A photographer was almost eaten by a crocodile in Costa Rica, as it narrowly misses the croc attack, as shown in the video below. On Monday, March 18, 2013, Antonio Ruiz, along with his friends including David Clow, who shot the thrilling moment, went nearer to a group of crocodiles to take photos of them. [...]
A rare giraffe was recently born at LEO Zoological Conservation Center (LEOZCC) in Connecticut, and successfully stood on its own feet, as shown in the video below. The baby giraffe was born on Friday, March 22, 2013 via a 6-year old endangered Rothschild giraffe mother named Petal. Rare Rothschild giraffe mother and child Image Credit: [...]
A girl discovers dinosaur fossils in UK four years ago, Daisy Morris, who was then 5 years old when she discovered the new species, and was dubbed by scientists as Vectidraco Daisymorrisae, which was named after her. Below is the photo of Daisy and parts of the remains of the newly-discovered dinosaur. Daisy Morris, the [...]
A cat was recently lost 130 miles away from home in Livingston, Scotland, but was later reunited with its owner. Tigger, a two-year old cat, as shown in the photo below, reportedly jumped into the back of a van being driven by Iain Binnie, who returned home in Aberdeen and discovered the canine the following [...]
A Chinese chicken lays a giant egg, as shown in the video below. Amazingly, the huge egg, which has a size of 3 eggs and weighs about half a pound, has 2 yolks and another fully-formed egg inside. The so-called “miracle” hen is from Guizhou province in Southwest China, and recently laid five gigantic eggs. [...]
A dog had a trip to Ireland recently instead to his hometown in Phoenix, Arizona, after United Airlines put him in the wrong flight. Hendrix, a six-year-old English Springer Spaniel, was mistakenly placed in a plane in New Jersey airport bound to Shannon, Ireland. A news video is available below. Meredith Grant and Hendrix, after [...]
A so-called Iditarod race dog dies this Friday, March 15, 2013, after it was earlier dropped from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an annual long-distance sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Race officials said that Dorado, a 5-year old male dog, came from the team of Fairbanks musher Paige Drobny. A scene [...]
Diamond Pet Foods announced a cat food recall on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in 25 US states and Canada, citing a possibility of containing low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). The issue has been coordinated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the complete list of affected products is available below. Diamond Pet [...]
A giant African snail was recently captured in Brisbane, Australia, as shown in the photo below. Local officials said that the huge snail, which has the same size of a cricket ball, was reportedly destroying vegetable crops and fruit trees in native forests. The giant African snail, which was captured in Brisbane, Australia Image Credit: [...]
More than 3,000 dead pigs have been found in Huangpu River in Shanghai, China since Thursday, March 7; and health issues were the immediate concern of local residents. A swine virus was reportedly discovered in samples taken, but local authorities insist that tap water in the area is still safe for drinking. One of the [...]