By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo There are just about 113 Mexican gray wolves in the wild — and the U.S. government just shot and killed one of them. It’s the first time in a decade the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has killed a Mexican gray wolf, which is one of the most endangered kinds of wolves…
Are Dogs Really Color-Blind?
By: Lily Feinn/The Dodo In some ways, they actually see better than we do. Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through your dog’s eyes? For example, when you throw a red ball into a patch of green grass, what does your pup see? A popular notion suggests the world appears to dogs as outlines and…
“Fanged Fish” Washes Up On Texas Beach Post-Harvey And Baffles The Internet
By: Rosie McCall/IFL Science A terrifying, prehistoric-looking fish was found washed up on a beach after Hurricane Harvey. A passer-by spotted the beached animal in Texas City, Texas. Preeti Desai, a science communicator for the Audubon Society, initially thought it was a sea lamprey but on closer inspection changed her mind. Speaking to Earth Tough News, Desai said the encounter was “unexpected”….
Animal Sanctuary Flooded By Hurricane Rushes To Save Everyone
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo “When you’re faced with circumstances like that you’re stronger than you think.” Renee King-Sonnen is the kind of person who has made a habit of overcoming the impossible. She married a cattle rancher — and now the ranch is a sanctuary. All the cows that were being raised for slaughter were saved, transformed…
Young Tiger Killed After Escaping From Ringling Bros. Truck
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo She was a former circus tiger — and just 6 years old. Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger who spent her life performing circus tricks, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after she was found wandering loose along a highway in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon examination of her body, a microchip revealed that she…
People Forced To Surgically ‘Debark’ Their Dogs Because They’re Too Loud
By: Arin Greenwood/The Dodo “Whittling down a dog’s vocal cords for barking makes no more sense than punishing a cow for mooing or a rooster for crowing.” In a move animal lovers say is cruel as well as unusual, last week an Oregon appellate court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a couple must get their noisy…
Fisherman Catches A Rare ‘Ghost’ Lobster — And Sends Her Back Home
By: Lily Feinn/The Dodo “I wouldn’t have sold or cooked it either way.” Mythical sea creatures are the stuff social media trends are made of, so it came as no surprise when pictures of an incredibly rare “ghost” lobster quickly went viral over the weekend. Thankfully, the iridescent crustacean was back home in Maine waters by the time she…
These Weird Brain-Like Blobby Creatures Have Taken Over A Lagoon In Canada
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Hide your kids and drain your ponds. These strange brain-like blob creatures have emerged at a lake in a park in Canada and ecologists have basically no idea why. These things are known as a bryozoan. This strange beast is actually a colony of small organisms bound together in a gelatinous gooey…
Zoo Impregnates Elephant With Baby They Know She Can’t Raise
By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo “They were under a lot of business pressure … they were willing to do anything.” The elephant never should have been taken out of Africa, and she definitely shouldn’t have been forced to have another baby. That’s what animal welfare advocates say about Seeni, a 23-year-old elephant who tragically lost…