animals

Children were among the curious crowd-gatherers who watched as an 18-month-old giraffe was butchered into pieces before being fed to lions. While the public demonstration might have turned many heads, it was the reason for the giraffe’s death that has sparked anger across the Read More

With the longtime success of dance competitions including “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing With the Stars,” it’s no doubt that we love dancing … even if we’re not very good at it. But we’re not the only ones with an affinity for dancing - animals take to it as well, and Read More

Just like humans, animals need to get a few good hours of sleep in order to function at their best, but the ways in which different species catch some much-needed z's may surprise you. From your domesticated pets to wild animals living in the sea, continue reading to learn about Read More

Sometimes we forget that despite our amazing and seemingly human-specific characteristics, we are, in fact, still animals. Which is why it shouldn’t be so surprising that animals share similar emotional responses as we. This includes the emotional need to mourn. Here are a list Read More

Tell a Mexican-born Chihuahua “sit” and he’ll cock his head at you and wonder what it is you just muttered. But tell him “siéntate” and he’ll do as he’s told. Is this evidence that dogs, and animals in general, can speak different languages? Or are we just fooling ourselves? And Read More

While fall time in the US usually equates to Halloween and leaf peeping, in Darwin, Australia, it’s the start of Drunk Lorikeet Season. This drunken season coincides with the end of the dry season and the beginning of the wet season. And why is it called Drunk Lorikeet Season? Read More

  While two heads may sound better than one, that isn’t always the case in nature. Although two-headed animals are rare, they do occur. The condition is known as polycephaly and is usually the result of an abnormality during fertilization or embryonic development. Like Read More

This is when kosher is anything but. Israeli-based Adom Adom (very red) is a top quality brand of beef, that is supplied its beef from, among other places, the Beit She’an slaughterhouse. A December, 6, 2012 exposé on Israeli TV revealed some not-so-kosher treatment of animals in Read More

While many pets can manage remarkably well with only three limbs, losing more than one limb tends to pose a much more significant problem. In the past, the only solution was often euthanization. Companies like Orthopets are changing that by providing a variety of different Read More