animals

Monkeys can be troublemakers. They steal. They're sloppy kissers. And if you're another animal, one might just jump on your back and use you as a taxi.

Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a delicious breakfast and help out our Northland pets.  The annual breakfast fundraiser for Friends Of Animals will happen Saturday, February 16th at the Cloquet VFW - from 8 to 11AM.

Lions, for example, are highly territorial beasts; most people seem well aware of this. But as it turns out, geese will defend their turf as well—and quite aggressively at times.

What things can we do for shelter dogs and cats and our own animals at home to keep them busy, happy, healthy, out of trouble, and challenged? What steps does an animal go through from arrival to adoption? These and more questions are answered and fun new tricks for pets, and fun information make up a kids camp.

The Lake Superior Zoo is making great strides in getting back to what it was before the floods, and even become something new. When you hear the new plans, the Zoo is looking to make a name for itself again.

On the phone with Anna from Animal Allies this morning and the talk of AA is cats.  First we will start with Ellie the cat the pet of the week. Ellie is a beautiful dilute torbie cat. This darling cat came in with her kittens, they were all adopted so now it's Ellies turn.

Warning: our obsession with baby animals is unstoppable. Can you honestly blame us, though? We're already suckers for anything fuzzy and adorable, but when it comes in a tiny version, we're just sucked in automatically. Remember miniature puppies or itty bitty kittens? Our point exactly.

Now, you might wonder what exactly a crow even needs with a small frying pan, but then you'd be missing the whole point, wouldn't you?

It's a little sad, but guinea pigs all-too-often get left out of the costuming mix. It's understandable considering their small stature and the limited amount of miniature clothes available for cute rodents, but there's no real excuse for us to overlook them so much.

For 30 minutes a 60 year old man was in frozen water, he had broken through the ice when he went to get the duck he shot. His faithful companion refused to leave him.

Today we have a triple threat of irresistible video to distract you.

Clemson student Nathan Weaver, sought out to help turtles as they crossed the road. He wanted to know why, and how could he help them be safer. What he got was a shocking glimpse into the dark souls of people.