Sloth Bears Explore Habitat
The Woodland Park Zoo's twin cubs love jumping, leaping and climbing in their exhibit
Meet the adventurous duoAmy Sinatra Ayres
Amy is a freelance writer and editor who worked on breaking news for ABC and AOL before she started writing Pet Scoop for Vetstreet.com. (Don't tell anyone, but pet news is much more fun!)
She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two young daughters, who all share a love for their very spoiled chocolate Labrador, Grizzly. Now closing in on age 10, Grizzly has taken up a new hobby: stealing food. The whole family has learned that they can't turn their backs for a second if they still want to eat what's left on their plates.
Grizzly spends his days lying by Amy's feet in her home office as she writes for Crittr and Vetstreet.
Our favorite French cat, Henri, who’s famously filled with ennui, has just released a book — but he’s not happy about it. (You didn’t expect him to be, did you?)
Instead, he’s depressed that his owner gets all the credit.
If you haven’t caught all of the award-winning Henri’s previous work (or if you need to relive his best films), be sure to check out: "Henri 1 and 2", "Henri 3," "Le Vet" and "Henri Politique".
A 5-month-old baby giraffe named Dave stretches his long legs as he makes his outside debut at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in April.
We love how it looks like he just breaks out to run around his enclosure for fun.
The energetic calf was born at the zoo in November, and bounded around with other members of the herd, including his mom, 6-year-old Arnieta, and four other giraffes.
It’s all in the eye of the beholder, right?
Amid slobbery competition, 4-year-old Huckleberry snagged the coveted “Beautiful Bulldog” crown in Des Moines, Iowa.
“We are just so proud of him,” said the winner’s owner, Stephanie Hein.
But Huckleberry? “He couldn't care less,” she admitted. Still, Hein credits his “connection with the judges” — including his loving kisses for them — with his win.
Marianne Hale, San Francisco Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo’s baby Sumatran tiger is a girl — and she’s a beauty.
During a five-minute 5-week exam, the veterinary staff at the zoo was able to determine that the cub is in excellent health, is up to 8 pounds thanks to her mom’s care... and a lack of “competition at the ‘milk bar,’” officials say.
The cub was born to Leanne on Feb. 10, and her keepers say mom is both protective and encouraging when her little one ventures outside of their nest box.
“Since the exam, we’ve been able to conduct brief socialization sessions with the cub to get her used to her keepers,” says Corinne MacDonald, curator of carnivores and primates at the zoo. “As we learned with Leanne’s last litter, she is an extremely attentive mother and allows us in the same space as the cub as long as she is able to watch from an adjoining enclosure.”
Dun dun. Dun dun… a cat wearing a costume and riding a Roomba vacuum does his best shark impression while chasing a little duckling. Oh, and a dog in a hammerhead shark costume eventually gets into the mix too.
The video was posted on YouTube right after Halloween (hence the costumes), but it’s taken the Internet by storm just this week. And we don’t want you to miss it!
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SeaWorld San Diego
We can't resist those puppy dog... er, seal pup eyes!
Estimated to be only a few days old, this Pacific harbor seal pup was rescued by SeaWorld San Diego from a local beach in early March.
The baby seal, who appeared to be separated from its mother, is off exhibit and being bottle-fed by the facility’s animal rescue team.
The pup, one of 100 marine mammals rescued by SeaWorld San Diego so far this year, is expected to make a full recovery and be returned to the wild.
