Critter Love

Vets perform cataract surgery to save penguin’s sight at Chester Zoo

April 27, 2021

Munch, a 4-year-old Humboldt penguin, began behaving oddly at the Chester Zoo. He was tripping. He couldn’t find fish in his pool. His swimming…

Chocolate is good for birds and ethical, study finds

April 26, 2021

A study led by the University of St Andrews in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, has shown that ethically sourced chocolate…

Officer saves baby ducks by playing mama duck sounds on her phone

April 25, 2021

A California animal control officer was able to rescue nearly a dozen baby ducks that had fallen into a storm drain by using her…

Parks Canada works to save Nova Scotia’s rare, possibly cutest, turtle

April 23, 2021

There are perhaps 500 Blanding’s turtles left in Nova Scotia. The tiny turtles, especially the very teeny young ones, are the favoured prey of…

Puppy Love: Gillian Anderson’s new dog meets David Duchovny

April 18, 2021

The truth is definitely now out there: Dogs may be man’s best friend, but they can also get between two BFFs. Gillian Anderson introduced…

Squee Alert: Joey hops out of mother’s pouch for the first time at Cincinnati Zoo

April 18, 2021

Parents are always beaming with pride when their babies take their first steps. Mother wallaby Ava enjoyed this magical moment when her joey fully…

Auckland Zoo euthanizes pair of closely-bonded elderly male lions

April 13, 2021

The Auckland Zoo described the decision as an “extremely tough,” but the “kindest call.” The facility’s elderly lions, Zulu and Malik, half-brothers, who have…

BC government studying pet cats to fill “information gaps on companion animals and COVID-19” amid pandemic

April 10, 2021

Animals around the world in all kinds of settings have tested positive for the coronavirus, and now British Columbia’s government is looking for volunteers…

Dog grabs microphone during reporter’s live hit on Russian television

April 4, 2021

So many things can happen on live television and in Moscow this week, reporter Nadezda Serezhkina got interrupted by a very good dog. The…

“Our hearts are hurting.” April, giraffe who gained fame after giving birth online, has died at Animal Adventure Park

April 2, 2021

April became the world’s most famous giraffe after her pregnancy and delivery was live-streamed in 2017, is now being mourned around the world after…