Chimpanzees fashion ladder out fallen tree branch to escape Belfast Zoo February 10, 2019 Chimpanzees at the Belfast Zoo took a downed branch as opportunity to make a great escape — sort of. Zoo visitors Danielle Monaghan and… Continue Reading
River otter found living under a dumpster in downtown Winnipeg February 9, 2019 By any measure, this is not the usual animal-in-distress call — even for Winnipeg. A river otter was found living under a garbage bin… Continue Reading
Frozen cat miraculously survives frigid Montana winter February 9, 2019 One thing is certain: Fluffy is down to eight lives. Fluffy was found nearly frozen solid and buried in the snow by her owners… Continue Reading
Four breeds of dogs that commonly serve in America’s armed forces honored with stamps February 8, 2019 The United States Postal Service is honoring brave and loyal military working dogs with a set of new stamps. The booklet of 20 stamps… Continue Reading
Straight out of Better Call Saul: Bedbugs pouring out of lawyer forces courthouse evacuation February 7, 2019 In a scene straight out of the television show Better Call Saul, an Oklahoma lawyer forced the evacuation of an entire courthouse after bed… Continue Reading
Not dead, just playful. Raven frolics in London snowfall February 7, 2019 There is no raven more chill than this raven. Val Borrell with London Wildlife Trust captured a joyful video of a childlike raven rolling… Continue Reading
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
