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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

Orphaned baby rhino Gertjie can’t sleep on own after witnessing mother’s death

June 17, 2014

Baby rhino Gertjie lost his mother to rhino poachers in May 2014. He was taken to Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in South Africa which…

Cheetah meets puppy, and it’s love at first sight

June 16, 2014

A 6-week-old cheetah, rejected by its mother, now has a new, perhaps unexpected buddy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. But a 7-week-old Rhodesian…

Black bear follows joggers near Fort McMurray; scares the dickens out of them

June 16, 2014

Two joggers in northern Alberta had the run of their lives this month during a close encounter with a curious black bear. The incident occurred…

Sienna the cat is too fat to chase mice, pounces on gloves instead

June 16, 2014

Dawn Palmer blamed the dog at first. The family’s chocolate lab was presumed to be the culprit when Palmer kept noticing gloves around the…

Elephant Satao known for his long tusks killed by poachers

June 16, 2014

For 45 years, Satao the elephant has roamed Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The elephant was renowned for his overly long tusks which were…

The perfect gift for Father’s Day? A monster fish, of course

June 15, 2014

How’s this for record-setting father-son fishing trip. Ron Jarvis and his 19-year-old son, Paul, made the trek from Atlanta to British Columbia’s Fraser River…

Raw video: fawn rescue from flooded creek in Kansas City

June 13, 2014

The flooding in Missouri almost swamped a fawn stuck in the rising waters. Firefighters twice tried to rescue the little deer but failed. Battalion…

Hero cop saves dog from drowning

June 13, 2014

A Boston-area police officer came to the rescue of a chihuahua named Moochie trapped in a submerged truck. Debra Titus, 59, was driving her Toyota…

Endangered greater sage-grouse eggs hatch at Calgary Zoo

June 12, 2014

A new captive breeding program at the Calgary Zoo is showing early signs of success for the critically-endangered greater sage-grouse. Calling it a “conservation…

Bambi on hardwood slips, slides into Nova Scotia home

June 12, 2014

Cameron Harrington spotted a fawn hiding in some shrubs out his Halifax-area home. That’s when the 11-year-old grabbed a camera and started recording. Then…