It sounds like the beginning of a joke — “Two goats and a Great Dane walked into a Target … ” — but this story is for real. Target shoppers in Harris County, Texas, were joined recently by some unexpected visitors. On Feb. 8, two goats and a Great Dane were seen walking down the road close … Read more
A Florida man reportedly fended off a bobcat attack on his daughter’s dog by swinging his fists, clocking the wild animal in the face. Paul Broadhurst told Fox 32 Orlando that he was walking the dog, Koda, on Feb. 11 in the Stoneybrook neighborhood of East Orlando when the bobcat pounced. “The bobcat, he clawed into me pretty good, … Read more
It was a battle of the bites. Tourists on an excursion boat sailing past a private island in the Bahamas got a surprise when they spotted a hammerhead shark in the water — but were doubly shocked when a daring dog jumped in to confront the massive creature. “Whether he wanted to protect his island or just … Read more
Love is in the air at – of all places – Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa, as a grieving goose named Blossom may have finally found new love after losing her longtime mate. Blossom and Bud, a bonded pair of domestic geese, had been invited to live on the cemetery grounds a few years ago … Read more
Talk about a catwalk. New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday with a bang — or rather, a bark. Audiences are howling over the Collina Strada Fall 2023 show, which amused and startled viewers as the designer fashioned models in animal prosthetics to match the ethereal ensembles. The collection, entitled “Please Don’t Eat My Friends,” represents … Read more
This owl wanted to get even wiser. A college library in Decatur, Georgia, had to close for a week after an owl made its home there, WSB-TV reported. The brazen creature flew in through the chimney of Agnes Scott College’s McCain Library and settled in its rafters. To safeguard both the students and the animals, … Read more
A beagle named Roscoe who was missing from his home in Wichita, Kansas, for eight long years was reunited with his family last month after he was located more than 1,000 miles away. “When he got out of the van the morning he came home, he came wagging his tail right to me,” his owner Nicolle Leon, 41, … Read more
New pet parents should be prepared to spend more than $500 in upfront costs when bringing home a new four-legged family member – and that’s just the start of the cost of pet parenthood. A new survey of 2,000 pet owners revealed that respondents spent an average of $553 on things like adoption fees and … Read more
Nick Castro, the owner of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control in California, has been in the pest control industry for over 20 years. He has seen many bizarre things in his career, but recently he came across a discovery that left him stunned. Castro was called to a house to deal with a woodpecker that was … Read more
A Florida pet owner surrendered her cat to the Humane Society of Broward County late last month because the cat, known as Jerry, was too affectionate, according to reports. The society posted a video of Jerry, who was surrendered on Dec. 22, 2022, on TikTok that started with a letter titled, “TOO AFFECTIONATE!” in all caps … Read more
A tourist threw a plastic water bottle into a chimpanzee’s enclosure at a zoo — provoking the animal to strike back. Security footage shows a man throwing a plastic bottle toward a chimp at Changsha Ecological Zoo in southern China on Sunday, Newsflare reported. Once the chimpanzee — known as Diu Na Xing — noticed … Read more
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Accounts of people and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, from the time of the Roman Empire near what is now southern France to 19th-century Queensland, Australia. But while historians and storytellers have recounted the human point of view, it’s … Read more
It was a case of jaws and order. A Chinese food blogger has been fined nearly $19,000 after filming herself cooking and devouring a great white shark for social media clout. On Saturday, officials in the city Nanchong announced that they’d slapped the exotica-loving epicurean, known as Jin, with a 125,000 yuan ($18,522) fine for … Read more
More like 20,000 screams under the sea. Footage of a bizarre, ocean-dwelling wolffish that has two sets of scary-looking teeth is making waves online. The clip of the deep sea denizen’s nightmarish visage was posted earlier this month by Roman Fedortsov, a Russian trawlerman stationed off Murmansk, who photographs nightmarish critters he’s accidentally snared while trying … Read more
This Colorado grizzly could not bear the opportunity to take a good selfie. Park rangers discovered hundreds of photos taken by bears on wildlife cameras meant to simply observe animals. “Of the 580 photos captured, about 400 were bear selfies,” OSMP wrote on Twitter in a post that has over 1,000 likes. The bear served … Read more
A Queensland, Australia hospital has been forced to call a snake catcher after a patient brought in a venomous snake after being bitten. Hervey Bay Snake Catchers was called to Hervey Bay Hospital on January 20 after a man brought in the reptile in a jar after he stepped on it. Snake catcher Drew Godfrey … Read more
A Canadian wildlife enthusiast captured a “once-in-a-lifetime moment” from his drone. Derek Keith Burgoyne was in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick on Jan. 12 when he witnessed the shocking moment a moose shed its antlers. He spotted three bull moose — two of which had already shed their antlers — and started to film using a … Read more
A giant celebrity seal has made a dramatic return to a small town in Victoria, Australia by stopping traffic, smashing a servo window and attracting police attention. Super-sized seal Henry flipped flopped his way down a busy street in Point Lonsdale – a seaside town 12 miles southeast of Geelong – delighting locals with his … Read more
It was a toad-ally unexpected find. Australian park rangers were stunned when they stumbled upon what could be the world’s largest known toad deep in a rainforest, tipping the scales at a whopping 6 pounds. Nicknamed “Toadzilla” for its monstrous size, the cane toad — an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia’s ecosystem — … Read more
These dog owners got stuck in the dog house. A California couple accidentally locked themselves inside their newly purchased dog crates, as seen in a now-viral video viewed over 12.5 million times. “Jerry, I can’t get out!” yelled cage-bound Stephanie Ferrari in the first TikTok she posted last week. The couple was testing out four … Read more