Paradise Bay, Antarctica
On a fine midsummer day – January 14th, 2011 – at the edge of Antarctica, a glaciated mountain casts its reflection in the calm but icy waters of Paradise Bay
The Dolphin Blog
Their lives, their intelligence and how they’re exploited. A year ago, Tilikum the orca killed one of his trainers at SeaWorld. Much has been revealed since then
SeaWorld to Press Judge for Closed Hearings
Dolphin protection groups are crying foul at SeaWorld’s latest maneuver to prevent information about the circumstances surrounding the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau from being made public.
Former Staffers Lift Veil of Secrecy on SeaWorld
A year after the death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando, two former trainers have published a report detailing what life is like for orcas (also known as killer whales) in captivity.
SeaWorld’s New Show
A year after SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by the 6-ton captive orca, Tilikum, the corporation is getting ready to open a new killer-whale show at its three U.S. marine circuses.
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Dolphins & People. A four-part feature Part Four: The Dolphin Blog Family of Killer Whale Victim Breaks Their Silence Dawn Brancheau’s family trusts SeaWorld to do…
The Animal Lover from Tahrir Square
It all began 35 years ago in Tahrir Square, Cairo. But Dina Sulfikar has spent her life working toward another revolution – for the care and protection of animals
Healing from PTSD
She was a pitiful sight, curled in a fetal position, huddled and immobile. She’d come from a puppy mill, and showed all the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Wooing Your Mate with a Chain Saw
The lyrebird can impersonate any other bird on the planet, interspersed with human voices, a jack-hammer and the tooting of car horns – all to say “I love you!”
School’s New Teacher Is Very Feline
Rex decided he liked the company on the other side of the street, and kept showing up for class. Eventually, the school co-adopted him, and he’s made a huge difference
Where Ear Studs Mean “I’m Fixed”
Dogs on the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir are sporting ear studs. It’s not a new fashion in jewelry; it’s a new fashion in spay/neuter
Whipping Horses Doesn’t Work
It’s official: Using a whip on a racehorse isn’t just cruel; it’s useless. A new study shows: “The highest speeds in these horses were achieved when they weren’t being whipped”
Homeless Kitty Is No Harry Potter Villain
When Charlie was rescued, he needed to have his ear tips taken off, along with the end of his nose … which is what led to his odd-looking face. But he’s the sweetest cutest kitty ever
Sixth Sense, or Just Paying Attention?
So many people at the park are tuned out to the sights and sounds of real life, and plugged in to their IPods? Animals, however, are always tuned in. Maybe that’s why we often think they have a “sixth sense.”
Unicorn Whales Are No Fairytale
Their remarkable tusks were once thought to have magical healing powers — even raise the dead. Now scientists are learning how they can help protect the living
Do Animals Have a Sixth Sense?
Most Americans with pets believe their animals have some unknown way of sensing things that we don’t. A Cambridge University scientist agrees that they have a sixth sense – and adds that we do, too
The Unsinkable Molly B
She escaped from the slaughterhouse and managed a dangerous swim to safety across the Missouri river. Now Molly has even survived the sanctuary she went to
What’s Happening to Our Bats?
A disease that has wiped out more than a million bats in the eastern United States is now rapidly spreading west. Experts say the little brown bat is a keystone species that we have to save
Lipton to Stop Testing Tea on Animals
The giant conglomerate Unilever has pledged to stop testing tea on animals. But why were they doing it in the first place? The reasons were purely commercial
Prizewinner Is Breath of Fresh Air
Her drive to protect the environment around her hometown of West Oakland, CA, has earned Margaret Gordon the $100,000 Purpose Prize Award