Remarkable Video of Fish Using Tools
Not long ago, it was generally believed that humans were the only animals that use tools, and that this was one of the chief proofs of human exceptionalism compared to “the animals.”
Not long ago, it was generally believed that humans were the only animals that use tools, and that this was one of the chief proofs of human exceptionalism compared to “the animals.”
Dr. Klaper is among the growing number of physicians who have found that simply giving the body what it needs to be healthy is the key to enabling a true and healthful transformation.
Buddy was one of the remarkable pooches at the sixth annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon in Del Mar, California. It’s all fun, but with the serious purpose of raising funds for the Helen Woodward Animal Center – a no-kill shelter, adoption center and clinic, outside of San Diego.
Even as abused pit bull Patrick was being nursed back to health at the Garden State Veterinary Specialists hospital, he found himself caught up in a custody battle.
Now West Hollywood something of a cat fight on its hands, having taken the side of animal protection groups against fashion boutiques that sell fur.
Paul Shapiro is director of the HSUS’s Farm Animal Protection Division, which has driven farm animal welfare laws such as Proposition 2 in California, and other laws in Arizona, Michigan, Maine, Colorado and Oregon.
German shepherd dog Berry played Padfoot, the dog who rescues Harry Potter in The Prisoner of Azkaban. Now, $795 million later, Berry has been abandoned at an animal shelter in England.
There is broken glass on the street, a vacant lot on the corner, and, tethered where I cannot see him, is Furr. I know exactly what he is doing, because he is unable to do anything else.
Remember the story about the hunter who shot a bear and whose partner, trying to distract the wounded, enraged bear away from his younger partner, was killed by the bear? The older hunter, it turns out, wasn’t killed by the bear. He was shot by his own partner.
It has plasma TV in all of the dog suites for the dogs to watch, and webcams in every room so their humans can watch them when they’re on business in faraway countries.
On Sunday, with one final gory spectacle and six dead bulls, Spain’s province of Catalonia brought bullfighting to an end.
Three weeks ago, the U.N. warned that avian flu is back on the rise after a five-year decline. A new strain of the H5N1 virus had appeared in China and Vietnam, prompting the alarm.
We learn about the “Tilly Talk” that’s given to all new trainers at SeaWorld. The message: “If you end up in the water with Tilikum, you’re going to die.”
Witnesses at the hearing that pits SeaWorld against the OSHA were once again focusing on how exactly killer whale Tilikum pulled trainer Dawn Brancheau into the water before killing her.
SeaWorld claims that its marine circus acts are an educational experience. Well, this week, in court, we got a real education.
In the third day of the hearing, OSHA showed a 2006 video of trainer, Ken Peters, being nearly drowned at SeaWorld San Diego by orca Kasatka.
In 1977, a young man named Tom Otterness adopted a shelter dog, tied him to a fence, and shot him to death. He captured the entire episode on film, ran it on a continuous video loop, and called it art.
Jellyfish simply go with the flow. They drift on ocean currents, waving their tentacles to draw food to their mouth. It’s an uncluttered life. And it’s…
When Charlie the macaw started squawking at 2.30 am, Jack Dukes knew something was wrong. When he looked, Dukes was hit by one of the robbers.
A key witness in the dispute between OSHA and SeaWorld testified that killer whale Tilikum grabbed trainer Dawn Brancheau by the arm, not by her ponytail.