Annual turkey pardon draws laughter, gobbles at White House ahead of Thanksgiving November 22, 2022 Chocolate and Chip will live to gobble another day. They are the turkeys U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned at the White House this week… Continue Reading
Rangers rescue baby elephant stuck in waterhole in South Africa’s Addo Park November 21, 2022 A plucky little elephant recently found itself “proper stuck” in a waterhole in Addo Elephant National Park, but was luckily pulled to safety by… Continue Reading
How five lions escaped their enclosure at Sydney zoo November 16, 2022 Five lions managed to escape their enclosure at Taronga Zoo after squeezing through a gap in a broken fence. A review into the dramatic… Continue Reading
Puppy found abandoned in a crate on roadside finds new life as a police sniffer dog November 15, 2022 It’s a true rags to riches story of the furry kind. A puppy dumped on the roadside in a cage has been trained as… Continue Reading
“Best friends” companion rats that survived fire now looking for forever home — together November 13, 2022 Back in August, more than a dozen rats were found in two abandoned rabbit hutches that had ben set on fire and left in… Continue Reading
PSA: U.S. National Park Service warns visitors not to lick psychedelic toads to get high November 9, 2022 It may sound absurd, but the U.S. National Park Service is reminding people not to lick — yes, lick — the Sonoran desert toad…. Continue Reading
“Late bloomer” bison calf born in Iowa’s Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge November 7, 2022 It’s not often bison baby announcements are made in the fall at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, but the park in Iowa unexpectently has… Continue Reading
India PM Modi heralds “great news” as cheetahs released in India exploring bigger habitat November 6, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an exciting update that two of the eight cheetahs brought to India from Namibia for a new life in… Continue Reading
Mother monkeys separated from their newborns get comfort from plush toys: new study November 6, 2022 Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys: this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists… Continue Reading
“Tricky rescue” of Tawny Owl trapped in wood-burning stove in Scotland November 3, 2022 A trapped Tawny Owl was very close to having its goose cooked in Scotland. But it was rescued from the flue of a wood-burning… Continue Reading