Get your tissues ready because this reunion is heavy. This dog was found drifting on top of a disintegrating roof at sea for an unknown amount of days and he still had energy to wag his tail for his owner.
Dominic was minding his own business, just walking in the park when local goose Maria began following him. Now they spend everyday together. What, you've never seen a man walking with a goose before?!
When this man came home to find his plants destroyed he searched for answers in his cats. While one seemed very nonchalant the other was obviously hiding something.
Well-behaved is one thing, another is to be as considerate as this cute pooch right here. Watch him take a moment to pray for other doggies that aren't as privileged to have a warm meal at night.
Swelling in Knut's brain caused the world's favorite captive polar bear to fall into a pool and drown two weeks ago, a German pathologist told reporters today. Knut's encephalitis explains why he was stumbling around and suffering from panic attacks before his death. So yes, he was still basically crazy.
Poncho is probably wishing he owned a poncho after attempting to put on a sweatshirt. At one point his owner asks, "How did he get his head in there?" The world may never know.
What kind of a guy goes on a safari in Zimbabwe to shoot "problem elephants," then makes a graphic video about it, set to a dramatic Animal Planet-style soundtrack? Bob Parsons: former Marine, self-made millionaire, GoDaddy CEO.
Literal killer whale Tilikum—the six-ton orca that thrashed a 40-year-old trainer to death in front of a live audience last year—has returned to Sea World's increasingly harrowing killer whale show, "Believe." Apparently the show is an "important component" in Tilikum's "physical, social, and mental enrichment," and trainers will only interact with him from a distance. [NYDN, image via AP]
A seven-year-old girl in Germany discovered seven-foot boa constrictor in her toilet, according to police. The snake was likely a former pet that had escaped into the sewer system; animal control officers apparently snapped the above photo before it slithered off to make more psychologists in the future very rich. The girl is, as far as we know, safe. The takeaway from this story (and a similar one from the Bronx last year) is: Always look in the toilet bowl before you sit down. [German Herald; AFP via The Daily What]
During the summer months the the town of Estes, Colorado is invaded by male elk coming in too fight over the females. This is also the towns tourist season and unfortunately sometime the elks and the tourists collide.
Did you know the Great Horned Owl can move their heads around 270 degrees?
How many dogs do you know cram numbers after playing a little fetch? This cute Jack Russell Terrier named Annie is quite talented when it comes to math! Watch her perfectly answer some equations.
It's like the David and Goliath of the canine world, only this time David wins because he's so gosh, darn cute.
So clearly this guy was asking for it. All the ostrich wanted was to be left alone without stupid humans filming its every move. Ouch, you would think after the first 15 or so pecks, this guy would give up.
Possible presidential candidate Newt Gingrich does have at least one confirmed non-sociopathic trait: He's a big wildlife conservationist! Watch him talk about endangered tigers and such in this clip from a recent trip to the Palm Beach Zoo, and note how sober and agreeable he sounds when he's not just spouting off on Fox News or Twitter or whatever.
Nothing says 'don't mess with me' more than showing the latest trick you've learned at gymnastics. This here kitty is so upset his world turning upside down, literally.
A traveling geese herd, probably gabbing about last night's American Idol, were too noisy while making their way through town. Surprisingly, when told to pipe down, they immediately did.
Some dogs are dumb. Some dogs are smart. This little guy? Smart. Why? Because he manages to open his owner's refrigerator, crack the pizza box therein, and steal a little slice for himself. If only he closed the fridge, too!
