Wednesday Zen Moment 2: Rare Hawaiian birds lift off for the unknown after species get revival

April 6, 2016

Just a couple of decades ago, the puaiohi was at risk of dying out. Once plentiful, by the late 1990s, there were fewer than 300…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Gorilla mother cuddles her twins

April 6, 2016

Twins is an incredibly rare occurrence among mountain gorillas. But on Jan. 18, trackers with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund spotted Isaro, a mother…

Killer whale known as “Dopey Dick” makes waves 40 years later off Scotland

April 4, 2016

Dopey Dick gained his unflattering name almost four decades ago when the killer whale swam upriver into a Northern Irish city seemingly in pursuit…

Rare encounter with endangered Florida panther captured on video

April 1, 2016

Tina Dorschel was out on a morning nature walk at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples when she came upon a an incredibly rare Florida panther. Or rather,…

Amazing Video: Yearling rescued from mud by skilled excavator.

April 1, 2016

Kids, don’t try this at home. It takes a very skilled excavator to extract a deer who has been stuck in mud. Here’s what…

Throwback Thursday: Can whales avoid getting struck by boats?

March 31, 2016

In 2015, there was concern that large cetaceans kept getting struck by even larger boats. With summer now upon us on the west coast,…

Sumatran rhino spotted in Borneo for the first time in four decades

March 25, 2016

A Sumatran rhino was believed to be extinct in the Indonesian Borneo. After all, one hadn’t been seen by a human eye in 40…

Five cheetah cubs born by C-section at Cincinnati Zoo

March 21, 2016

Five newborn cheetah cubs are are being cared for around the clock after a rare C-section was performed on a captive cheetah at the…

Dog with two noses passes sniff test for adorable

March 20, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. Step right up and meet Toby, the two-nosed dog saved from the streets, and from certain death, and…

Wednesday Zen Moment: The moment a rescued vervet monkey is released back into the wild

March 16, 2016

The picture is blurry but that’s a good thing. It means the monkey is moving and on his way out of the enclosure and…