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Some parents feel an immediate, loving connection when meeting their child for the first time. Zawadi, a male lion at the Oregon Zoo, is not that kind of parent. Since their birth last fall, lion cubs Kamali, Zalika and Angalia have been cared for primarily by their mother and zoo staff. During the last week of February, the three girls were introduced to their father, Zawadi, who did not se

This is so cute! Ben, the Labrador, lives at a hotel in Tory Island in Ireland and every morning he goes out for a swim… Well, it’s not just a swim, he goes to meet his friend Duggie, a dolphin! Look at them!

Use satellite technology as an early warning system when sharks swim close to populated beaches, rather than killing them A large female tiger shark pulled alongside the Western Australia Fisheries vessel. Photograph: Courtesy Sea Shepherd Australia The halting of shark cull in Western Australia suggests commonsense may have finally prevailed when it comes to shark conservation. It might no

Divers exploring the waters off Costa Rica recently had an extraordinary encounter with one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures, who, in the throes of a life-threatening predicament, approached them as if to ask for their help. The group was partway through their dive when an enormous manta ray appeared in the distance, swimming in their direction. As the animal got closer, the divers noti

Watch closely as this spearfisher has a close call with a whale shark in the Atlantic Ocean.

This is cute… a puppet dog defends its bone against a few real dogs… Funny! We got tired of pranking plain-old humans, so we're going after canines! They have much better reactions than their owners anyway.

Watch this adorable moment when, much to Mom and Dad’s enjoyment, Dinky the Great Dane argues and throws a major temper tantrum — because she’s jealous that brother Ro-Ro is getting all the “lovies!” This video couldn’t be cuter if it tried. What an expressive pup, using big words like that. It’s okay Dinky, you’ll get your very own attention soon enough. Give your brother a c

A 2 ton, 15 foot Great White barrels into my cage and brakes through the bars... Patrick Walsh - Filming Paul Damgaard - Avoiding Sharks Mouth CC - The Shark "On November 4th we had an incident that was pretty darned exciting. CC, or Cut Caudal, one of our regular sharks, accidentally ran into one of the main cages on the Searcher. CC came up nearly vertical about 20 feet away from the cag

photo credit: Gilpatrick/Lynn/NOAA, via University of Washington. Measuring some 30 meters (100 feet) in length and weighing in at a whopping 200 tons (181 metric), blue whales are the largest animals on Earth. In fact, they’re the heaviest animals to have ever lived on our planet, weighing more than the largest known dinosaur. Unfortunately, these iconic whales are an endangered species. T

Easily one of the funniest, most brilliant pranks I’ve ever seen. What happens when you put a terrifying tarantula costume on a funny, friendly dog? HILARITY! The reactions this gets from unsuspecting people as the mutant spider-dog runs up to them — priceless. If this happened to me, I would absolutely freak out — until I realized this monster was actually a pup. I hate spiders, but I