Longest Tongue…Most Balloons…
Anastasia goes bananas over balloons. She can pop 100 in 45 seconds, which pops her right into the Guinness Book of World Records — along with Puggy, who has the longest tongue.
One Hundred Cats Test the Furniture
Behind the scenes at IKEA’s cat commercial The mega-design store wanted to run an experiment to test their furniture. So they invited people to bring their…
Adoption or Abduction?
A long-tailed macaque has been spotted in a forest treating a stray kitten as if it were his pet. What’s really going on here? And are humans the only animals who keep pets?
How to Live Forever
Imagine growing up, growing old, then growing younger, starting over, and growing up all over again. Does this jellyfish have the secret to eternal life?
Seagull Comes to Dinner
Mr. Pooh arrived unexpectedly … he fell down the chimney. The baby seagull landed in the fireplace of the Grimwood family in Sussex, England, covered in…
Animals, Conspiracies & ‘The Avengers’
Testing out weapons of war at Porton Down By Michael Mountain In a post in the News & Views section, we write about the use of…
At Home with ‘Aliens’
Up close with bugs who live with us You don’t have to go to a faraway planet to see weird life forms like this. They’re all…
Tortoise’s Not-So-Long Journey
Two years and a mile and a half later Lottie the tortoise is home safely — two years later and a mile and a half down the…
Dog Takes Communion (Gasp)
Just a storm in a wineglass, say churchgoers St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Toronto, Canada, doesn’t like turning people away. So when Donald Keith was told…
Nicking the Knickers
Oscar has a fetish for frilly underwear. Peter and Birgitt Weismantel decided they simply had to call the police. The situation was getting desperate. Any time…
From the Mayfield Heights Police Blotter
ANIMALS, MARSOL ROAD: A hysterical 911 call came in from a woman who lost her dog on an elevator. Responding officers located the dog that had…
Doggie Driver Tale with a Twist
OK, we’ve all heard the one about the dog sitting in the car in the parking lot who climbs into the driver’s seat and off we…
Something Fishy in This Musical Tale
Jor Jor plays the glockenspiel. Handbells, too. Her favorite song: Barbara Streisand singing Moon River. Diane Rains, Jor Jor’s person, says the goldfish listens for her…
The Super Smart Dogs of the Moscow Metro
Sixty roubles (two dollars) will get you five trips on the Moscow Metro. It’s a good enough deal, but canine commuters still don’t bother to pay.…
Kitten Survives Minnesota Tornado
The entire litter had been swept up in the air and then dropped from the sky. Her litter mates were found in nearby trees … they…
Miracle of Love, Stork-Style
Malena was shot by Italian hunters in Croatia. She’s a stork, and together with her mate, Rodan, was busy raising their young when the “vacationers” intervened…
World’s Tallest Dog
He’s 7 feet 3 inches from head to tail, and 3 feet 7 inches from paw to shoulder. And that’s good enough to make George the…
Payback, Buffalo-Style
Call it poetic justice. Or call her a lap buffalo. The water buffalo had been shot by a hunter, and her head was now mounted on…
Dogs at the Groom-o-matic
Is the recession getting you down? Can’t afford to take Fluffy and Fido to the grooming parlor? Too lazy to do it yourself? Just head on…
Tiny Brains, Huge Feats
Their brains are the size of a pinhead. But that doesn’t make them any the less smart. How do insects navigate precisely into a perfect landing…