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Animal Shelter Ordered to Return $189,000 Donation — And You Won't Believe Why

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:46:34 +0000

What’s in a name? Oh, about a couple hundred thousand dollars. The Friends of Collinsville Animal Shelter in Collinsville, Oklahoma, has to return a donation of nearly $189,000 after learning it was meant for the Friends of Collinsville Animal Shelter in Collinsville, Illinois. That’s right – two animal shelters, some 400 miles apart and they [...]

Just Try To Make It Through This Without Tearing Up [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:36:23 +0000

Every once in a while a video comes along that make us say, “awwwwwww.” This is one of those videos. Prepare yourself for experiencing some feelings. If you’re an animal lover, grab a tissue. Let’s see if you can watch all 2 minutes and 20 seconds without happy crying, sniffling, choking up or eye-wiping. Ready? [...]

Should We Get a Dog or Not? [PHOTOS]

Mark Richards — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:54:17 +0000

I'll never live down my son's criticism of me, which I deserve, because I told him that someday we'll get a dog. This has not happened yet. I worry that I'll awake to barking at 2am because a car drove by. I'm concerned that my good work shoes will get chewed up. I fear cleaning up the dog's landmines left on the living room rug and I can't stand a begging dog at the dinner table.

The Adorable "War Cry" of the Namaqua Rain Frog

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:53 +0000

Supposedly this is the war cry of the Namaqua Rain Frog, but honestly, it’s not very intimidating. It seems to be more of a “cry for help” cry, the kind you make when things are about to turn ugly. Then again, we don’t know how anything could be as ugly as this frog… This squeaking [...]

Check Out Some Terrifying Giant Squid Footage

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:03:14 +0000

With the ability to grow over 50-feet long (holding eyes that are equal to the size of dinner plates) this video — featuring an enormous squid filmed more than 3,000 feet deep into the ocean — proves that Jaws might be the least of our problems. The nightmare-creator was filmed by a Japanese crew as [...]

Check Out The New Hedgehog Cheerleaders On Puppy Bowl IX While Watching Super Bowl 2013 (XLVII)

Keith James — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:02:47 +0000

Alright all you dog lovers... While watching the biggest pigskin contest of the year, or even as an alternative, we are treated to other sights like the much anticipated line-up of hilarious (and not) commercials, but have you noticed a relative newcomer to Superbowl Sunday within the past decade?

Watch an Intense Close Encounter With Whales

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:55:38 +0000

If you like whales or the sound of a panicking teenage girl, this is definitely the video for you. Just be careful where you watch it. While it is obviously extremely SFW (it's just a father and daughter in a canoe looking at a whale), the heavy breathing and moans do sound a little suspicious if nobody can see the actual video

Brave Otter Hops Onto Boat to Escape Killer Whales

Emerald Catron — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:42:16 +0000

This video is just the right amount of heartwarming and sad. Some men who were out boating in Alaska came across a pod of killer whales. Then things got dramatic when a mother sea otter and her pup made the scene and were hunted by the whales. The baby, sadly, did not make it, and [...]

Poisoned Dog Comes Back From the Dead on His Birthday

Mike Adams — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:44:28 +0000

After being poisoned and buried in a shallow grave, a Jack Russell terrier was recently brought back from the dead with a little help from a Good Samaritan and a local veterinarian. According to reports, a pedestrian from the town of Charlesville-Mezieres in northeast France discovered the dog left for dead because its convulsions were [...]

Florida's 'Mystery Monkey' Finally Captured

Donald Deane — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:43:28 +0000

After three years on the run, Florida's "Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay," a 40-pound wild rhesus macaque, has finally been captured. Hey, what's the big deal with a rogue monkey? After all, Florida is already home to people who call 911 because of bologna sandwiches and giant eyeballs on the beach.

Can Milk Prevent HIV?

Donald Deane — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:02:38 +0000

As the old saying goes, milk does a body good. But in addition to strong teeth and healthy bones, milk may also have the power to protect against HIV. A team of Australian scientists led by Dr. Marti Kramski at the University of Melbourne injected pregnant cows with the HIV protein and discovered that they [...]

Does This Sheep Have An Upside-Down Head?

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:15:47 +0000

“Mother nature is a MAD scientist,” said Kramer of Seinfeld fame. And it looks like we may be seeing some of her strange alchemy on an English farm, where there appears to be a sheep with an upside-down head. At about 35 seconds into the video Allan McNamara of North Yorkshire recorded of the bizarre [...]

Amazing Dog Saves Baby's Life

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:45:01 +0000

Dogs really are man's best friends. They’re adorable and they look out for us humans when things go awry. Recently we’ve met the German Shepherd who found a missing doctor, a Chihuahua who sniffed out two lost girls, and now, the rescue dog who saved a baby’s life.

Baby Pigs Wearing People Clothes Might Be the Web's Cutest Tumblr

Cameron Simcik — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:15:27 +0000

For all our fellow piggie fans out there, the ‘Baby Pigs Wearing People Clothes’ Tumblr combines the adorableness of piglets with the unquestionable cuteness of animals wearing clothes. They're wearing sweaters and gowns and boots and aaaaagh! Check out the most adorable piggies in people clothes for yourself!

Crazy Squirrel Goes on Kitchen Rampage

Emerald Catron — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:35:18 +0000

We're glad this guy's instinct when he found a squirrel in his kitchen was to grab a camera and record it, rather than grab a broom and start screaming. The squirrel seems pretty panicked (what squirrel doesn't?), but maybe it was just gathering up speed for what might be the greatest escape in the history of animals trapped in kitchens

Spider Halts $15 Million Construction Project

Keith James — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:20:01 +0000

No, this isn't something out of a science fiction movie, but the discovery of a new species has put construction of a new highway in Texas at a complete stand-still... And it's not a giant spider like in the movies that would halt our hearts much less construction projects! It's an tiny little dime-size blind (no, really) spider called the Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver and it has only been seen by humans twice... EVER, and the last time was some three decades ago.

Man Rescues 80-Year-Old Lobster from Restaurant

Don Deane — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:58:15 +0000

In a story that’s sure to make you hungry for seafood, a Connecticut man recently rescued a gigantic 80-year-old lobster from certain death at a local restaurant and released it back into the wild. Too bad! And here we are with our bibs on and drawn butter at the ready… Don MacKenzie purchased a 17-pound [...]

Freaky, Unidentified 'Monster' Washes Ashore In New York City [NSFW Photos]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:01:22 +0000

In July of 2008, the carcass of a bloated, chimera-like animal washed ashore in Long Island. The ‘Montauk Monster‘ terrified and fascinated the nation that summer, with zoologists eventually concluding the beast was probably a water-damaged raccoon, rather than some sort of byproduct of a top-secret experiment gone horribly wrong.

Four years later, it looks like we have another monster on our hands.

Stubbs the Cat Is the World's First Feline Mayor

Camilla Turner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:07:56 +0000

Meet Stubbs, a sassy cat who has recently rocketed to fame. As mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, he attracts visitors from far and wide, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the longest serving mayors in the US.

Known locally as “Mayor Stubbs,” the feline’s popularity is undisputed: he has 1,000 friends on Facebook, which exceeds the town’s 900 residents.

See the World's Biggest Crocodile

Don Deane — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:53:07 +0000

A monster crocodile who goes by the name Lolong has just earned a Guinness World Record for being the largest saltwater croc held in captivity. We wonder if that makes his handlers, who must have the most dangerous job in the world, feel any better. The aptly-named Lolong lives in an ecotourism park on the [...]