animal behavior

If you have a cat from hell, Jackson Galaxy may be the guy who can get little Mittens to start acting normal. Well, normal as a cat can be, anyway. Galaxy is the star of the new Animal Planet show "My Cat From Hell," which debuts May 7. The show features him helping owners of some very...

Following in the footsteps of other famous animals like Paul the octopus, two-headed tortoise Magdalena has taken on the role of tipster for the ice hockey World Championships in Slovakia. Magdalena an African spurred tortoise from the Slovakian town of Zilina was born with two heads...

Bahati the chimp seems more gympanzee than chimpanzee and certainly knows about those all-important stretches. Bahati is pictured doing what seem to be preparations for a heavy session in a fitness centre. The ape’s five-minute routine, seen by bemused onlookers, began with...

Meet the CAT who's just become the proud mother of a kitten-puppy - also in China, oddly enough. Zhou Yun, the cat's owner, says she knew her furry friend was pregnant so she wasn't surprised when she happened upon two kittens at the beginning of the month. On closer inspection...

Luna the cow has made a teenager Regina Mayer's riding dreams come true after the girl’s parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse. And, thanks to the hours Regina spent training Luna, they can enjoy more than just a leisurely canter. The beloved bovine regularly jumps over a hurdle...

British dog owners are being robbed by their canine companions - to the tune of £33 million pounds a year. New research commissioned by food manufacturer Bakers Complete found that nearly a quarter of the UK's dog population, representing around two million animals, are no more than...

It wasn't hoppy days for this tree frog when a hungry snake decided to hang out with it in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. The poor amphibian was happily hopping along when a hungry snake snatched it from above. And it was all downhill from the moment it left the ground as, following a...

A kitten who likes to squeeze into empty jars has no fear of getting into the tightest of spots. Ksyusha- a young Himalayan Cat - has been pictured in a variety of poses, including sat in the washing machine and under the kitchen table. The playful female kitten started squeezing itself...

Meet Smokey, the cat thought to have the loudest purr in the world – making a racket which feels ten times louder than a regular purr. Her roars of contentment have left her owners reaching for earplugs and unable to watch television or talk on the phone when she is nearby. ‘She has...

Marine biologists have long referred to the whale shark as "the world's biggest fish," but most never imagined that this mega-jaws could be this big. With new laser photography techniques, scientists now believe this particular shark can grow up to 65 feet long. But don't be scared -- the...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Parrots, like humans, choose to use one side of their body more than the other, with more of them left handed -- or, more precisely, left footed than anything else. Some species even try out both before deciding on one side. Australian researchers found...

Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course," so why does a seahorse look so much like, well, a horse? With the theme song from the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed" fading in the distance, the question of how seahorses...

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Link Removed Link Removed The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap would be suicidal, or at least an invitation for broken...

Link Removed The Komodo dragon is the world's largest flesh-eating lizard and living reptile. This amazing creature is only found in the wild on four small Indonesian islands, where they are vulnerable to disease, volcanic activity, and competition with feral dogs and man. It lives on the...