Calgary’s first baby penguin has a name (No, it’s not Sidney Crosby) February 11, 2014 The first penguin hatched at the Calgary Zoo finally has a name – Una – as chosen by visitors to the facility. The zoo… Continue Reading
Giant panda puts on an Olympic-style show at the Toronto Zoo February 9, 2014 Toronto has been twice-denied the chance to host an Olympics, but that hasn’t stopped one the city’s biggest stars from putting on a gold… Continue Reading
More evidence the Mounties always get their man, er, cat February 7, 2014 Whiskers was on the lam after a crash north of Regina, Sask. The cat was riding in a Buick LeSabre along Highway 6 early Thursday morning,… Continue Reading
Sleeping with the enemy: rabid raccoon attacks woman in her bed February 7, 2014 A 73-year-old Massachusetts woman thought she was patting her sleeping cat in her bed when it turned out to be a rabid raccoon. And,… Continue Reading
“F***k it, I’ve got to try and get this thing off my leg.” February 6, 2014 In January, a New Zealand doctor colourfully recounted his tangle with a shark. James Grant, 24, was spearfishing off the country’s South Island when… Continue Reading
Cat shot 17 times in the head with pellet gun – and survives February 4, 2014 It’s almost unbelievable that someone would shoot a cat in the head 17 times with a pellet gun. More unbelievable: that any cat would… Continue Reading
Big Pharma shunning chimpanzee-based research; Merck the latest January 31, 2014 About two dozen pharmaceutical companies and labs have now pledged to stop doing tests and research on chimpanzees. Merck & Co, Inc. becomes the latest company… Continue Reading
Feral pigs go wild … in Tasmania January 30, 2014 The headline alone is an attention grabber: “Flinders Island farmers face feral pig peril,” ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday highlighting a resurgence of an… Continue Reading
Governments step up biosecurity efforts as deadly pig virus hits Canadian farms January 29, 2014 The governments of Canada and Ontario are now pumping millions of dollars into biosecurity programs to halt a deadly pig virus that is threatening to spread… Continue Reading
Meet Lucy: World’s smallest working dog January 28, 2014 This exists: “Smallest working dog.” And, the honour bestowed by the good folks at Guinness – the World Records people, not the beer purveyor… Continue Reading
