There is some appeal to the Lady and the Tramp fantasy — waking up on Christmas morning to find an adorable, lovable animal waiting under the tree. But while the fairy tale may look picture-perfect, in reality, gifting an …
Animals
Animal of the Year: The 2011 Distinction That Really Matters
Sure, TIME unveiled its Person of the Year, The Protester, on Wednesday. But isn’t the whole Person of the Year concept a little, well, species-ist? Being the animal lovers that we are at NewsFeed, we couldn’t help but take a …
Awww: Real Lizard Licks Virtual Ants Off a Smartphone Screen
Not to anthropomorphize here, but the lizard does seem to give its owner a sad look between every empty bite.
“It’s a vehicle equipped to load containers, so presumably, the bear was in the container and transferred into the truck.”
A Chinese Panda in Edinburgh
Yang Guang and Tian Tian settle in at a Scottish zoo.
Hundreds of New Species Discovered, Including ‘Elvis’ Monkey
Conservationists have discovered a big batch of new — and interesting-sounding — creatures in Southeast Asia, including a psychedelic gecko and a monkey with something resembling Elvis’ hairstyle.
Soap Opera at the Zoo: A Female Comes Between Toronto’s ‘Gay’ Penguins
NewsFeed: Your number-one source for gay penguin news.
A Pet in the One Percent: Woman Leaves $13 Million to Her Cat
A former stray cat who was rescued from the streets has inherited a whopping $13 million from the woman who took him in. Who says kindness doesn’t pay?
Rats Aren’t Such, Well, Rats After All
The showed empathy and freed their trapped companions in a recent study.
In Israel, Declawing Your Cat Could Get You Jail Time
Israel to cat owners: Get your paws off their claws or go to prison — but only after paying a whopping $20,000 fine.
‘Gay’ Penguin Pair Adopt a Baby Chick in China
Hot on the tail feathers of Canada’s gay-penguin controversy, a China zoo has given another same-sex penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick — and so far, everyone seems to be doing just fine
Indian Man Protests Bureaucracy by Releasing 40 Snakes in Tax Office
Where’s Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?