Shaun the Sheep gets shorn after six years, falls shy of record

September 3, 2014

In Midlands Australia, Shaun the sheep has been gathering wool. All for a chance to break a world record to be the world’s wooliest….

Panda Ai Hin fakes pregnancy to get more bamboo, buns

September 2, 2014

It was a cause for celebration when staff at Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre in China discovered panda Ai Hin was pregnant. The…

Holy Toledo! “Grand old man” tortoise retires to Ohio

August 31, 2014

It may seem like an odd place to retire, but Emerson has settled in Toledo after leaving behind the more hospitable climate of San…

Rare blue lobster gets new lease on life … in a Maine aquarium

August 26, 2014

Meghan LaPlante was pulling up lobster traps over the weekend when she discovered a gem, a sapphire really, hidden among her haul. The 14-year-old girl…

Kim Jong Un visits goats bred to feed North Korea troops

August 22, 2014

This guy’s face always creeps us out a little. His proximity to critters worries us. In this recent story and photo op, the North…

US Coast Guard rescues 800 pound leatherback turtle

August 22, 2014

You don’t tangle with an 800-pound leatherback turtle, unless you’re the Coast Guard. Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., and the…

Greenpeace sets up GoPro for marmot to lick

August 18, 2014

Greenpeace USA went to Glacier National Park recently with the mission to document climate change. The organization is particularly concerned about what it calls…

Mulder the cat is spooky at opening doors

August 18, 2014

At first it seems like a big mystery. How is Mulder the cat able to get out from behind closed doors? But this video…

Two-headed calf dolphins washes ashore in Turkey

August 12, 2014

Scientists in Turkey are studying the remains and DNA of a strange corpse that was found on a beach in the country’s western region. Marine biologists…

Kama the surfing pig, yes, surfing pig

August 11, 2014

When Kama was a week old, the pig found a home with Kai Holt. One day, the pig fell into the pool and to…