A massive and notoriously mischievous black bear has been captured after more than a year on the run following a string of break-ins in California. The 500lbs (227kg) bear, known to fans as “Hank the Tank,” is believed to have broken into 21 homes in the Lake Tahoe area since 2022. It also turns out […]
A boat carrying tourists and experts spotted three killer whales feeding in Monterey Bay while on a recent California whale-watching tour. As the Monterey Bay Whale Watch boat approached the creatures, experts onboard realized that they had actually found something much more surprising: They had discovered a trio of offshore killer whales, including two adults and […]
When Fancy Feast debuted in the early 1980s, one of its selling points was its “moist and delicious” gourmet cat foods in flavors that could win over even the most discerning feline. One of the brand’s earliest commercials featured a white Persian cat who politely ate an entire can of its Beef and Liver Feast, while telling its owner […]
Over the past few weeks, droves of sick and dying sea animals have been washing up along the coast of Southern California, including beaches in Santa Barbara and Ventura. As NPR reports, the devastation has been caused by an outbreak of toxic algae on a scale never before seen in the region, according to NOAA […]
If you’ve insisted your canine companion can tell when you’re upset, even without any external indication of your emotions, you now have some science to back it up. Research suggests that dogs can pick up on human stress by using the strongest tool they have: their sense of smell. As Nice News reports, a recent U.K. study published in […]
At just under 3.75 inches in length, the Vallarta mud turtle, endemic to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is thought to be the smallest turtle species in the world. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most endangered, as rapid urbanization in the bustling tourist city threatens its only natural habitat. The species was first described just five years […]
Hungarian and Swedish researchers have recently established that the brains of many modern dog breeds have actually increased in size — a surprising finding given that, overall, domestication has been thought to result in decreased canine brain size, “because the lives of domesticated species are simpler compared to those of their wild counterparts. In the […]
Somewhere, animal rights activist and Big Cat Rescue owner Carole Baskin is rejoicing. Doc Antle, the bombastic animal trainer and zoo owner who featured prominently in the hit Netflix docuseries Tiger King, has been convicted in Virginia on four felony counts related to the purchase and sale of endangered animals. On June 20, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced in a press release that […]
It’s been over three decades since Pfeiffer donned her iconic catsuit for the role of Selina Kyle in 1992’s “Batman Returns.” Pfeiffer herself plays into the persona, with an Instagram bio reading “Cat Lady.” Of course, the words are likely a double entendre because she is, indeed, a lady with a cat. In January of […]
On June 21, the New York state legislature passed a bill that ends inhumane wildlife killing contests, in which participants compete to kill the most, the heaviest and the smallest animals for cash and prizes. In 2018 and 2020, the Humane Society of the United States released undercover investigations that exposed wildlife killing contests in New York, documenting […]