Mexico using drones to monitor vaquitas, an endangered species of porpoise

January 21, 2015

The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise and critically endangered. The picture above is what people think the vaquita looks like. The only place…

Man, dog swim with giant jellyfish

January 16, 2015

Matt Slater and his dog, Mango, have a penchant for swimming and surfing. During one of their excursions, the marine awareness officer with wildlife…

Bus-riding dog Eclipse hops on public transit to get to the dog park

January 14, 2015

Eclipse the very smart bus-riding dog has gone viral. The video showing the mixed lab-mastiff dog getting on and off the bus on her…

How does a tortoise get back on its feet? Here’s the answer!

January 9, 2015

The lyrical title of the academic paper is: Geometry of self righting–case of Hermann’s tortoises And here’s what it boils down to, if you’re a…

Air Tiger: vertical leap goes viral

January 2, 2015

This tiger may have a shot in the NBA. Check out the vertical of this big cat. Maxime Dehaye posted a surreal slow-motion video on…

Richard Branson’s plea to protect the critters of Mother Earth

December 31, 2014

Richard Branson is more than just a music mogul and extreme adventurer. The man behind Virgin Group is also an animal rights activist and…

Tiger eater jailed after ordering the killing of three cats for meals

December 31, 2014

A Chinese court has sentenced a Chinese man to 13 years in jail after officials discovered he had purchased and eaten three tigers. The…

Italian circus owner cited for disguising chow dogs as pandas.

December 30, 2014

Italian investigators are suing the owner of a circus after discovering that they put make up and dressed chow chow dogs as pandas and…

One of world’s last white rhinos sick, under veterinary care

December 30, 2014

UPDATE: Jan. 5, 2015 “We’re happy to report that Nola is improving and appears to be feeling better,” according to the San Diego Zoo…

This is what it looks like in the mouth of a lion

December 29, 2014

It is on, and this pair of lions show us mere humans how to best use a GoPro. This video was captured at the Morukuru…