Adorable Pooch Assists Street Artist in His Living Statue Routine
A street artist performing on the streets of Fortaleza, in Brazil, has made quite a name for himself thanks to his adorable partner, a pet dog, who assists him when he does his realistic living statue routine. Yorge Luís Ruiz is a young Venezuelan street artist who immigrated to Brazil in search of a better […]
Giant Honeybees Use Shimmering “Mexican Waves” to Repel Invaders
The giant honeybees of East Asia can build impressive open nests measuring a few meters across. The fact that they are always exposed makes them vulnerable to predators, particularly large wasps and hornets that love nothing more than invading hives and stealing grubs. Luckily, the bees have a secret weapon that is as visually mesmerizing as […]
The Controversial Sport of Dog Weight Pulling – A Strongman Competition for Canines
Dog weight pulling is an increasingly popular yet highly controversial sport in which dogs of various breeds compete against each other by pulling a trolley loaded with several tons of bricks or concrete blocks 15 feet in less than 60 seconds. Dog weight pulling has been around for decades, but it has become increasingly controversial in […]
10,000 Rabbits Literally Scared to Death by Firecracker Celebration
A Chinese man was recently ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in compensation after his firecracker celebration killed over 10,000 of his neighbors’ rabbits to death. This unusual tragedy occurred at the beginning of 2018, when a man named Cai Nan decided to celebrate the renovation of his home in Xuzhou, China’s Jiangsu Province, […]
Man Sets Up Hidden Camera in His Bedroom, Finds Out Cat Loves Sleeping on His Face
A Thai man recently checked the footage of a hidden camera he had installed in his bedroom and found out that his pet cat loves using his face as a bed when he’s out cold. Lomphonten Lomphontan originally had the hidden camera set up so he could keep an eye on his pet cat, Achi, […]
Meet Katya, the Brown Bear Serving a Life Sentence in a Kazakh Prison
Katya, a 36-year-old brown bear, is the only prisoner at the UK-161/2 penal colony in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, to be serving a life sentence. Ironically, even killers imprisoned here have sentences of no longer than 25 years. So what could a bear do to end up in prison? Well, Ekaterina, or Katya as most of the 730 inmates […]
Cute Pomeranian Becomes Internet Sensation After Being Groomed to Look Like an Egg
PomPom, an adorable Pomeranian from Singapore, recently achieved celebrity status on social media thanks to the efforts of a freelance groomer who managed to turn him into a fluffy egg. Back in January Andrea Aubrey Sim (@groomer_andrea), a freelance groomer from Singapore, posted photos and videos of one of her most ingenious projects yet, a […]
Japanese Food Stall Staffed by an Adorable Shiba-Inu Dog
Food stalls in Japan have apparently gone to the dogs. The aptly-named “Dog’s Sweet Potato Shop”, a small kiosk selling roasted sweet potatoes, in Sapporo, Japan is manned (dogged?) by a three-year-old Shiba-Inu dog. Japanese Twitter user @hina_shii_ver2 first learned about the unique “Dog’s Sweet Potato Shop” in her home city of Sapporo earlier this […]
The Story of Tibbles, a Pet Cat That Allegedly Rendered a Bird Species Extinct in Less Than a Year
The Lyall’s wren was a species of small, flightless birds that once thrived on Stephens Island, in New Zealand. It’s one of the many species that have been rendered extinct by the reckless introduction of predators in their natural habitat, but what makes this bird’s story unique is that it was allegedly both discovered and […]
Wind Turbines and Solar Panels Suspected of Killing Hundreds of Cows in France
In recent years, cattle farmers in France’s Brittany region have lost hundreds of cows to deaths that veterinarians simply cannot explain. After running various tests on their land, some now claim that the solar panels and wind turbines in the area are releasing too much electricity into the ground, which is slowly killing their animals. […]
Meet Ghost, the Singing Samoyed Taking Instagram by Storm
There are lots of popular animals on Instagram, but while most of them rely solely on their looks to gain followers, a few actually use their talents to do it. Take Ghost the Samoyed, a fluffy canine who just loves to sing. It isn’t like Ghost isn’t cute enough to get attention on Instagram just […]
Meet Aston, the Showjumping Bull Who Thinks He’s a Horse
As a male calf born on a small cattle farm in France, Aston was originally destined to be slaughtered for meat, but after forming a bond with a horse trainer he became a showjumping bull instead. Five years ago, Sabine Rouas, a horse trainer from Strasbourg, France, had just lost a horse that she had […]
Bodybuilder Who Used to Make Fun of People with Small Dogs Now Lives with 37 Chihuahuas
Bobby Humphreys, a competitive bodybuilder from Boonsboro, Maryland, has always loved dogs, but until two years ago, he never really cared for small breeds. He always felt that his pets should fit his own image, and even made fun of his male friends who owned small dogs. But one day everything changed and today Bobby shares […]
Rare Condition Causes Cat’s Fur to Go From Black to Almost Completely White in Just One Year
Vitiligo, a condition that causes the loss of skin color in blotches, affects around 1% of humans and is even rarer in animals. Elli, one of the few known cats suffering from Vitiligo, was born with a mostly black coat, but just one year after being diagnosed with this mysterious condition, her fur is almost […]
This Dog Has an Extra Mouth Where Her Right Ear Should Be
Toad, a five-year-old grey pitbull mix, suffers from a very rare deformity – she has a second mouth, complete with teeth and salivating glands, growing on the side of her head where her right year should be. Toad arrived at the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter two years ago, as a stray. The staff there realized […]