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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

Baby gorilla at the Calgary Zoo will make you go squee!

March 13, 2016

Kioja is a first-time mother, but she is taking to it like an old pro. The Calgary Zoo said the 15-year-old western lowland gorilla gave…

Iditarod Tragedy: Snowmobiler slams into sled teams, killing one dog; claims he was drunk

March 13, 2016

One sled dog was killed and three others injured while competing in Alaska’s venerable Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after a snowmobile was slammed “purposefully” into two teams. A…

Rainy Saturday donkeys sit out the rain and just chill

March 12, 2016

Birmingham Donkeys has been around for 45 years and provides a refuge for donkeys from around the world and in this photo, it’s the donkeys…

Didga the cat surfs on a dog. Seriously, this happened.

March 11, 2016

Why fight like cats and dogs when you can surf like them. Or, at least that’s the way Ice, the dog, and Didga, the…

Why do men on Tinder pose with dead fishes?

March 11, 2016

If a man on Tinder holds a dead fish in his picture, does it increase his likelihood of getting a yes swipe? The fishing…

Does your dog have what it takes to represent Scotland?

March 10, 2016

Scotland is looking for an “Ambassadog.” And, this is the actual job posting for a pooch with #ScotSpirit: “VisitScotland is looking for an outgoing,…

Wednesday word of the day: What is the word for idolizing an ass?

March 9, 2016

From Oxford Dictionary where knowledge is a cool thing, the big reveal: Onolatry Worship of the donkey or ass, onolatry has also come to…

Giant panda twins get Canadian names and cuddles from Canada’s prime minister

March 8, 2016

The first giant pandas born in Canada now have some distinctively Canadian names. With the prime minister in attendance, the Toronto Zoo introduced panda…

Wild sea otter picks Monterey Bay Aquarium to give birth

March 8, 2016

The most incredible thing happened at the Monterey Bay Aquarium over the weekend. A wild sea otter, seeking refuge from some stormy weather off…

Record manatee count in Florida, but “sea cow” population hardly out of the weeds

March 7, 2016

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has counted 6,250 manatees across the state, a record number of the so-called “sea cows,” which suggests conservation…