Cow Hug Day replaces Valentine’s Day in India
According to the Animal Welfare Board of India “hugging cows will bring emotional richness and increase individual and collective happiness.” And they urge all citizens to do this rather than…
Whale meat vending machines opened in Japan
Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator has opened their third Kujira (Whale) Store, which features three unmanned vending machines selling a variety of whale products, according to AP. The…
30 year-old Bobi named the world’s oldest ever dog by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records released a statement naming a Portuguese dog as the world’s oldest dog ever at 30 years, 266 days old. “Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which…
‘Crazy-looking cat’ captured in Missouri was a wild African serval cat
A farmer in Ava, Missouri placed a live trap after finding feathers scattered between bales of hay in what looked to be a make-shift den of some predator, according to…
Watch: Baby great white shark stranded on rocks rescued by surfers in South Africa
A baby great white shark was stranded on a jetty when a group of good-hearted surfers came to its rescue. See full story here.
6-year-old girl’s missing python found in neighbor’s cupboard
A young girl who had been distraught that her pet was missing was reunited with the snake after it was found nearby. Read full story here.
Watch: Man performs naked mating dance in attempt to calm angry pheasant
When an aggressive pheasant is on the loose and harassing neighbors, what is one to do? Dance naked, of course. Read more and watch the clip here.
No more tourists can visit Komodo Island because people are stealing the Komodo Dragons
Because of an alarming number of tourists smuggling Komodo dragons, Indonesian authorities have shut down tourism until at least 2020. Read more here.
Students at Eastern Michigan University warned of aggressive Geese after attack
After a goose attack in a parking lot at Eastern Michigan University, school officials are warning students about a pair of nesting geese. Read full story here.
Over 700 tarantulas hidden in boxes of cookies and oatmeal seized by authorities
Customs officials in the Philippines uncovered a smuggling plot; finding over 700 tarantulas being transported into the country. Read full story here.
Man wakes to find 8-foot crocodile under his bed
A farmer in India was awakened by his barking dogs and seeing nothing amiss, looked under his bed…and was face to face with a crocodile. Read full story here.
See Photo: Fisherman catches giant shark, but only pulls in the head after an even more huge one eats the rest of it.
An Australian fisherman was going after small sharks, when he landed something much bigger. But on the way up, something even bigger ate most of his catch. See image and…
Watch: Woman saves snake from beer can
A Florida woman saw a snake with it’s head stuck in a beer can and she recorded the rescue. Watch and read full story here.
Pitbull gets stuck 100 feet into a water pipe after chasing a opossum
A pitbull was rescued after chasing a opossum into a water pipe and got stuck. Read full story here.
Man shoots, kills his unlicensed pet zebra after it escapes…in Florida, of course
A man in Florida who was not licensed to own a zebra, had one anyway and had to shoot it after it escaped and ran wild through Florida streets. Read…
Alligator at Florida school bus stop trapped just before kids arrive
A school bus stop in Florida had an unexpected visitor. Moments before the children returned from school, wildlife officials managed to trap the gator. Read full story here.
Bestiality now against the law in Kentucky
Kentucky joined the rest of humanity in finally making it illegal to have sex with animals. Ball is in your court Hawaii, New Mexico, West Virginia and Wyoming . Read…
Watch: Dog forces burglar out of second-story window
A neighbor recorded the scene. As police arrive to a suspected burglary, the alleged intruder falls from a second story window onto an eve, then to the ground after being…
Venomous snake found in man’s luggage
Authorities in India discovered a number or reptiles including a venomous pit viper in the luggage of a man traveling from Thailand. Read full story here.
Dead rats used to smuggle drugs and phones into prison yard
A smuggling operation was thwarted when prison guards in the UK found three dead rats with stitches on their bellies. Read the full story here.
Watch: PGA fan rescues fish dropped by bird at tournament in Florida
A fan at a PGA event in Florida saw a bird catch, then drop a fish from a pond on the golf course and sprung into action, grabbing the fish…
Tiny poisonous toads invade Florida community
A variety of weather factors explain why Palm Beach Gardens is being inundated by the dime-size baby Bufo toads; which can kill dogs and injure people. Read full story here.
Man cited after lemur bites woman on Florida Beach
Alberto Marrero received several citations after an unregistered lemur he was using as a photo prop at a beach, bit a woman. Read full story here.