October 21, 2016, 5:47am Life
I have a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old, which means I spend a ridiculous amount of time making animal sounds. The protagonists of the books I read to them are bears, ducks and cats. The songs I belt out in the car feature baa-baaing black sheep and cows with a moo-moo… Read story
October 21, 2016, 5:46am Life
There are more 42,500 dogs registered in Wichita. Read story
October 17, 2016, 6:36pm Life
Two wildlife issues have collided in Hawaii, pitting one group of animal defenders against another in an impassioned debate. The point of contention? Deadly cat poop and the feral felines that produce it. Read story
October 14, 2016, 6:01am Election
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is such a polarizing figure that he’s inspired a record-breaking number of news outlets and several Republican public figures to back a Democrat for the first time — or to make their first endorsements. Read story
October 14, 2016, 5:53am Pets & Wildlife
Researchers with the University of California, Santa Cruz said an elephant seal has set a record by swimming farther west than any other tracked elephant seal. Read story
October 14, 2016, 5:38am Life
Fran takes care of Ellie, a 4-year-old springer spaniel with a somewhat embarrassing problem — at least for Fran. It seems that over the past few months Ellie has been paying a lot of attention to the area around her vulva. She spends an inordinate amount of time licking and… Read story
October 14, 2016, 5:35am Life
On a warm afternoon at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, a crowd gathers in the Great Ape House to see a new baby. His mom, a 19-year-old orangutan named Batang, peeks out from an enclosure, snatches some fruit with a long, hairy red arm and makes a quick retreat. The other… Read story
October 13, 2016, 9:27pm Life
If you know anything of the wombat, it’s probably that the Australian marsupials poop in cubes. But listen up: the butts that produce those fecal oddities are interesting in their own right. Read story
October 13, 2016, 8:20pm Life
A silverback gorilla escaped from an enclosure at London Zoo Thursday, sparking a frantic search by keepers and armed police. Some visitors were locked down in a cafeteria until the animal was sedated and recaptured. Read story
October 12, 2016, 8:21pm Life
Visitors to the Dallas Zoo can now observe a baby elephant whose mother gave birth this spring after being rescued from the African nation of Swaziland. Read story
