Wildfires Man Visits Parents’ Home After Wildfire, Then He Sees a ‘Shadow’ Running Out of Rubbletheepochtimes.com - Li Yen In the aftermath of the deadly wildfires that devastated northern California, two men were hiking through the ravaged territory when they found …
Birds The Birds Are Mobilizing Against Usthecut.com - Bridget Read If you thought this would be your hottest summer yet, you’re wrong. It’s not a hot girl summer. It’s actually a cruel, violent bird summer, and the …
Smithsonian Audubon Photography Award Winners Show the Breathtaking Beauty of Wild Birds | Smart News | Smithsoniansmithsonianmag.com - Brigit Katz One frosty morning, Kathrin Swoboda was walking through Huntley Meadows Park near her home in Alexandria, Virginia, when she spotted a red-winged …
Play buttonLifestyle (UK) Do our pets ever really love us – or do they just stick around for the food?The Guardian - Jules HowardIt is almost a year to the day since Dustin, our milky-eyed nervebag of a cat, died and we still miss him a great deal, although he was not a great giver of emotion. We miss his refusing to look our way
Dogs These Dog Backpacks For Hiking Are Designed For Comfort & SafetyBustle - Lea Rose Emery If you love hanging out with your dog but sometimes wish you weren't spilling dog treats out of all your coat pockets on the regular, well this is a …
Southern California Dog dropped off at California animal shelter in cereal box, infested with fleas gets adoptedFox News - Travis FedschunA puppy that was discovered abandoned in a park in Southern California and brought to an animal shelter in a cereal box finally has a home -- and one that isn't part of a balanced breakfast. Riverside
Mufasa Where’s Simba’s mom? In real life, female lions run the pride.National Geographic - Erin BibaA lion pride is all females all the time. They catch the vast majority of the food, and they guard the territory from intruders—mostly other females that live nearby looking to expand their own territories.
Animals What to do if you encounter a bisonPopular Science - Alisha McDarrisMy eyes widened and I flung my hand toward the windshield. “Buffalo!” Our driver slammed on the brakes. We braced ourselves for impact. We were on a collision course, all of us certain the massive creature
Alligator An alligator attacked his dog. So, the 75-year-old Florida man kicked it in the snoutUSA TODAYPALM HARBOR, Fla. – A 75-year-old Florida man says he kicked an alligator in the snout after it attacked his dog. Buddy Ackerman says the 8-foot gator came from a retention pond near his Palm Harbor condominium
Bears Momma Bear Charges at Man Who Harasses Cubs at Great Smoky Mountain Parktheepochtimes.com - Tom Ozimek A visitor to Great Smokey Mountain Park was caught on camera approaching several black bear cubs and getting charged at by the mother bear. Paige …
Animals Dog Gets Up During The Night To Help Put Crying Toddler Back To Sleepthedodo.com - Stephen Messenger "When he walks in the room, we know she is in good paws and we can all get some more rest." Two years ago, the lives of Sara Lebwohl and her husband …
Social Media Companies 14 Dog Posts From This Week That Prove Dogs Are The Closest Thing We Have To PerfectionBuzzFeed - Syd Robinson Complete with teefies, mönches, swimmies, and sits.
Dolphins GRAPHIC IMAGES: Florida dolphin spearing death spurs $38G rewardFox News - Robert GeartyA $38,000 reward has been posted after a Florida dolphin was speared to death as he may have been begging for food, officials said. The spearing resulted in a deep wound above the dolphin’s right eye.
Geek Wild Monkeys Adopted and ‘Consoled’ Injured Baby, Study ShowsGeek - By Stephanie Valera A wild group of endangered Barbary macaque monkeys have been observed — for the first time ever — “consoling” and adopting an injured juvenile from …
Pigs Pet pigs can communicate with humans—especially when food is involvedNational Geographic - Liz LangleyCompared with dogs, little research has been done on how domesticated pigs interact with people. Pigs and dogs share a lot in common—they’re both intelligent, friendly animals that often makes them attractive
Animals Fall in Love With the Charismatic Capybarahowstuffworks.com - Jesslyn Shields For some reason, not everybody loves rodents — maybe because a few species are pretty persistent in their efforts to share our homes with us. And …
Martha's Vineyard Gigantic Shark Spotted Off The Coast Of Martha’s Vineyard. The Video Is Unbelievablesmokeroom.com - David Hookstead There is apparently a massive shark right off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Twitter user Gregory Long posted a video Wednesday of a “25-30 foot” …
Play buttonNOAA A little-known fish takes a star turn by eating a shark in one gulpMother Nature Network - Christian Cotroneo You may not have heard of the peculiar denizens of the deep known as wreckfish. Despite their daunting dimensions — they can weigh up to 220 pounds …
Geek Kayakers Rescue Bunny Found in River With Rope and Anchor Tied Around Its NeckGeek - By Stephanie Valera Kayakers came upon an unexpected — and horrific — discovery in a New Hampshire river when they spotted a rabbit with a rope tied around its neck and …
Snakes Python Swallows Crocodile Whole. Photographer Captures Every Last, Grisly 'Bite.'Live Science - Stephanie Pappas In the global battle between pythons and crocodiles, chalk one up for the snakes. A grisly new series of photos shows an olive python (Liasis …
Sturgeon Sturgeon, America's forgotten dinosaurs, slowly coming backAssociated Press - By BEN FINLEY, PATRICK WHITTLE and JOHN FLESHERCHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Sturgeon were America’s vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation’s rivers until mankind’s craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction. More
Goats Goats can distinguish emotions from each other's calls – studyThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentThey are known for gobbling socks from washing lines and for their fearsome headbutting capabilities but the rich emotional life of goats may have been underestimated. Scientists have found that goats
White Shark Great white sharks seen interacting for first time everFox News - Chris CiacciaIncredible drone footage highlights the first-ever recorded interaction between two great white sharks. "FIRST FOOTAGE EVER! Drone footage of an interaction between two white sharks off the coast of Chatham
Whales A female baby Southern Resident Killer Whale has been born. This is good news since only 76 such whales are leftCNN - By Gabrielle Sorto, CNN(CNN) — A baby orca, likely born May 24, 2019, is a girl, researchers confirmed. The mother and baby are part of the southern resident killer whale population, also known as orcas. The baby's appearance
Animals Water Moccasin, Cottonmouth: Different Names, Same Venomous Snakehowstuffworks.com - John Perritano When Hurricane Florence blew through the Carolinas in September 2018, wind, rain, and flooding were not the only threats people faced. A bevy of …
Animals Thousands of fish perish after fire at Jim Beam warehouseFox News - David AaroThe Jim Beam warehouse fire in Kentucky has begun to cause environmental damage to the local wildlife, as thousands of dead fish have littered the Kentucky River and are floating downstream. Environmental
Saskatchewan Federal food agency defends transport of live horses for slaughter, human consumption in Japancbc.ca - Kathleen Harris The federal government is trying to quash a lawsuit launched by animal welfare advocates who want to end the export of Canadian horses for slaughter …
Joel Sartore Why you shouldn't feed wild animals (except maybe birds)National Geographic - Jason BittelMany people draw wildlife into their backyards by putting out birdseed, saltlicks, and other food sources, but experts say doing so can lead to trouble. Whether it’s a birdfeeder on an apartment terrace
Animals Boy whose stolen dog captured nation's heart is finally reunited with the pooch after it turns up six years laterThe Telegraph - By Helena HortonEthan Ferrier was just two years old when his beloved dog and best friend Fern was cruelly snatched from the front porch of the family home in Surrey. The little boy captured the heart of the nation after
