Animals

Dog Travels 11 Miles Wedged in Car Grille

By JuJu Kim Oct. 04, 2012

The driver of a Toyota Camry traveling between Massachusetts and Rhode Island picked up an unexpected passenger late last month, ABC News reported.

While cruising at about 50 mph on Route 44 in Taunton, Mass. on Sept. 20, the …

Woman Photographed Riding A Manatee Turns Herself In

By Melissa Locker Oct. 03, 2012

A Florida woman claims she didn’t know it was against the law to ride a manatee.

Oregon Farmer Eaten by Pigs

By JuJu Kim Oct. 02, 2012

When Terry Vance Garner failed to return from feeding his pigs last Wednesday, a family member who went to check on him made a horrifying discovery: what appeared to be Garner’s remains, including his dentures, strewn throughout …

Tori the Chain-Smoking Orangutan Gives Birth

By Patrick Boehler Oct. 01, 2012

Surprisingly in Indonesia — the country with most smokers and most orangutans in the world — a smoking orangutan is making headlines.

Floridians Can Party With Alligators Now

By Terri Pous Sept. 29, 2012

This sounds like a good idea … in no way.

Puppy Diplomacy: Venezuela’s Chavez Receives a New Pet from Vladimir Putin

By Patrick Boehler Sept. 29, 2012

As energy agreements are signed, Russia gives Venezuela a special gift: Stalin’s puppy.

Start Hoarding Now: A Global Bacon Shortage Is Coming?

By Tim Newcomb Sept. 26, 2012

UPDATE: As our friends at TIME Moneyland have helpfully pointed out, and as economists from Adam Smith on down have long maintained, just because there’s less of something doesn’t mean we won’t be able to get it anymore — it’ll …

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WATCH: Hero Pig Saves Baby Goat From Drowning

By Melissa Locker Sept. 25, 2012

First there was Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web, then Miss Piggy, then Babe and even Homer Simpson’s “Spider Pig.” Now there’s this adorable little porker.

A cute and quick-thinking piglet saved a baby goat from drowning in a …

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