of seeing him this evening,” the photographer from…

Tributes and scorn for big game hunter killed after being crushed by elephant he fatally shot

May 23, 2017

In news reporting, we call this newsworthy because it’s ironic. A big game hunter who makes his living from being a hunting guide was…

Thousands of pieces of animal parts from 48 species in Nepal destroyed

May 23, 2017

A huge cache of animal parts and trophies taken over the last 20 years were destroyed in a deliberately set fire in the town…

Cyclops goat born in India is real and it’s amazing

May 20, 2017

Who cares about finding a mythical unicorn when you can have a real-life cyclops goat. Yes, a living breathing goat with one eye. And,…

Chunky wild monkey who gorged on junk food and soda left behind by tourists placed on diet

May 20, 2017

A morbidly obese monkey in Thailand who picked up food left behind by tourists has been seized by offiicals after photos of the critter…

Narwhal hunting with their tusks finally caught on video

May 15, 2017

They are known as sea unicorns. And now, scientists finally know why narwhals have tusks, or, at least a new confirmed reason they have…