Over the weekend, two giant pandas on loan from the Chinese government as part of Beijing’s long tradition of “panda diplomacy” arrived at Zoo Atlanta. As CNN reports, the pandas — a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang — arrived on a FedEx flight Sunday from Chengdu, in southwestern China. They […]
World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on September 28 to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. This day also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine. With a fatality rate of almost 100% once symptoms appear, rabies remains […]
Sometimes your dog, being a dog, will do things like roll in poo or something dead and decaying, or just get skunked, and of course he’ll need and get a bath. But your dog needs a regular wash schedule, too. The question is, how often does your dog really need it? How often should you […]
A new study examined dogs that had been “trained” with soundboard buttons, and the findings are fascinating. As Parade magazine reports, the study published in PLOS ONE and conducted by scientists at the University of California at San Diego, is the first in an expected series aimed at ultimately answering the larger question of whether the dogs […]
Deafness in our furry best friends is often misunderstood because it doesn’t have a serious effect on mobility, like blindness. Deaf pets are just as lively and loving as those that hear – they just need some patience and understanding. To help spread awareness about our deaf pets, Petfinder declared the last full week of September […]
A new “leopard cat” species has been discovered in Bolivia, according to researchers in Current Biology, the first living feline species identified by scientists in over a century. As ABC News reports, the small wild cat, officially known as Leopardus tilcayo (referred to as the tilcayo cat, because the word “tilcayo” doesn’t really have a […]
September 19th is National Meow Like a Pirate Day, and it is definitely one of the, uh, most unique national pet holidays for sure. Here’s how this pawsatively purrfect pirate day was born. You would think (or at least hope) that there would be some hilarious backstory to this unique holiday, but really it all […]
National Pet Bird Day is a time for bird lovers across the United States and beyond to celebrate the joys and benefits of owning a pet bird. Now in its seventh year, the Bird Enjoyment & Advantage Koalition (BEAK) is eager to invite all bird owners and lovers to join in celebrating the unique joys […]
September is National Service Dog Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and showing appreciation for the extraordinary work service animals do every day for the people in their care. National Service Dog Month honors these working dogs for making millions of lives better and safer. They provide companionship, inspire confidence, and live to serve, […]
Every fall, the iconic brown bears (Ursus arctos) of Katmai National Park do something extraordinary. They spend weeks gorging on sockeye salmon along Brooks River, packing on hundreds of pounds of fat in order to survive an Alaskan winter in the den. And every fall, fans around the world get to weigh in on who did it […]