Been a while since Bigfoot has been in the spot light. I was beginning to worry. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

When she saw the animal attack her daughter and chase two other children, Pamela Berube beat it and held it pinned until cops arrived. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

The tuatara resembles a lizard and is found only in New Zealand.

To make the estimate of evolutionary speed, researchers recovered DNA sequences from the bones of ancient tuatara. The team found that although tuatara have remained largely unchanged physically over very long periods of evolution, they are evolving — at a DNA level — faster than any other animal yet examined. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A 375-pound male black bear was saved from a drowning death Saturday after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist pulled the tranquilized animal from the Gulf of Mexico (about 40 miles from Tallahassee) picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Pretty violent animal flick here. Who will win? Watch & see how cruel Mother Nature can be.

Micheal Vick has nothing on these three! picked by Moe 1 year ago

Upset that a stray rabid dog was fleeing with a duck from his compound, a man in southern India caught the animal, wrestled with it and bit it hard in the throat before it was beaten to death, a newspaper said. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Big, black dogs are often the last to be adopted from animal shelters, a phenomenon known in pet rescue circles as "black dog syndrome." picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

At some point, as a dog owner you’re not happy with your pet’s look anymore, so having gone through all the hip hairstyles, there’s nowhere to go. So you go and turn the poor animal into a walking traffic light or even a rainbow picked by doggylives 4 months ago

No,no, we won't go into a grocery store to buy a plastic bag with red flannels in it. No, we'll do it how our ancestors have done it for centuries.(don't look at the photo, it will make you sad) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A gallery of some really great pictures of animals: cute, nice and dangerous. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

An animal protection group on Friday rescued more than 200 animals, including 26 hissing cockroaches and two bearded dragons, from an eastern Texas home. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Extract from the BBC series The Life of Mammals focusing on a certain type of mole rat not famed for wearing things.

Fun fact - the naked mole rat is Sir David Attenborough's absolute least favourite animal. He thinks they are very ugly indeed. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

US wildlife officials who tried to capture a bear that had a jar stuck on its head, have shot the animal after it wandered into a busy Minnesota town picked by Chamale 2 months ago

An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch. picked by pulsisx 1 year ago

This is a cute rat invasion; still kind of creeped me out, though. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

A heart-wrenching account from an Animal Control Officer. Sitting here petting my dog, I almost cried reading it. picked by beckinacea 9 months ago

A donkey has been locked up by police in Mexico for assault and battery.

The animal, known locally as a burro, bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas state, police said. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A woman is asking that abuse charges be filed against an acquaintance who was pet-sitting for her potbellied pig and allowed the animal to get fat. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This list of the friendliest cats ever - particularly with children and strangers - was compiled with the assistance of many animal behaviorists and veterinarians: picked by power832 1 year ago

Bigfoot? Meh. If reports are to be believed, the Mongolian Death Worm is the ultimate animal psycho. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago