FAVE POST: Odd New Year’s Eve rituals: hearing animals talk, possum drop December 31, 2015 The world’s “strangest New Year’s custom” has been awarded to Talca, Chile, where people congregate in a cemetery to be with dead relatives, according… Continue Reading
Sadness in Seattle: Rare sloth bear cubs die soon after birth at Woodland Park Zoo December 31, 2015 Kushali, a 3-year-old sloth bear, gave birth two a pair of cubs just before Christmas at the Woodland Park Zoo. The first-time mother lost… Continue Reading
Puppy Love? DNA from dead dog used to create puppy clones December 30, 2015 Laura Jacques and Richard Remde loved Dylan, their boxer. Like most dog owners, the British couple was heartbroken when Dylan died — a brain tumour claimed… Continue Reading
FAVE POST: Rare Amazonian fish found with human teeth in New Jersey December 30, 2015 Now this is freaky. Ron and Frank Rossi were fishing at Swedes Lake in New Jersey last moth when they caught an unusual looking… Continue Reading
FAVE POST: Leave a sheep and a goat alone and this is what happens December 29, 2015 It’s a GEEP. Farmer Paddy Murphy in County Kildare in Ireland is the proud owner of a hybrid animal that is part goat and… Continue Reading
Ottawa beekeepers stung by theft of 30,000 bees December 29, 2015 Some Grinch pulled off one honey of a heist in Canada’s capital region over the Christmas holiday. Matt and Marianne Gee figure they have… Continue Reading
FAVE POST Meatless Monday: Lisa Simpson becomes a vegetarian 20 years ago, changes TV history December 28, 2015 Storytown Village was supposed to be just another family trip for the Simpson family and Gramps but the whole family is enchanted at the… Continue Reading
Paris police dog Diesel killed in terror raids to receive medal for heroics December 28, 2015 Police dog, Diesel, will be given what is considered the Victoria Cross for animals for his work in tracking down the terror cell responsible… Continue Reading
Critters in their Christmas finery, opening presents and hanging out with Santa Claus December 25, 2015 At the San Diego Zoo, Santa’s reindeer were offered Wreath Wellington as a Christmas treat. And, around the world critters of all kinds were… Continue Reading
Robotic reindeers from Boston Dynamics carry Santa for holiday greetings December 24, 2015 Do electric reindeers trot? They do when they’re from Boston Dynamics. The robotics firm sent out their holiday greetings in the form of a… Continue Reading
