Rare Critters

Photographer captures image of blackbird hitching ride on “Osprey’s broomstick”

May 16, 2021

Jocelyn Anderson is an award-winning nature photographer who recently snapped a truly magical image of an Osprey and Blackbird high in the sky. Anderson,…

Which animals will survive climate change?

May 14, 2021

Habitat loss and temperature swings creating the climate change that is pushing some animal species to the bring of extinction. Scientists are now able…

Super weird-looking Football Fish washes up on California beach

May 11, 2021

Normally, the Pacific Football Fish keeps its monstrous appearance to depths of 3,000-feet below the sea. But on Friday, one washed up on Crystal…

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…

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…

Jaguar and cubs released in Argentina’s Iberá National Park

April 20, 2021

Jaguar’s disappeared from the region 70 years ago amid over-hunting and habitat loss, but a conservation effort in Argentina has brought the iconic species…

Strange creature stuck in tree turned out to be pastry

April 17, 2021

Residents in Krakow, Poland were so afraid of a critter lodged in the tree outside their apartment that they feared opening their window in…

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…

Genetic mutation causes some rabbits to skip over the bunny hop and head straight to handstand

April 5, 2021

It’s certainly wouldn’t be the quickest way for the Easter bunny to deliver all that chocolate, but it is the most unique. Researchers have…

Pair of dolphins seen swimming in Grand Canal of Venice

March 24, 2021

A pair of dolphins mesmerized onlookers as they swam in Venice’s famed Grand Canal Monday — for real this time. Officials suspect the animals…