Cannibal rats on a ghost ship from Canada. Fact or fiction? January 25, 2014 This story kind of freaks us out. Is there really a ghost ship full of cannibalistic rats about to crash on the shores of… Continue Reading
Elephant seal vs hagfish: trust us, this is unusual January 24, 2014 The elephant seal is not the most attractive creature out there. It’s large proboscis resembles an elephant’s trunk, hence its name. Perhaps even more… Continue Reading
Single male fruit fly in NZ creating anxious horticulturalists January 23, 2014 It’s an anxious time for horticulturalists in New Zealand after a single male fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap in Whangarei earlier… Continue Reading
Falcons kill their prey using motion camouflage January 22, 2014 Falcons are known to be good hunters and now after studying footage of the way they stalk their prey, scientists have figured out the… Continue Reading
The way to a chimps’ heart is through their stomachs January 21, 2014 Why do we as critters of the human kind like companionship with other human critters? Human critters have had biological success because we have… Continue Reading
What’s a real Seahawk? January 20, 2014 So the Seattle Seahawks are going to the Superbowl. This is pretty big news, according to my inebriated neighbour Dave yesterday afternoon. Our immediate… Continue Reading
Another victim at the world’s worst zoo January 17, 2014 Michael, the lion, at the Surabaya Zoo, was found dead in his enclosure, his head caught in the metal gates. The pictures of his… Continue Reading
Dog survives for nine days in bitter cold January 16, 2014 It’s been a cold cold winter for the folks in Maine, but here’s something that should warm your heart. Dempsey the dog was out… Continue Reading
Two forsaken elephants reunited at a sanctuary January 15, 2014 When I read this story and watched the video, it made me think of two old people who once knew each other and were… Continue Reading
Guide dog knocks chocolate out of woman’s mouth January 13, 2014 If this was television news, the reporter would ask Nell, the guide dog-in-training: Do you feel like a hero? Nell should. The 17-month-old mix… Continue Reading
