When Steve Irwin was 6 years old, he caught a common brown venomous snake. While most kids (and adults!) would shudder at the very thought of a deadly creature, it lit a spark for the young Australian. Three years later, his passion for interacting with wildlife was in full force, as he helped reign in problem crocodiles by wrestling them into a boat.
To read more on this story, click here: Steve Irwin: The Devastating Death of ‘The Crocodile Hunter’
The 44-year-old was an avid and outspoken conservationist, whose wild adventures and utterances of his down-under catchphrase, "Crikey!" onscreen captivated millions.
To read more on this story, click here: Remembering ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin 15 years after death
Kinkajous are small mammals that are native to the rainforest.
They’re intelligent, vocal and curious animals — and they’re among the latest in the growing trend of exotic pets.
Kinkajous grow to be 2–12 pounds, depending on their subspecies, and can live for roughly 20 years. In other words, this is not a short-term pet.
To read more on this story, click here: Kinkajous: Yes, They’re Cute — But How Difficult Is It to Care Them?
So you go to the zoo and see an impossibly cute little ‘wild’ animal performing some awe-inducing behavior. It’s smaller than your dog, and it looks like it would make the perfect pet. You turn to the keeper next to you and excitedly ask, “would it make a good pet?”
“Absolutely not,” the keeper replies. “They demand a lot of care. They will destroy your furniture, pee on the walls, and bite you. They are not domesticated!”
To read more on this story, click here: Exotic Pets Actually Aren’t Hard to Care For
We think it's safe to say that we all loved the Disney classic 'Bambi' as a child. (I mean, who didn't cry at some point during the movie?) Thanks to TV and movies, deer are usually seen as friendly and sweet creatures, and there's no denying that they are indeed a majestic and beautiful animal. (Baby deer, known as fawns, are seriously the cutest!) After all, there's a reason why a female's beautiful eyes can be referred to as "doe eyes." (doe = a female deer. Thank you 'The Sound of Music'!)
These days, because of 'Bambi' and the Disney's 'Frozen' franchise, more people in the United States are considering the possibility of keeping deer as pets. But, truthfully, pet deer are a really bad idea. Here is why.
To read more on this story, click here: Why Pet Deer Are a Terrible Idea, But Still Exist
Keepers at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, tweeted a video of Echo, a seven-year-old male, making the sound on Tuesday. Watch him here:
To read more on this story, click here: Video shows a bird in an Australian zoo that has learned to perfectly mimic a human baby's crying
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. A cat is generally thought to be hypertensive when its systolic blood pressure is above 160mm Hg.
Are certain cats more likely to get high blood pressure?
In humans, hypertension is related to several factors, including a stressful lifestyle. Although not all causes of feline hypertension have been identified, stress does not appear to play a role in the development of this disorder in cats.
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Sir Darius Brown, 13, was born with a fine motor skill delay, so when he was eight years old his mother, Joy Brown, thought it would be useful for him to begin working with his hands.
His sister, Dazhai Shearz, was a hair stylist and at the time was making her own hair bows. Sir Darius wanted to be just like her, so his mother had the idea that he could become her “assistant,” helping her cut fabric and eventually using the sewing machine.
To read more on this story, click here: 13-year-old boy sews bow ties in adorable effort to help shelter animals get adopted
May's Military Appreciation Month was extra sweet for two dog handlers from America's armed forces.
American Humane reunited both Army Veteran Michael Stepnovich and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Wade Alfson with the military dogs they worked with overseas. Not only did each man get a hug from their canine partner again, Stepnovich and Ssgt. Alfson both adopted their former patrol pals since the dogs are retired from active duty.
To read more on this story, click here: Military Dog Handlers Reunite with and Adopt Their Former Canine Partners After Pups Retire
On Tuesday, a southern right whale appeared to be playing with a woman on a paddleboard, slowly pushing the board forward while observing its movement as it was swimming beneath the board, and a rare encounter was captured in the video. rice field.
“They are rare moments and banned,” said Oscar Comes, a local water sports tourism operator. “You can’t go looking for animals such as kayaks, stand-up boards, boats, etc.”
To date, more than 1,600 specimens have arrived near the city’s coast, according to Marcos Grosso, director of tourism in Puerto Madryn.
The whale watching season in Puerto Madryn is from May to December.
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Canine coronavirus disease, known as CCoV, is a highly infectious intestinal infection in dogs, especially puppies. Canine coronavirus is usually short-lived but may cause considerable abdominal discomfort for a few days in infected dogs. The virus is from the Coronaviridae family. The virus gets its name from the fact that when viewed from above under an electron microscope, the virus has a ring of projections that appear like a coronet, or a small crown made of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. There are many types of coronavirus, each affecting different animal species, including humans.
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All this month NBC4 is helping to Clear the Shelters and find forever homes for our furry friends.
To celebrate this year’s campaign, News4's legendary Pat Collins is back with another Pat’s Prized Pets challenge — he's uncovered the most peculiar-looking pets in the D.C. area.
We asked you to submit your derpy dogs, quirky cats and abnormal animals all week — and boy, did you deliver!
To read more on this story, click here: Pat's Prized Pets Challenge: Here Is the Unusual-Looking Pets Winner
Star athletes have made their countries proud, pushing themselves to the brink of human possibility to take home gold.
But one athlete has emerged whose star power overcomes creed or country, whose grace and excellence can be appreciated by anyone and everyone, no matter their attachment to sport.
Meet Mopsi, the dressage horse.
To read more on this story, and see the video, click here: The most thrilling athlete in Tokyo is Mopsi, the dressage horse who dances to club bangers