Drone vs Siberian tigers may look cute, but there may be a darker side to this playtime

February 26, 2017

The concept is enticing. Send a drone up over a streak of Siberian tigers. See what happens. Predictably, they lay chase and knock down the wayward…

Live feed: April the giraffe about to give birth to calf as millions watch live

February 24, 2017

THINGS TO KNOW: April is 15 – her 4th calf April has never lost a calf nor had a stillborn – odd rumor Oliver…

Scientists in India discover world’s smallest (and cutest) species of frogs

February 24, 2017

These could well be the world’s tiniest frogs. Researchers in Indian have discovered seven new species frogs in the Western Ghats mountains. The previously…

Bao Bao touches down in Chengdu after leaving National Zoo

February 23, 2017

Giant panda Bao Bao, her keeper Marty Dearie and Dr. Katharine Hope landed at China’s Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport around 6:59 p.m. CST Thursday…

RCMP police dogs training to sniff out fentanyl

February 21, 2017

Canada’s national police agency is now training its canine recruits to detect a fentanyl. The growing fentanyl scourge is killing scores of drug users…

World’s oldest tagged albatross is a mother for the 36th time

February 20, 2017

Wisdom, by most measures, is now 66 years ago. The Laysan Albatross, which resides at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, also happens to be…

Photo of rhino killed for its horns wins top prize at World Press Photo awards

February 18, 2017

National Geographic had one of the best critter feature story published last year when reporter Bryan Christie and photojournalist Brent Stirton detailed the plight…

Cupid, the two-legged puppy left in a Toronto dumpster, gets new prosthetic limbs

February 11, 2017

There’s a lot of love for Cupid, the puppy who was found last month with just two legs and the biggest eyes you’ve ever…

Premature baby hippo making gains at Cincinnati Zoo

February 8, 2017

Baby Fiona arrived six weeks early, but the tiny Nile hippo is making great strides at the Cincinnati Zoo. The premature baby hippo was born…

Bison roam free in Banff National Park after disappearing for a century

February 7, 2017

For centuries, bison grazed in the area known now as Banff National Park and helped shape the ecosystem. But after being absent from the…