Animals

Did you know that every day an animal spends with humans makes it less likely to be able to survive in the wild or that animals habituated to humans generally do not do well when released back into the wild?

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is celebrating National Wildlife Week (4/10 - 4/16) and their Wild Art Exhibit will feature a photograph taken by Rush's Geddy Lee. One hundred autographed prints of 'King Penguin Colony' are available for purchase with all proceeds going to the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Check out photographs of a polar bear cub learning to swim alongside her mother at the Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life Exhibit or watch polar bears live on the Tundra Buggy Cam at Wapusk National Park in northern Manitoba on International Polar Bear Day...

World Spay Day, the last Tuesday of every February, was created to raise awareness of the importance of spay/neuter in reducing the number of animals euthanized in shelters and to spay or neuter as many animals as possible.

In case you missed it, National Love Your Pet Day was yesterday. It's not too late to give extra attention to your dog or cat or to pamper your skunk or stick insect. Here's video of the top ten most unique pets from tiny rare insects to miniature ruminants.

Today is Valentines Day but it's also ‪Pet Theft Awareness Day‬. Pets who are left alone outside in the yard, tied up outside of a business or left in a parked car are easy targets.

You’ve probably seen the viral video of cats being startled by cucumbers. You might want to think twice about sneaking up on your cat with a cucumber or anything else unless you want an expensive veterinarian bill. According to National Geographic, the sudden presence of an unexpected object is not only cruel but can cause serious injury.

Watch Bei Bei wobble for several careful steps before falling over and being picked up and cuddled by his mother. He and a twin brother who did not survive were born on August 22 at Washington’s Smithsonian National Zoo.

Watch a tiger rescued from a defunct animal attraction travel from Ohio to Florida and arrive at her forever home. Big Cat Rescue is a non-profit organization located in Tampa that provides safe, lifelong homes for abused and unwanted big cats.

Watch Koko open her birthday present, a boxful of kittens, and ask her trainer to place one of the small felines on her head. She picked two and named them Miss Black and Miss Grey. Hanabiko (‘fireworks child’) ‘Koko’ who turned 44 this year is a female western lowland gorilla known for having learned a large number of American Sign Language hand signs.

With Halloween right around the corner you won’t want to miss exploring long-leggedy beasties and some of Seven Ponds Nature Center’s more unusual specimens tomorrow (10/25) at 2 PM. The crisp, cool air and vivid colors of autumn make this one of the most beautiful seasons to visit Seven Ponds in Dryden.

Watch full live Facebook stream video of Steve-O, whose legal name is Stephen Glover, protesting SeaWorld. He was charged Monday with creating a false emergency, use of unregistered fireworks, storing fireworks without a permit, possession of fireworks without a permit and trespassing.