Can The Gray Wolf Survive? On a recent evening not long after dusk, Natalie Ertz stood in a meadow near the Grand Canyon's north rim and howled like a wolf. There was a good reason for the howl. Ertz, the executive director of a nonprofit group called Wildlands Defense, was hoping to catch a glimpse [...]
Northern White Rhino Dies At California Zoo A northern white rhinoceros that was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, zoo officials said. Angalifu, who was about 44 years old, apparently died of old age. "Angalifu's death is a tremendous loss to all of us," [...]
Grumpy Cat’s Lifetime holiday movie: Claws out for Claus Grumpy Cat’s Lifetime Holiday Movie Review. The Grumpy Cat TV Christmas movie is here, about a year too late, and it’s as mindlessly soul-sucking as one might expect (hope?) a Grumpy Cat TV Christmas movie to be. Nevertheless, people are going to watch it in droves [...]
‘Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever’ Review In the opening sequence of the new holiday movie “Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever,” the wisecracking kitty and star of the flick promptly informs viewers she prefers the song “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” to the more traditional “Deck the Halls.” Oddly enough, the 1953 novelty song from [...]
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever is the worst Christmas movie ever Grumpy Cat would hate her movie. Like, hate-hate it. Lifetime’s weirdly meta film, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever—which comes complete with Aubrey Plaza appearing onscreen to announce she’s voicing the beloved Internet meme—is, essentially, the story of one young girl’s attempt at making friends [...]
Porcupine Fends off 17 Lions Porcupine Fends off 17 Lions. When the going gets tough, the prickly get going—especially in the case of a plucky porcupine that recently fended off 17 lions in South Africa's Londolozi Game Reserve. In late October, wildlife guide Lucien Beaumont came across the pride of big cats, including some youngsters, [...]
Dogs Talk With Their Tails Dogs Talk With Their Tails. Nothing is more of a telltale sign of happiness than, well, a dog's wagging tail. It's a main method of communication for man's best friend—but "what about dogs without tails?" reader Leanne Kirby asked in comment on a recent story exploring how dogs observe left [...]
Bat Frog Named for Ozzy Osbourne Bat Frog Named for Ozzy Osbourne. Holy Batfrog! Scientists have discovered a new tree frog species with a shrill, batlike call in the Brazilian Amazon. "As soon as I heard its call, I knew it was a new species. I had never heard anything like it," said Pedro Peloso, [...]
Spiders Hiding In Fruit Spiders Hiding In Fruit. Fruit shipped from afar sometimes arrives with an unwelcome bonus: a large, scary-looking spider. The arachnids, which hide among bunches of bananas and other fruit shipped from South America to the United States and the United Kingdom, can frighten the daylights out of unsuspecting humans. Reactions can [...]
Female Bees Wage Violent Wars Female Bees Wage Violent Wars. When two species of Australia's stingless bees go to battle, an extraordinary amount of carnage ensues, according to a new study. During this extreme warfare, thousands of worker bees from both sides perish, and young from the losing side are dragged out of the nest [...]