Griffin Skyping with another former student, Gabriella. Given that almost everyone is now interacting with friends and family over platforms like ZOOM, Skype, FaceTime, etc., I’m often asked about how parrots might deal with virtual interactions. As with most questions about parrots, the answers are complicated. The primary issues involve their visual system, which differs

In September of 2019, Born Free released this short film, “The Bitter Bond” to show the cruel reality of the canned hunting industry. They released it with a petition that called for an end to canned hunting in South Africa, which garnered almost a quarter of a million signatures.  This September, they submitted it

3 min read “[I] turned him into some sort of god” 😂 This is Clyde — a sweet white cat with a larger-than-life personality. It’s not an easy quality to capture in photos. But by pure accident, Clyde’s owner did just that. Twitter/cloudcat28 Clyde lives with Twitter user Amanda Hyslop and her boyfriend. At home,

A worker was mauled to death by a performing brown bear after entering the animal’s cage at a top Russian circus. Valentin Bulich, 28, locked himself inside the cage with the unnamed beast, according to the world famous Great Moscow State Circus. The seven-year-old bear tore off his scalp, reports said. The world famous Great Moscow

3 min read “He’s quite spoiled” 💙 Sure, eating food from a bowl on the floor is fine for most pups — but Murphy’s dining preference is a little different. He prefers eat and chill. Audrey Waito One day, about two years ago, Murphy had a breakthrough. His family had filled his dog bowl in

Image by Jake Heckey from Pixabay Webinar: What Should I Feed? Nutritionally Balanced Diets are For the Birds! Date: Friday, October 16, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a free interactive webinar on October 16 – What Should I Feed? Nutritionally Balanced Diets are For

The 8-week-old cheetah cubs should have been with their mother. Instead, they were penned up in a small village near Erigavo, Somaliland, after a group of nomadic livestock farmers chased the mother away and captured the cubs from a nearby cave. “There were actually three [cubs],” Asma Bileh, a Somaliland veterinarian for the Cheetah Conservation

Conservationists warn that up to half a million sharks could be killed to produce the coronavirus vaccine. Sharks produce squalene, the natural oil in their livers, that’s used in vaccines around the world. Squalene is used to create a stronger immune response in the vaccine, therefore increasing its efficacy. GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company, uses squalene

3 min read Disney goals 🎵🐦 Peter Hayes and his girlfriend left London to be closer to nature, but they had no idea just how close they would get. During a recent rainstorm, the couple accidentally left their windows open only to discover that a flock of birds had invaded their bedroom. Peter Hayes “My

4 min read “I panned over to find her and that’s when I saw that face” 😂 Nobody likes getting caught doing something naughty — and Graycie is no exception.  The kitten is usually well-behaved and loving, except when it comes to food: “Graycie is very outgoing, loving, affectionate and food-driven,” Allison, Graycie’s mom who

4 min read DIY goals 😍 Sometimes the best present isn’t one you buy — it’s one you make by hand. That’s what a cat named Cat learned when her grandma decided to craft a special place for her to nap. Cat usually prefers to sleep on top of her dad’s feet, which can get a

Another 12 elephants in Zimbabwe have died in what appear to be “extremely sudden deaths” – taking the toll since last month to 34. The elephant deaths began on August 24 and come after hundreds of the animals mysteriously died in Botswana. A bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is thought to be behind the recent

Black Rail being banded by Erik Johnson, Audubon Louisiana’s director of bird conservation. Photo: William Widmer Some call it “mythical.” Others have dubbed it “the bird that doesn’t exist.” Of course, neither is true: While extremely rare and almost impossible to find, Black Rails are defintely real, and new steps taken this week aim to ensure the bird continues

Bradford Kasberg in Eggers Grove, Chicago. Photo: Frankie Pedersen The 1893 World’s Fair, held in Chicago, celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. To support the Columbian theme, city leaders raised statues of the explorer to honor what was widely regarded as his discovery and the subsequent conquest of a wild and empty

Rock Pigeon with string wrapped around its foot. Photo: LLMK/Alamy If you want to catch a pigeon, you’ll need to open your eyes. “The first thing you have to do is notice them, because a lot of people don’t see them on the ground,” says Helen Lukievics, a retired lawyer who has been catching pigeons

Northern Harrier. Photo: Joe Gliozzo/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON – “It is past time to end this futile attempt to weaken the 100-year-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act,” said Sarah Greenberger, interim chief conservation officer for the National Audubon Society. “We’ve lost 3 billion birds in North America in the last 50 years and two-thirds of those

Cerulean Warbler. Photo: Gary Robinette/Audubon Photography Awards The Delaware River Watershed is a system where resilient communities thrive alongside priority bird species, spanning 13,500 square miles of diverse habitat across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware. It’s a landscape that is home to more than 400 bird species and 8 million people. From the

A pride of seven lions from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape was put down on Tuesday after two escapes in a 24-hour period. In the first incident, in the early hours of Monday morning, three lions from the pride of seven escaped from the park’s northern boundary along the

Shutterstock Camping is a great way for you and your dog to welcome the fall together. While there can be a lot to keep track of in the woods (or even your backyard), these tips will help you both have a happy, safe time under the stars! Wildlife aside, fleas, ticks and germy unknowns are

Animal rescuers have been devastated to learn a giant tiger they released back in to the wild a year ago has been butchered by poachers. Male big cat Pavlik – an Amur tiger, which is one of the largest and most endangered tiger in the world – had been rescued as a cub and reared

Shutterstock While training pets can be challenging, a pocket full of treats will go a long way in your adventure together. But if you aren’t careful, treat training can lose its meaning, making it tougher to learn in the long run. We spoke to animal behaviorist Kelly Ballantyne about the best ways to motivate your