Suicidal young woman saved by dolphins, scientist says June 2, 2014 Maddalena Bearzi, recounts some amazing experiences with dolphins in her new book, Dolphin Confidential: Confessions of a Field Biologist. But National Geographic recently selected one… Continue Reading
Smart swallows use motion detectors to open doors May 30, 2014 University of Victoria employee Grant Hughes noticed something odd a few weeks ago while locking up his bike at the campus’ Bike Centre. He… Continue Reading
Bear on a wire: not a circus act May 30, 2014 A black bear in Saskatchewan picked an unusual place for a power nap. Crews with SaskPower, Saskatchewan’s public utility, recently came upon the critter… Continue Reading
Snake massage: Is it up your alley? May 28, 2014 Hmmm, we’re not so sure about this. Cebu Zoo in the Phillippines has been offering snake massages to calm visitors for months now and… Continue Reading
German Shepherd Duke befriends Sophie the piglet May 28, 2014 “She was about a week old and she was just not going to make it, she was in a couple hours of imminent death,”… Continue Reading
Bears, bears everywhere in the B.C. Rockies May 28, 2014 Springtime means a couple of things in the Canadian Rockies. Tourist season is afoot and hungry bears are coming out. And, in British Columbia’s… Continue Reading
Desmond Tutu lauds therapy dog program in Canada May 27, 2014 St. John Ambulance’s innovative Canadian Therapy Dog program received a huge international endorsement this week. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa lauded the initiative, which for… Continue Reading
Livestream Calgary’s elephants at their new home in Washington May 27, 2014 Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will have to wait a bit longer to see its three newest residents, but animals… Continue Reading
That’s not an abandoned puppy, that’s a …. May 27, 2014 Turns out a baby animal rescued by a Whitehorse family is really a little fox Ralph Shopland and his family didn’t know who to turn to when… Continue Reading
Photo of the Year: Man and Momo the cat vs High River floods May 26, 2014 Both of us Critter Curators have been lucky enough to work with some of the best news photographers in the country. This photograph blew us… Continue Reading
