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Critter Love

Edmonton fire department rescues dog floating on ice in frigid North Saskatchewan River

Critter Crimes

Why are dolphins trying to kill baby manatees? Scientists don’t have the answer

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Alberta Mounties always get their … beaver

Critter Crimes

California man convicted of animal cruelty after capturing hawk and feeding it alcohol

Critter Love

Confused and disoriented raccoon covered in ice found wandering in field

What did the fox say when the deer was licking it? Wo! I feel good

October 24, 2017

Marine biologist Chris Lowe was stumped when he saw it. Sure, he’s a shark guy with the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab…

Petition to name statue in Toronto after Smiley the blind therapy dog

October 24, 2017

A petition to commemorate the life of Smiley the blind therapy dog is gaining traction. Smiley, who was celebrated across North American as a…

Jonathan, the world’s oldest land animal, forced out of closet after his companion found to be gay

October 23, 2017

The world’s oldest land animal, a tortoise name Jonathan, may have been in a gay relationship for 26 years with another male tortoise who…

Meatless Monday: Man almost dies after swallowing fish he was kissing, not eating

October 23, 2017

Sam Quilliam caught a fish, but the fish fought back and almost led to the fisherman’s death. It all started when the British man…

Motherly Love: Watch a momma bear piggyback her cubs across a lake

October 22, 2017

David Roseman took an incredible video of a mother bear carrying her cubs across the water. It caught the attention of the David Suzuki…

Lulu the lab fails out of the CIA, prefers chasing squirrels to detecting explosives

October 19, 2017

The CIA trains explosive detection canines, aka bomb dogs, to sniff out potentially deadly situations. But sometimes a puppy has other ideas. Every year,…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Art critic dog Ella Fitzgerald contemplates watercolours

October 19, 2017

Artist Julia Powell has a tough critic: her golden retriever name Ella Fitzgerald. Earlier this year, Powell walked into her studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts…

Clever raccoon climbs sign post to escape wildfire in Alberta

October 18, 2017

Forget bird on a wire. Check out raccoon atop a sign. As wildfires swept through the Canadian prairies one critter made a great escape….

Loose moose in Brooklyn caught running around soccer field in Prospect Park

October 18, 2017

Brooklyn is home to many unusual sights but residents who live in the NYC borough were surprised to find a loose bull in their…

Transport truck containing 7,000 animals stopped in Germany

October 17, 2017

A van from the Czech Republic was stopped by police in Amberg, Bavaria over the weekend and found to contain over 7,000 animals, many…