Wild Animals

Here’s a little fact: there are 4,000 black rhinos in the entire world, down from 70,000 in the 1960s.

You hear that chirp in the brisk morning of January and you say “what?” And for good reason. You wouldn’t be caught dead outside with three coats, two socks, a hat, mittens, all while you’re standing directly on top of an open fire.

Baby … it’s cold outside!

Sometimes we forget that despite our amazing and seemingly human-specific characteristics, we are, in fact, still animals. Which is why it shouldn’t be so surprising that animals share similar emotional responses as we. This includes the emotional need to mourn.

Whether you’re an avid birdwatcher or you’re simply an animal lover who wants to help all species survive, there are steps you can take right in your own backyard to make the winter season a little more bearable for the birds and mammals that frequent your outdoor space.

One question that’s asked around this time of year is whether reindeer are real. Sure, kids worldwide ask about Santa, but even some adults, who have long since retired their Santa beliefs, wonder whether reindeer are real, or not.

There’s a reason you can’t kill that fly with a rolled up newspaper – you’re moving too slow.

Few things have been so controversial in this world than the debate over whether a bear hibernates.

They call it a dance. A graceful compilation of movement equal to the brushstrokes of a painter. But neither the waltz nor impressionism end in the slaying of a living being, which is why so many people have a hard time accepting bullfighting as cultural.