Pandemic Pooches: Helsinki Airport employs COVID-19 sniffing dogs September 24, 2020 Move over dogs that detect drugs, bombs and all manner of contraband being smuggled through airports. Finland has brought in specially trained pandemic pooches… Continue Reading
Butt-scratching baboon, puking penguin among finalists for Comedy Wildlife photo of the year September 23, 2020 The nine finalists for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards vying for this year’s title include serial killer fish and a middle-finger toting sea turtle…. Continue Reading
Velvet spider species discovered in Iran named after ‘Joker’ star Joaquin Phoenix September 19, 2020 It’s not the usual way actors are rewarded, but Joaquin Phoenix now has a spider named in his honour. The Loureedia phoenixi velvet spider… Continue Reading
Helium-sucking Chinese crocodile wins IG Nobel Prize September 18, 2020 The parody IG Nobel Prize award is given each year to dubious, but real research that has been done by researchers around the world… Continue Reading
Fenced-in fawn now footloose and fancy free September 17, 2020 Wildlife officers successfully stepped in to rescue of baby deer found wedged between the bars of a fence on British Columbia. The fawn was… Continue Reading
Elderly dog rescued after seven years trapped in a small, outdoor kennel September 17, 2020 For Mingo, they were unfamiliar feelings: warmth and love. For seven years, the Golden Retriever lived in a chain-link, 6-by-10-foot outdoor kennel on her… Continue Reading
Three humpback whales on their way to Antaractica got stuck in a crocodile-infested river in Australia September 16, 2020 A trio of humpback whales – usually bound for Antarctica this time of year – took a wrong turn, heading up a crocodile-infested north… Continue Reading
Rare albino fur seal pup spotted in Russia September 15, 2020 A rare seal pup has been spotted in Russia and the biologist who spotted the unusual animal is worried that it might be rejected… Continue Reading
Humpback whale tangled in fishing nets rescued off coast of Australia September 14, 2020 An incredible rescue operation off the Australian coast has saved the life of juvenile humpback whale that was caught in ropes and fishing nets… Continue Reading
B.C. Mounties save baby raccoon from drowning in storm drain September 10, 2020 It was around 1 in the morning Tuesday when RCMP officers were sent to check out a report of a “baby crying” just outside… Continue Reading
