A Western New York community is rallying behind a man who kept an ailing 11-foot, 750-pound alligator in a pool inside his home — where children were invited to swim with the gentle giant. As The New York Post reports, the 34-year-old reptile was seized Wednesday from the Hamburg house, which was decked out with […]
Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, a frozen river and sea ice — often during treacherous weather. As AP News […]
It’s like a scene out of Dumbo. As One Green Planet reports at three years old, Me-Bai the elephant was ripped from her mother’s side and sold into the Thai tourism industry. The poor young calf was subjected to what is called a “breaking” period and forced to give rides to paying customers day in and day out. […]
The number of manatees roaming Florida’s rivers, harbors, and coastline has dwindled in recent years, but experts are now ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the population is rebounding. As AccuWeather reports, a sighting of nearly 1,000 manatees at Blue Spring State Park, on a chilly January morning, is the latest sign of a turning point for the gentle giants, […]
Trail cameras have found Ullr, a dog separated from his owner, Jacob Dalbey, following a Colorado avalanche in March 2023. As People magazine reports, in February, almost a year after a Chair Mountain snowslide separated the Border collie/Rottweiler mix and Dalbey, Ullr was spotted alive by cameras set up by a canine tracking team, […]
A dog named Bobi, who’d been deemed the world’s oldest dog last year, had his title posthumously stripped on Thursday by Guinness World Records. As CBS News reports, Guinness suspended the dog’s title in January amid doubts about his age. Bobi, who lived in Portugal until his death last fall, earned the record when he was reportedly 30 years […]
For more than three decades, the Cadbury Bunny has signaled that Easter and spring are just around the corner. For decades, the ads were simple. Put a bunch of adorable animals in bunny ears and call it a day. But as Food & Wine reports, six years ago, Cadbury turned their long-standing ads on their heads by […]
Thirty years ago, seeing a bear wandering around a Louisiana pecan orchard would have been a rare sight. “In 1992, it was less that 400. Some think it was as few as a hundred or less,” explains John Hanks, head of the bear program for the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department. The agency has relocated […]
Oregon State Police recently rescued an alligator that was being kept as a pet in Springfield. The police posted about the alligator on social media and said it had apparently been a family pet for about 13 years. Possession of an alligator is prohibited by state law except by permitted wildlife rehabilitation centers and USDA licensed educational or research […]
Just like any member of your family, you want your dog to live a long, happy, and healthy life. Selecting a breed that faces fewer medical issues and diseases can give you peace of mind while you care for your pooch—and save you trips to the vet. As Daily Paws reports, you can consider how long […]