Judy, was an English pointer dog who won the PDSA Dickin Medal, known as the Victoria Cross of the animal kingdom, because of her service in the military during the Second World War in the Far East. Judy was the mascot of two gunboats deployed …
For many thousands of years, for aeons, humans have fished both to feed themselves and for sport and entertainment. Trillions of fish have died at the hands of these human activities – a huge, metaphorical pile of pain. It is now dawning on humans that, …
Shango is 31 years of age and a 433 pounds gorilla living at Zoo Miami. He got into a fight with his younger brother Barney, 26, which left him injured. Normally apes do stand-off posturing rather than actually hurting each other. The veterinary staff at …
Northern Botswana has been a good home for elephants. However, an aerial survey on May 25 of this year told wildlife researchers that a mysterious illness had stricken them. They counted 196 carcasses of elephants across the landscape. There was no clue as to their …
Dave Mayo is a retired police officer who believes that dogs are special and that they are a gift to us from God and the universe. He believes that they deserve better than a lot of them get. With that in mind, he has committed …
In British Columbia, Western Canada, grizzly bears have learned to improve their chances of survival by gradually, over their lifetime, becoming far more nocturnal in their activities. A study monitored the activities of 2,700 grizzlies over 40 years in British Columbia. The researchers concluded that …
The video says it all. No need to add words. It’ll make you shed a tear. There is a film out (Amazon Prime) on this staring Richard Gere: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. The dog is the real star. What a dog. My God. It is …
A global study by the National Geographic Society and Wyss Foundation concluded that the world should meet a UN proposal to double the area of protected land and quadruple the area of protected sea. The goal would be to protect 30% of the world’s surface. …
“Dishonest signalling” describes an animal making a sound which portrays itself as bigger than it really is. Often the purpose is to attract mates. It sounds like human behaviour doesn’t it? Humans often exaggerate to impress. In this instance, however, researchers say that their preliminary …
