Showing posts with the label Animals

The Killer Whales of Eden

Feb 26, 2024

The Thaua people, who reside around Twofold Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, share a special bond with killer whales or...

Ashkelon Dog Cemetery

Feb 5, 2024

About 50 km south of Tel Aviv, on the Mediterranean coast, near the ancient city of Ashkelon, archaeologists from the 1985 Leon Levi Expedit...

Bob The Railway Dog

Jan 29, 2024

In the heart of South Australia's railway history, a charming and loyal canine companion left an indelible paw print on the tracks – Bob...

Eulogy of The Dog: The Story of ‘Old Drum’

Jan 19, 2024

George Graham Vest spent twenty-four years in the United States Senate, serving from 1879 to 1903. However, his most notable legacy stems fr...

How A Dog Saved Darwin From Bombing

Oct 19, 2023

Throughout history, animals have held significant roles in wars and conflicts. Cavalry horses were deployed to charge the enemy, pigeons con...

Porphyrios, The Whale That Spread Terror Among Byzantine Sailors Of The 6th Century

Sep 27, 2023

In his novel Moby Dick , Herman Melville recounts numerous cases of cetaceans turning against whalers who were hunting them, attacking their...

The Sad Tale of Ethelbert The Orca

Jul 18, 2023

Orcas or killer whales have an enormous range, inhabiting all of the world's oceans. In the northeast Atlantic, they appear in abundance...

Cows Who Gained Fame by Escaping From Slaughterhouses

Jul 6, 2023

Stories of animals successfully escaping slaughterhouses can inspire hope and serve as a catalyst for change. Slaughterhouses have long been...

Penelope, The Platypus Who Faked a Pregnancy And Fooled The Zoo

Jul 5, 2023

In 1947, there were only two platypuses in America—Penelope and Cecil. They were brought to New York’s Bronx Zoo all the way from Australia ...

Jimmy The Raven

Jun 19, 2023

One of the most prolific actors of Hollywood has over six hundred acting credits to his name, but you haven’t even heard of him. Yet, if you...

Andy, The Goose Who Wore Sneakers

Jun 14, 2023

In 1988, Gene Fleming, a farmer and livestock equipment manufacturer from Hastings, Nebraska, was visiting his sister-in-law’s farm in Harva...

Dickin Medal: Honoring Animals For Wartime Bravery

Jun 7, 2023

Animals have been an indispensable part of warfare and combat since ancient times. The ancient Greeks and the Romans trained their dogs spec...

Why The Australian Jewel Beetle Love Beer Bottles

May 24, 2023

The Australian jewel beetle (Julodimorpha bakewelli ) is a large golden-colored beetle species that is found all over South Australia in ari...

Malm Whale: The World’s Only Taxidermied Whale

Apr 26, 2023

Marine animals such as whales and dolphins, amphibians such as frogs and salamanders, and fish are difficult to taxidermy because their skin...

The Red Dog of Pilbara

Apr 24, 2023

Throughout the 1970s, an Australian Kelpie nicknamed Red Dog was frequently found roaming across the vast Pilbara region in Western Australi...

Kallima Inachus: The Butterfly That Pretends to be a Dead Leaf

Jan 30, 2023

A walk through the forests and rainforests of Southeast Asia may bring us a curious surprise. Perhaps at a certain moment while walking we n...

Elephant Memorial in Teluk Intan

Nov 16, 2022

Elephants are reputed to have a great memory. They are also reputed to never forgive. There have been tales where elephants have sought re...

Bummer And Lazarus: San Francisco’s Beloved Dogs

Nov 1, 2022

The California Gold Rush brought not only people to the gold fields but dogs as well. These canines served foremost as companions to miners,...

The Windham Frog Fight of 1754

Oct 6, 2022

Drive through the small town of Windham in Eastern Connecticut, United States, and you’ll wonder why the people here have a strange obsessio...

Félicette: The Cat Who Went to Space

Sep 8, 2022

During the early years of space flight, animals were frequently flown into space and their bodies examined to investigate the various physio...