Monkey Helps Blind Pair
Two blind men at a temple in India are trying to get something to drink. But they can’t see to operate the tap. A monkey, who’s been watching them, jumps down to help.
How Loving Your Pet is Like a Virus – or a Song
A psychologist explains why the desire to keep pets is like a virus – the most adorable virus ever.
A True Aussie Love Story
An injured cockatoo finds a new home and true love By Robyne Le Brocque About eight years ago, a wild Australian Sulphur Crested cockatoo flew into…
My Visit to the Dolphins at SeaWorld
The dolphin show was a cross between a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil extravaganza, a Disney on Ice performance, and a dolphin show.
SeaWorld claims that it does much to educate people, especially children, about the animals in its shows and the benefits of its parks to conservation. But there was no factual information provided during the performance at all. Some factoids were provided before the show started. These were pre-recorded by children, and went along the lines of “Hi, I’m Suzie. I’m 10 years old. Did you know that SeaWorld’s dolphins can weigh up to 500 pounds? That’s more than two professional football players!”
It was very difficult to hear these pronouncements over the noise of the crowd. As far as I could tell, most people were not even aware of them.
Ric O’Barry — from Flipper to The Cove
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Big Business of Dolphins
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
Tilikum: The Slave who Fought Back
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Real Story — Freeing Keiko
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
Life and Death at SeaWorld
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Movie that Launched a Revolution
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Drive Hunts
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
‘Don’t Buy a Ticket!’
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
Chimps Outwit Humans
Chimps living in a rainforest have figured out how to deactivate traps set by bushmeat hunters. They actually go out looking for the traps, and carefully…
Cow Pumps Her Own Water
Aet at a village water pump, a “water-cooler discussion.” By Rishi Dev I was just driving through a village. It was hot as ever and I…
They’re Super-Brainy, Too!
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Dolphin Society and Culture
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
What A Wonderful World
Max and Angie: a 40-year love affair By Gay Bradshaw Ph.D, Ph.D I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the…
Survival of the Most Cooperative
Jonathan Balcombe talks about his new book: Second Nature – The Inner Lives of Animals. A humpback whale is tangled up in the ropes of crab…
Dolphins and Us
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.