Animals & Nature

Rhubarb is one of those flavors that divides people along pretty clean lines – you love the tart bite of it or you can’t stand the stringy nature, and there’s very little in between. That said, you don’t have to eat it to be interested in how and where certain plant life settles in the...

If Ben & Jerry’s isn’t already your favorite ice cream flavor, first of all, you’re wrong. Their ice cream is delicious, the flavors are superb, their names are on point, they’re always consistent, and yeah, it’s totally worth the money. Throw in the fact that they’re also active in the social justice arena, and I...

I had heard before how intelligent octopuses are, that they’re great at solving problems and generally trouble to keep around. That said, it wasn’t until I saw Finding Dory that it really sank in. Now, scientists are telling us that not only are they smart, they’re kind of the bullies of the sea, too. This new...

I have a friend who told me a few months ago that he was going vegetarian for a while to see how he liked it. We were chatting a little while after he started his new diet and I asked him what he was making for dinner that night. His answer: salmon. I was a...

Fifty years ago Oregon had a “whale of a problem” explained reporter Paul Linnman. In November of 1970, a 45-ft, 8-ton whale carcass washed ashore in Florence, OR just 60 miles west of Eugene and the nearest beach town. It had been so long since a whale washed ashore, none of the locals remembered exactly...

It’s a popular pastime to make fun of ridiculous, made up, not-pronounceable baby names for humans, but what about the things people choose to name their pets? What about those poor dogs, cats, bunnies, and other animals out there with truly terrible names? It’s high time we bring their plights into the light, and these...

Okay, fair warning – these pictures are about how zookeepers weigh all kinds of animals, but mostly, they’re an excuse to look at adorable baby animals mugging for the camera. I have a feeling you’re down for both, though, so check out these 17 tricks zookeepers use to make sure they get accurate weights on all...

Anyone who has ever owned a pet knows that it can be tricky to get a good weight for them. They’re wiggly, they’re uncooperative, and that’s just for relatively small animals, right? Now think about being a zoo vet and having to weigh things like hippos and giraffes…it would get pretty complicated, right? Luckily, people...