Scientists have finally discovered how owls manage to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees without causing themselves serious physical damage.
Animals
Elton, the ‘Gay’ Shelter Dog, Is Adopted, and the Internet Breathes a Sigh of Relief
The Tennessee dog whose owner dumped him for being homosexual has a new home.
WATCH: Puppy Bowl Kicks Off Its Ninth Season of Cute Overload
Adorable isn’t a word typically associated with football. But when puppies take the field, all traditional adjectives lose meaning. Sure, puppies aren’t very good at football, but that just makes the annual Puppy Bowl that much …
Monkey Mob Ransacks Indonesian Village, 7 injured
A mob of wild monkeys reportedly ransacked the eastern Indonesian village of Toddang Pulu, earlier this week, entering random houses and injuring seven people.
Long Live the Lab! The AKC names the 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds for 2012
In the battle for the title of best dog breeds, it’s the big guys who came out on top this year. Take a look at the pups who nuzzled their way into the American Kennel Club’s most popular list for 2012.
The Biggest Threat to U.S. Wildlife? Cats
Earlier this month a New Zealand economist named Gareth Morgan made plenty of enemies among cat lovers by insisting that mankind needed to ditch its feline friends before they decimate local bird and animal …
WATCH: Dolphins Form Raft in Attempt to Save Pod Member in Distress
Scientists from the Cetacean Research Institute have captured a rare sight on video: a pod of dolphins attempting to save an ailing member of the group.
With Decline of Print Newspapers, San Francisco Puppy Pound Faces Cage-Liner Crisis
Who says print media is dead?
Adoption at Sea: Sperm Whales Take in Outcast Bottlenose Dolphin
A group of sperm whales appear to have taken in a deformed bottlenose dolphin, marine researchers have discovered.
Dolphin Reported Stuck in Gowanus Canal
Dear Dolphin: hang in there.
VIDEO: Welcome to Your Cat’s Dream Home
A Japanese company has designed a home specifically catering towards the needs of our feline friends
Look Out: 15,000 Crocodiles Escape from South Africa Farm
Authorities have recovered about half of the rogue reptiles, who absconded from their enclosure during heavy floods.