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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

Beaver walks into a store, destroys the artificial trees & gets arrested

December 4, 2016

Christmas shopping can get to the best of us. We go in without a plan, or find the items we wanted to buy are sold…

Lost your pig? Ontario Provincial Police have nabbed a one big wayward sow

December 2, 2016

A pig on the lam in eastern Ontario has police rooting around for her owner. “Have you misplaced your pig?” Ontario Provincial police in…

Wounded rare bustard with broken leg lands in Turkey

November 30, 2016

The world’s heaviest bird that can fly was found in Turkey last week, a rare sighting for a rare bird that faces extinction. The…

Are you with Team Gray Jay? Smart, friendly, tough little bird picked to represent Canada

November 30, 2016

The cute and feisty gray jay is the somewhat surprising pick to be Canada’s new national bird. Canadian Geographic magazine and the Royal Canadian Geographic Society…

Freaky cases of moose, fish frozen in ice prompts wonder and outrage

November 29, 2016

The world has been transfixed by the recent discovery of two moose frozen solid under ice in Alaska. The animals, lodged in battled and then…

Meatless Monday: Morrissey, who once sang Meat is Murder, wants GM to have non-leather car seats

November 28, 2016

Morrissey, the former Smiths lead singer, has written to GM’s CEO requesting the car company switch to a vegan-only model for two of its…

Giant panda cub recovering after removal of “lemon-sized” bamboo mass from intestine

November 28, 2016

A giant panda cub continues to recover from emergency surgery at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The 14-month-old panda, named Bei Bei, started showing signs…

Anxious goat wears duck costume and instantly feels better while Internet goes awwww

November 25, 2016

We’ve written about the goat rescue organization Goats of Anarchy before but it was time to revisit them after the Dodo and other news…

President Barack Obama makes final Thanksgiving turkey pardon

November 24, 2016

In a ceremony filled with fowl puns, U.S. President Barack Obama pardoned a pair of turkeys from becoming the centrepieces of any Thanksgiving feasts. Obama’s…

Be careful how you act around your dog: Scientists say they remember what you did

November 24, 2016

It turns out a dog’s ability to remember things is pretty doggone good – and almost human-like. A new study, published in Current Biology, shows…