Wednesday Zen Moment: It’s National Otter Day so watch these cute otters being all otter-like May 25, 2016 So of course we knew about dog blogs and kitten blogs, but until today, National Otter Day, we didn’t realize how many daily otter… Continue Reading
Bounty of bouncing dhole puppies born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park May 19, 2016 Call it a perfect 10. A “massive litter” of 10 dhole puppies – pronounced “dole” – has been born at the San Diego Zoo… Continue Reading
Scared of Snakes? Don’t go to Narcisse where tens of thousands of snakes are now mating May 16, 2016 The snakes of Narcisse are one of the most fascinating sights in the natural world. Unless you are squeamish. In that case, you probably don’t… Continue Reading
Drinking like a fish? Thirsty fish jumps out of water to guzzle fisherman’s beer May 14, 2016 Credit Dawn Walton with this one. Drink like a fish? You’ll understand. Watch this fish pop its head out of the water and guzzle… Continue Reading
Meow Wow! Scooter is now world’s oldest living cat at age 30 May 12, 2016 Forget nine lives, this cat has discovered the fountain of youth – and it’s in Texas. Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese cat, is officially the… Continue Reading
President Obama signs law to make bison U.S. national mammal May 10, 2016 The bald eagle no longer the sole, reigning king of the critter kingdom. The bison is now the national mammal in the United States… Continue Reading
Quebec Aquarium walrus has first Canadian baby born in captivity May 9, 2016 It’s a walrus! The Aquarium of Quebec announced Sunday via Facebook that it’s walrus Araliaq has given birth. It’s a rare event as this… Continue Reading
Weasel shuts down Hadron Collider, world’s most powerful particle collider May 4, 2016 The Hadron Collider was shut down this week after a weasel snuck into the world’s most powerful atom smasher and chewed through some wires…. Continue Reading
Cute alert: Virginia zoo boasts births of 13 cheetah cubs May 2, 2016 Talk about a baby boom. The Metro Richmond Zoo is watching over 13 cheetah cubs born to three cheetah mothers within a few weeks of… Continue Reading
Kenya burns world’s largest haul of ivory sending graphic message to poachers April 30, 2016 The numbers are stark. So are the images. Some 8,000 elephants killed by poachers to create this, a stockpile of 105 tonnes of ivory,… Continue Reading