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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

Rogue squirrel starts fire, spoils 82,000 litres of milk, ruins day for cheese factory

August 11, 2017

A mischievous squirrel sparked fire at a cheese factory, which caused 82,000 litres of milk to curdle — in a bad way. The fire…

Rally Cat interrupts St. Louis Cardinals game in most amazing way

August 10, 2017

The St. Louis Cardinals might want to consider a new mascot. A cat, quickly dubbed “Rally Cat,” ran into the outfield briefly stopping play…

Thursday Throw Down: Cats versus Bobwhite quails versus ticks

August 10, 2017

Long Island biologists and educators are testing a theory on whether quails can reduce the number of ticks and what role pet cats may…

Sign-language speaking orangutan dies at age 39 at Zoo Atlanta

August 9, 2017

Chantek was raised not unlike a human child. The orangutan was taught to communicate with American Sign Language, eventually picking up more than 150 words….

Headless goat, decapitated chickens found on shoreline by Lake Ontario

August 9, 2017

Durham Regional Police are looking for witnesses who may have seen something over the weekend that could lead them to uncover who dumped mutilated…

Wednesday Zen Moment: How to calm a frantic skunk

August 9, 2017

There are some critters you don’t want to stress out for obvious reasons. A nervous, agitated skunk starts spraying and that’s exactly what this…

Rocky Mountain High: Motorcycle riding dog is canine king of the road

August 6, 2017

It’s not often you see a dog on a hog. But drivers on the TransCanada Highway east of Banff, Alberta were treated to a…

Oil sands company Syncrude charged in deaths of 31 great blue herons

August 6, 2017

A Canadian oil sands company could face a $500,000 fine if convicted of an environmental crime after dozens of great blue herons were killed in northern…

Canadian geese shot with arrows saved from certain death

August 5, 2017

Two Canadian geese, shot with arrows, were first spotted in cottage country north of Toronto. Both birds had been impaled by arrows, probably a month ago,…

Friday Fun: Little boy kisses little lamb

August 4, 2017

I’m a bit of a skeptic. This video wasn’t going to end well. A little boy clutches a baby lamb and gives it a…