Category: animals

Warmer Summers Worsen Tick Infestations for US Moose: Study

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body, sucking its lifeblood as the agonized host rubs against trees so vigorously that much of its fur wears away. Winter tick infestation is common with moose across the northern United States—usually survivable for adults but less so for…


Woman Leaves Corporate Life to Snap Breathtaking Shots of Humpback Whales Breaching in Alaska

One Pennsylvania woman decided to leave behind her corporate job in marketing to fulfill her dream of taking breathtaking photographs as a profession to inspire the world. That life choice is what led photographer Mary Parkhill, based in Pittsburgh, to travel to Alaska where, while out on the water fishing for halibut and salmon, she…


VIDEO: Woman Saved a Baby Java Sparrow Found On The Ground; Now He Visits To Sing To Her

A fellow named Dave on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, stumbled across a tiny creature crawling in the wet grass in 2019—it was a delicate, helpless baby bird. Dave looked for a nest or mother bird but could find neither. Not knowing what to do, he put the creature in his pocket to keep it…


Australian Photographer Snaps Robins Sporting Every Color of the Rainbow Down Under

A robin is a treat to behold with its rust-colored breast and just as lovely to listen to with its sweet song—a robin is a bird that accentuates anyone’s day. To people living in places like America or Europe, where robins are typically red-breasted, one might be flabbergasted by the spectrum of colors displayed by…


Diver Finds Massive 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Over 20 Million Years Old off Coast of Florida

Gargantuan precursors of the white shark, megalodons once boasted enormous serrated teeth growing as long as six inches. When Floridian Michael Nastasio, owner of  Black Gold Fossil Charters, stumbled on his first megalodon tooth fossil on a beach in Venice, he was hooked on the hunt. After getting certified as a diver, he started taking tours…


Water Main Break Preventing Abbotsford Farmers From Accessing Water for Animals

ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thursday that water levels in Abbotsford continue to fluctuate in the Sumas Prairie area two days after an evacuation order was issued. He said a broken…


Hong Kong Declares Wild Boars Fair Game After Animal Attacks

HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities have had enough of wild boars. An increasing number of attacks by the animals, including one that bit a police officer last week, triggered an operation Wednesday night in a district less than half an hour’s drive from Hong Kong’s financial center. Experts used dart guns to capture seven wild boars,…


Wildlife Officers Spot Elk With Tire Around Its Neck for 2 Years, Remove Rubber Burden Finally

Colorado Wildlife officers successfully removed a tire from around the neck of a 600-pound male elk last month. The 4-year-old bull had been wearing the 20-pound tire for the last two years, first being sighted in July 2019. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers had made several attempts to track him down to remove the cumbersome tire,…


Video Shows Tender Adoption of Baby Chimpanzee by His Aunt After Mom’s Mystery Sickness

A pregnant female chimpanzee at a zoo in Switzerland has adopted her sick sister’s baby, caring for the vulnerable infant under the watchful eyes of zookeepers, even after the birth of her own baby. On Oct. 13, Basel Zoo, a nonprofit in the city of Basel, Switzerland, shared heartwarming footage of the adoptive mom with two young…


Killing of Healthy Pet Dog Under Zero-Covid Policy Evokes Public Anger

A Chinese online video revealed how local epidemic prevention workers brutally beat a pet dog to death during the disinfection of a quarantined resident’s home. Following the release of the video online, condemnations flooded in over the brutality of the local administration. Ms. Fu, the owner of a corgi, saw her dog had been beaten…