Baby Elephant Tries to Wake Dog
. . . and a bear who’s a bit more polite than the baby elephant: [readon]
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Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project
This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here's why.
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Is the Sloth Sanctuary a Zoo?
The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica was the first of its kind for these wonderfully engaging animals, and it was a model for others that followed. But questions have arisen. And…
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Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Tafi Atome looks like a typical forest in Ghana. The monkeys have been revered in this village for two centuries. But being “sacred” is no guarantee of survival.
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The Great Irony of Animal “Rights”
The great irony of the animal rights movement is there is still only one species that has any rights at all: humans. But the Nonhuman Rights Project is setting out to change that.
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Why Mass Extinction Is Part of Human Nature
Why would a supposedly “intelligent” species behave in a way that’s bringing about a mass extinction – one that will likely take us down along with so many other animals?
Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
Sacred Activism in the Service of Animals
Of Humans and Persons
Leaving Las Vegas
Last December, Terry the chimpanzee celebrated his 34th birthday. He got some apples and other treats, and a few visitors wandered by, but it wasn’t much of…
How Elephants Say Goodbye
Most of us have seen photos of videos of elephant herds gathering around one of their own who’s passed away and for whom they’re grieving. This…
Glacier Before and After
This was the Muir Glacier in Alaska in 1882. And here it is side-by-side with a photo from the exact same spot, taken by Bruce F.…
Navy Dolphins Scout for Mines in Croatia
Last week, six dolphins took off from their HQ at the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program in San Diego on a flight to Zagreb, Croatia. Their…
Reductio ad Hitlerum
As formulated in the early days of online forums by Internet attorney Mike Godwin, Godwin’s Law states that: Given enough time, in any online discussion, regardless…
Shamu’s Exercise Machine
SeaWorld is planning to install exercise machines for the orcas it holds captive at its marine circuses.
Orcas like Tilikum, SeaWorld’s biggest killer whale, who has killed three people and now spends most of his time languishing motionless in a small tank, could get some longer-distance swimming time.
Should we give SeaWorld a thumbs-up for this?
NRA Lobbyist Shoots Elephant on NBC Show
Hard to know what to say about this one. I mean, where do you even begin with a major TV network airing an episode of its…
Surfing with Dolphins
This is what happens when a good photographer, a surfer and some dolphins all happen to meet up at the same time. The place was Kalbarri,…
Imagining the Final Generation
What would you do if you knew that humanity was soon going to cease to exist? Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel On the Beach, twice adapted into…
The Great Dachshund Dash
Ninety-six dachshunds made a run for it, last weekend, in Washington D.C.’s Federal Triangle, raising $2,000 for the Washington Humane Society. It was the 2nd Annual…
Dick Cheney’s Latest Gun Malfunction
Last time Dick Cheney had a gun problem, he shot his hunting partner in the face, neck and chest. The man suffered a heart attack, but…
Macaw Tells His Friend to ‘Ssh!’
The priceless moment is when this Harlequin Macaw, who’s trying to figure out who exactly the bird in the mirror is, calls out to him and…
Why Boulder, Colorado?
With huge floods in Colorado, fires in California, twin hurricanes on the two coasts of Mexico, and all the other weather catastrophes of the summer season,…
This Time It’s for Real?
Toka checks out her travel crate After more than two years of false starts, this time, everyone seems agreed that the three elephants at the Toronto…
Prince William’s Guard Dogs
It’s hard to know what to make of Britain’s Prince William and his relationship to animals. One day he’s out hunting them. (The whole family loves…
Now You See It, Now You … Huh?
It’s an ocean bush. No, wait, it’s some kind of white projectile. Or … did it just turn into a pancake? This is the video that…
Where Homeless Dogs Are off the Charts
If you think homeless pets have it bad in some cities in the United States, you “ain’t seen nothin’.” In Bucharest, a relatively small city of…
Top Wildlife Photos
A Bottlenose dolphin surfs the tunnel of a giant wave. “In the Living Room” by George Karbus is the winner of this year’s British Wildlife Photography…