"American Alligator" by jpkrone is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A Facebook warning from a Tennessee police department warning of "hyped up meth-gators" created by people flushing their drugs … [Read more...] about Tennessee Police Department Warns of ‘Meth-Gators’ Hyped Up by Toilet-Flushed Drugs
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Massive Manta Ray Asks Divers for Help in Heartwarming Viral Video: WATCH
A well-known, approximately 30-year-old massive Manta Ray in Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef known as Freckles surprised divers when she approached them and paused, appearing to ask for … [Read more...] about Massive Manta Ray Asks Divers for Help in Heartwarming Viral Video: WATCH
PETA Calls Out Men.com for Using Alligator as ‘Prop’ for Gay ‘Everglades’ Scene
The Everglades / Men.com People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is criticizing the adult film studio Men.com for its use of an alligator in a scene from its new film The Everglades … [Read more...] about PETA Calls Out Men.com for Using Alligator as ‘Prop’ for Gay ‘Everglades’ Scene
Ticks Spread Plenty More for You to Worry About Beyond Lyme Disease
There’s a short window between when a tick bites and when it passes on bacteria or virus. MSU Ag Communications, Courtesy Dr. Tina Nations, CC BY-ND When it comes to problems caused by … [Read more...] about Ticks Spread Plenty More for You to Worry About Beyond Lyme Disease
Every Dog Has Its Day, But It’s Not the Fourth of July
Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash The Fourth of July can be a miserable day for dogs. The fireworks make scaredy-cats out of many canines. That’s because dogs, like humans, are … [Read more...] about Every Dog Has Its Day, But It’s Not the Fourth of July
Lance Bass and Freddie Mercury, Are a Gay Mixed-Species Flamingo Couple at the Denver Zoo: WATCH
Lance Bass and Freddie Mercury, a gay, mixed-species flamingo couple at the Denver zoo, is being celebrated this Pride month. They have been together since 2014. One of the birds is a Chilean … [Read more...] about Lance Bass and Freddie Mercury, Are a Gay Mixed-Species Flamingo Couple at the Denver Zoo: WATCH
Trophy Hunter ‘Proud’ of Killing ‘Majestic’ Giraffe She Made into Throw Pillows: ‘They Are Put Here for Us’ — WATCH
Trophy Hunter Tess Talley spoke with CBS This Morning about the viral photo she took in 2017 posing with a giraffe she had killed. After posing with the decorative pillows she had made with him, … [Read more...] about Trophy Hunter ‘Proud’ of Killing ‘Majestic’ Giraffe She Made into Throw Pillows: ‘They Are Put Here for Us’ — WATCH
High-Tech Fishing Gear Could Help Save Critically Endangered Right Whales
"Right Whale At Sea" by animalrescueblog is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world’s oceans are critically endangered, … [Read more...] about High-Tech Fishing Gear Could Help Save Critically Endangered Right Whales
Beluga Whale Filmed Wearing Harness May Have Escaped Russian Military Facility: WATCH
Fishermen near the fishing village of Inga in Norway filmed an unusually friendly beluga whale sporting a harness that is now thought to be part of a marine mammal training program by the Russian … [Read more...] about Beluga Whale Filmed Wearing Harness May Have Escaped Russian Military Facility: WATCH
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle, Perhaps the Last Female of the Species, Dies in China Zoo Leaving 3 Known Left in the World
China's last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died over the weekend at the Suzhou Zoo. She was the last known female of her species. Only three others are known to exist, one at the Suzhou Zoo … [Read more...] about Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle, Perhaps the Last Female of the Species, Dies in China Zoo Leaving 3 Known Left in the World
