Armando, the racing pigeon dubbed the Lewis Hamilton of birds nets record price at auction March 18, 2019 Meet Armando, the world’s first pigeon valued at one million pounds. At an auction over the weekend, Armando was the subject of a bidding… Continue Reading
World’s only tool-using vulture, the Egyptian vulture, at risk of disappearing March 14, 2019 It’s been said that vultures aren’t the prettiest of birds. Their food choices, feeding off carcasses, give them a bad reputation and let’s face… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: “Dog” left at shelter turned out to be wolf March 13, 2019 Animal shelters commonly find pets left behind by owners when they get too big or too old, but what one shelter wasn’t anticipating was… Continue Reading
New code of conduct rules for hikers in Austria after tourist trampled to death by herd of cows March 12, 2019 Austria will introduce a new code of conduct for hikers who travel through their pastures after a German tourist was trampled to death by… Continue Reading
Very rare pair of amur leopards born in zoo, one of just dozens still in existence March 11, 2019 A pair of rare Amur leopard cubs, one of 200 in captivity and fewer than 80 still in the wild, were born at Beardsley… Continue Reading
Woman injured after entering jaguar enclosure at zoo to get selfie March 11, 2019 A jaguar attacked a woman who reportedly crossed over a barrier while trying to take a photo Saturday at a West Valley wildlife park,… Continue Reading
Fish Friday: Fishy tales of what’s actually on the menu as study finds 1 in 3 fish are mislabeled March 8, 2019 A new study in Ontario has found 30 per cent of seafood sample collected that were sold to consumers were mislabelled. The mislabelling rate… Continue Reading
Thursday Turtles: 1,500 exotic turtles and tortoises found duct-taped inside luggage in Manila March 7, 2019 Customs officials in Manila have seized 1,529 live exotic turtles found inside the luggage of a passenger arriving in the Phillippines from Hong Kong. … Continue Reading
Santa Anita deadly racetrack mystery as trainers and officials try to find out why so many horses have died March 5, 2019 Twenty horses at a single racetrack in California have died in the past two months, leading to concerns about environmental conditions at the facility… Continue Reading
Fish Friday: Gigantic, rare fish washes up in Santa Barbara, California March 1, 2019 A rare fish that has never been seen before in the Northern hemisphere has baffled scientists after it washed up dead on a beach… Continue Reading
