News Stories

Sometimes it is the footnotes in history that are the most curious and interesting. This is true with the case of the parachuting live sheep. This tidbit of history occurred during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War which took place between 1932 and 1936 in northeast Ethiopia. The area was the Danakil Desert, which was dubbed "the cruelest place on Earth" by National Geographic. It was also most likely one of the largest grocery deliveries ever.

Who are the smartest monkeys now? For the second time in under a year, dozens of macaque monkeys have busted out of a Japanese zoo.

A good number of pets in India were separated from their owners by the pandemic. According to a Fox News report, they were just left behind.

I thought I'd conduct some research to learn whether or not pets, in general, are binge-watchers?

Brother Cream, Hong Kong's famous celebrity and charity cat, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge at a time his hometown needs him the most.

This is a tale of bird tales. The theme of 'bird visitations' is common in literature. Jasper Doest's and Edgar Allan Poe have that in common.

Crowds vanished, opening cities, resorts, villages, and area attractions, allowing animals to take over our vacant space. Overnight, the world turned into the 1995 film Jumanji, when wild beasts descended upon the streets of everyday life.

An impromptu on-camera catfight in the background left a veteran Filipina reporter wondering whether working from home was really the best idea.