Colorado jogger survives mountain lion attack by strangling the big cat February 5, 2019 This is quite possibly the world’s most badass jogger — and the luckiest. A man was trail running in the Colorado wilderness Monday when… Continue Reading
Who needs groundhogs to tell us about spring? Meet a desert tortoise February 5, 2019 Mojave Max has gone to ground for the winter. The real live tortoise who lives at Springs Preserve in Nevada has become the subject… Continue Reading
Ghostly white fisher documented for the first time in science February 5, 2019 This may well be the first time anyone has ever seen a white fisher. The small carnivore is typically dark brown to black as… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Hong Kong customs seize pangolin scales, elephant tusks from container labelled frozen meat February 4, 2019 Customs officers in Hong Kong seized a record amount of pangolin scales and elephant tusks after receiving a tip that a container labeled frozen… Continue Reading
“Vapor Wake” dogs will be on patrol to protect the Super Bowl February 3, 2019 They are the secret weapons of the bomb-sniffing world. Specially-trained “Vapor Wake” dogs are no ordinary canine cops. These dogs have been bred with… Continue Reading
It’s so cold in Chicago that zoos are closing but the polar bears are happy January 31, 2019 Lincoln Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo in the Chicago have announced they are closing temporarily during the cold snap that has hit the midwest…. Continue Reading
Very adorable, but very sick baby fur seal rescued off coast of British Columbia January 30, 2019 By any measure, Mo is pretty lucky to be alive. The 7-month-old fur seal pup was found earlier this week off Hardwicke Island, between… Continue Reading
Red panda becomes buzz of Belfast as it goes briefly on the lam January 29, 2019 Daring zoo escape or crime of opportunity? It seems Amber the red panda took some time away from the Belfast Zoo this week and… Continue Reading
Casey Hathaway, boy who was lost for three days in forest, says friendly bear kept him alive January 29, 2019 A 3-year-old boy who went missing for three days has told authorities that a friendly bear kept him company when he was lost and… Continue Reading
Work on wall begins! Denmark begins erecting wild boar fence along border with Germany January 29, 2019 Denmark began construction on an almost 70-kilometre fence this week to stave off sick boars wandering over its border from Germany. \Work will begin… Continue Reading