Fancy a curry? Seagull turns orange after falling into vat of chicken tikka

June 10, 2016

We think the people who work at Vale Wildlife Hospital are pretty great. They rescued a seagull recently who had turned bright orange after…

Rare red ruffed lemur born at San Diego Zoo

June 9, 2016

It’s been 13 years since the last red ruffed lemur was born at San Diego Zoo. The zoo has a successful history of breeding…

Tasmanian devil from San Diego Zoo gets rare pacemaker

June 9, 2016

A Tasmanian devil named Nick was released back into his exhibit at the Conrad Prebys Australian Outback in San Diego earlier this week after…

Extremely rare “dragon” egg hatching caught on film in Slovenia

June 8, 2016

They aren’t the Game of Thrones or Puff the Magic varieties, but these “baby dragons” are wowing people around the world. The endangered breed of blind salamanders…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Photos of fish inside jellyfish wow internet

June 8, 2016

A photographer captured what might best be described as an real-life underwater matryoshka set. Tim Samuel snapped photos of these living nesting dolls in…

Orphaned baby rhino Thor has giddy fun with GoPro strapped to his head

June 7, 2016

Critterfiles readers know that when you strap a GoPro on any animal, some magical mishaps will happen. Over the years, we’ve seen: A dog…

Meatless Monday: Could human-on-a-chip soon replace animal testing in labs?

June 6, 2016

Scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are developing a miniature external replication of the human body and using this human-on-a-chip to integrate biology…

Calgary Humane Society breaks record for most dogs wearing bandanas. No, really. There is such a record.

June 5, 2016

Anything can be a world record – at least according to Guinness. The venerable keeper of lists of people – and animals – doing…

Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on poachers after elephant encounter in South Africa

June 2, 2016

It turns out The Terminator is no match for an elephant. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently marvelled at an elephant sighting while on safari in South Africa….

Cheetah POV shows a seriously fast cat

June 1, 2016

Once you watch this video of a cheetah accelerating to top speed, you’ll have a new appreciation for the world’s fastest land animal. Savanna is…