Sadly, National Geographic reported this week that Koko, the cat loving gorilla who knew sign language, died in her sleep. As National Geographic reported on Thursday, June 21, 2018: She became an international celebrity during the course of her life, with a vocabulary of more than 1,000 signs and the ability to understand 2,000 words […]
This is flipping amazing… A heartwarming story captured in film at the beautiful Sea of Cortez. While sailing in the Sea of Cortez with his family on Valentines Day 2011, Michael Fishbach — a staff member of Earth Island Institute’s Campaign to Safeguard America’s Waters and co-director the Great Whale Conservancy — came across a […]
The shape of things to come for dog grooming: Pets have their fur trimmed to make their heads square or circular as part of bizarre growing trend. The country that brought you Godzilla, King Kong, Sushi, used panty vending machines, and other assorted oddities, now brings you cube dogs. Actually dogs cut into cubes. Not […]
Tennessee will begin posting the names of convicted animal abusers online as part of the nation’s first statewide Animal Abuse Registry. Beginning on January 1, 2016, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will start posting the names of animal abusers online. Similar to sex offender registries, Tennessee’s new program will be the first statewide program in […]
In Las Cruces, New Mexico, there’s a library with no books, but a great story; a library with nothing to read, but that you have to check out; a library for people who just want to take a few minutes to sit down and get lost — in a good kitten. Office receptionist Becky Garcia […]