After five failed pregnancies, officials at Washington D.C.’s National Zoo were mulling whether to deport Mei Xiang and get another giant panda from China.
Animals
Seagull Steals Camera, Gives Tourist Inadvertent Panoramic View of SF Bay
When a seagull flew away with Nathalie Rollandin’s camera, she probably feared all her precious holiday snaps of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge had been lost forever. Little did she expect that she’d not only get her camera …
Meet the ‘Lesula’: Scientists Discover New Monkey Species in Africa
The lesula, a.k.a. cercopithecus lomamiensis, is only the second monkey species to be discovered in 28 years
Three Men Arrested For Smuggling Slender Lorises In Underwear
Is that an endangered primate in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
Southern California Stinks: Do We Blame Dead Fish?
If you want the definition of an “ill wind” just talk to a resident of the greater Los Angeles area about how things smelled around those parts this week, especially on Monday.
A putrid stench, described in the Los Angeles …
Monty, Queen Elizabeth’s Corgi and Olympics Ceremony Star, Has Died
Well, the world just got a little less cute. One of Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis, Monty, who appeared — by which we really mean starred — in the James Bond sketch at the Olympics opening ceremony, has died. He was 13 and was one …
Apple and Orangutans: Apes Found to be Enamored with iPads
A orangutan conservation charity has launched a program called Apps for Apes, letting orangutans play with iPads in a bid to raise awareness about their plight
Maryland Tenants Are Forced to Choose Between Losing Their Home or Their Pit Bull
Many Maryland residents are being forced to choose between keeping their beloved pit bull or keeping their home thanks to a new state law.
Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld an April decision to make landlords …
Maru, the Internet’s Favorite Cat, Gets a Uniqlo Commercial
After years of entertaining millions with his online antics, Maru the cat is now the newest ambassador for the global Japanese fashion brand
Drunk Man Cuts Power on Farm, Kills 70,000 Chickens
When some of people have a few drinks too many, they get a little too emotional. Others get an irrepressible urge to take off all their clothes. But nothing compares to one man in Maryland who accidentally killed three poultry …
Grandpa Bugs: 230-Million-Year-Old Arthropods Found in Amber
Flies and mites are usually pests – except, perhaps, when they’re really old. For the international team of scientists that has found one fly and two mites that lived 230 million years ago trapped in amber droplets, the …
Parched Midwestern States Eagerly Await Isaac’s Landfall
As the Gulf Coast battens down for Hurricane Isaac, the Midwest is hoping for a respite from a blistering drought — although it may not get the help it’s hoping for