When you have a baby in the house, you find yourself listening for their cries. When a baby cries, it means they need something. You become ‘trained’ really quickly to hear the slightest hint of a cry, and you jump to see what they need (even if this all happens at 2 AM)! Parrots are …
Believe it or not, animals do actually help one another. No matter if they are predators or prey. Like this crow for example. He accidentally fell into a small pond and could not fly. Crows are actually bad swimmers so should they fall into the water, they might drown. This caught the attention of a …
Animal mutations are unfortunately common, and as animal lovers, its important to remind ourselves that looks aren’t everything – personality is. Mutations and birth defects comes in all forms, and even in the form of feathers which affected one bird’s life. Meet whipper the parakeet, with the most unusual feathers! They aren’t straight and layered …
When a person passes out, you can sometimes do CPR (when appropriate) to try and revive them. A while time back, we saw a video of a monkey who helped revive a fellow monkey that had gotten electrocuted on some train tracks. It was a very tense few minutes and we wondered if the fallen …
Monkey see monkey do! When it comes to working out, some people go to the gym and pump iron. You can also use the weight machines, elliptical, or treadmills. Many of us go to the gym alone and get our workout done without much interaction with other people; we are self-motivated. Other people prefer to …
There are probably a few moments as a wildlife photographer when you just sit around and wait for an animal to walk past. It may get a little boring waiting for that perfect shot. Krzysztof Chomicz, a wildlife photographer, chose a swampy area near Swinoujscie, Poland for a photo shoot. While he was there, he noticed …
Patrick Smith was on his cigarette break during work hours when he suddenly heard a faint and weak peeping sound near him. He went to take a closer look amongst the bushes, and to his dismay, he found a fragile-looking hatchling trapped within in a PVC pipe! It was a baby killdeer – but its parents were nowhere to be …
“Pretty bird, pretty bird!” That is the phrase my younger brother taught our two cockatiels to say. They were quite good at it! Every time you walked into the room, you would hear how pretty those birds thought they were! We all know someone who takes extreme pride in how they look. They look like …
As a child, seeing every yellow bird reminded me of the famed Looney Tunes character, Tweety Bird (sans Sylvester). Parrots especially were famed for human phrase mimicry – down to the very tone! Unlike Tweety, who churns out English sentences on his own! Meet Bowie the yellow bird, who is a Lutino Indian Ringneck, has a …
Diamond, the Jack Russell terrier, and his human dad, Gunnar Kr Sigurjónsson, live in Iceland. One day, Gunnar saw Diamond acting a little strange. Diamond would come into the room, whine and then walk back out. It was as if Diamond wanted Gunnar to follow him. So, he did. As soon as Gunnar started to …