Florida nixes python hunt December 3, 2013 Earlier this year, 1,600 python hunters were part of the great Florida python challenge. The grand prize winner took home $1,500 for capturing the… Continue Reading
Pitbull stabbed by pug owner November 24, 2013 This was a pretty horrific story: two dogs, two owners, and a deadly encounter at Vancouver’s Kits Beach. The pug was off-leash and came… Continue Reading
Hey humans: quit hugging shark November 24, 2013 In another reason to note that humans sometimes–often–do silly (ok, stupid) things with critters, here is the latest trend according to Slate: shark hugs…. Continue Reading
Venomous spider destroys woman’s ear November 18, 2013 Can’t look. Can’t look. But can’t look away. A spider bite actually liquefied part of a woman’s ear. The 22-year-old woman from the Netherlands… Continue Reading
“Hardcore huntress” stirs up controversy with legal lion kill November 18, 2013 We can’t help but wonder whether Melissa Bachman, an American television personality of minor celebrity, thought would happen when she posted a photo of… Continue Reading
Zebra bites zookeeper; gazelle freaks out and dies November 18, 2013 This was one very bad day at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Monday, a zebra repeatedly bit one of its zookeeper, an… Continue Reading
Croc grabs golfer November 12, 2013 This one could be put under the category of critters versus humans versus golf cart. It all began on an 18-hole course at Cancun,… Continue Reading
Penguin deaths at Calgary Zoo November 12, 2013 The Calgary Zoo’s so-called Penguin Plunge exhibit introduced with great fanfare in February, 212. It features dozens of Humboldt, Gentoo, Rockhopper and King penguins. Visitors could even… Continue Reading
Head keeper at Oregon wildlife sanctuary killed November 10, 2013 UPDATE BELOW* This is horribly sad. The head keeper at an Oregon wildlife sanctuary was killed by one of the animals in her care…. Continue Reading
Forget punching a shark in the nose, this guy grabbed a bear by the tongue October 12, 2013 Gilles Cyr wasn’t about to let a black bear get the better of him. When the Grand Falls, N.B. man was caught by surprise… Continue Reading