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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

Lion appears “drugged” for photo shoots with tourists, animal welfare group says

April 11, 2016

An investigation is now underway after a video of a lion, seemingly drugged in order to pose for photos with tourists, surfaced at a…

Meatless Monday: First Nation chief loses status after poaching elk

April 11, 2016

The Ucluelet First Nation has removed its hereditary chief status from a convicted elk poacher following his conviction last January for killing an elk…

Good news: Unicorns are real and lived pretty recently. Bad news: They’re kind of ugly

April 11, 2016

It turns out My Little Pony and everything we want to believe about unicorns is wrong. Unicorns aren’t these majestic, mythical horses with spiral horns bestowed…

Florida firefighters rescue bear cub dubbed “Smokey Junior” from bush fire

April 8, 2016

As a wildfire was raging in Central Florida, one teeny tiny bear cub was alone in the middle of it. That’s when Lake County Fire…

Throwback Critters Thursday: How dogs saved children in Alaska from a 1925 deadly epidemic

April 7, 2016

In 1925, a deadly diptheria epidemic swept through the town of Nome, Alaska and quickly spread to all the children in the town. The…

Dachshunds playing hockey is today’s best 41 seconds on the Internet

April 7, 2016

Crusoe is a daschshund, a miniature black and tan doggie who is convinced he’s a celebrity. He also thinks he’s a hockey player. Along…

“Monster” 15-foot, 800-pound alligator killed in Florida

April 6, 2016

Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, Florida have posted an out-of-this-world photo of a giant alligator. “Lee Lightsey and I had the pleasure of doing a guided gator hunt…

Wednesday Zen Moment 2: Rare Hawaiian birds lift off for the unknown after species get revival

April 6, 2016

Just a couple of decades ago, the puaiohi was at risk of dying out. Once plentiful, by the late 1990s, there were fewer than 300…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Gorilla mother cuddles her twins

April 6, 2016

Twins is an incredibly rare occurrence among mountain gorillas. But on Jan. 18, trackers with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund spotted Isaro, a mother…

Atlanta Braves player Freddie Freeman’s cats love road tripping

April 5, 2016

Now that baseball season is in full swing, we figure it’s time to reflect on Spring Training. Specifically, the road to spring training. That’s…