Hermes breeds their own crocodiles to meet bag demand

French fashion giant Hermes has decided to open their own crocodile farms in Australia to meet the heavy demand for their handbags made of crocodile skin. Customers who order these bags, some at over $48,000 US, can...

Komodo Dragons attack Indonesians, becoming more aggressive

Komodo Dragons on the tropical islands of southeastern Indonesia have been living side by side with their human neighbours for years, but the islanders have been noticing an increasing amount of attacks on...

Another Inconvenient Truth - Human Destroying Sea Life

The consequences of the Earth warming is coming to our attention. We are witnessing hotter heat spells, longer - sharper and more daming droughts, radical storms and more intense flooding. The Human is doing more...

Alligators next to a play park Is this a combination for disaster

Palm Bay Fl. Palm Bay regional Park is a great place for the family. It often has soccer games, a clean play area for children upto ages 12, A cricket field, basketball courts, dog walking and camping. Many...

Joined at the Hip: These Siamese Twins are BIRDS!

"Conjoined twin Barn swallows, Hirundo rustica, found July 17, 2008 in Searcy, Arkansas after they fell from their nest. Image: Samuel Peebles (Daily Citizen, AP Photo). Last week, a homeowner discovered a pair of...

Baby crocodiles talk to each other in their eggs

"Baby crocodiles "talk" to their mothers and their unborn siblings even before they hatch, perhaps indicating that they are ready to leave the egg, according to new research.French scientists Amelie Vergne and...

Global warming puts Madagascar's reptiles and amphibians in danger of extinction

After surveying Madagascar's animals for over ten years, researcher Christorpher Raxworthy Of the American Museum of Natural History predicts that at least three species of amphibians and reptiles could be extinct...

Lost Scuba Divers Survive Deadly Dragon, Currents on Remote Island

" All five Europeans who vanished while scuba diving in treacherous waters off eastern Indonesia were found alive Saturday on a remote island, police and family members said.The divers — three from Britain and...

London Zoo celebrates its 180th birthday

I remember my first trip to London Zoo.I was about 9 and  my mum promised my brother and I she would take us one day when we were off school. So when that day finally came, I was so excited. I had never seen...

Dancing with crocodile!

"No, no, not the crocodiles, the tamers of course. I mean I don’t see how else anyone could get a human to the things this guys does with these giant reptiles.This guy rests his head in the mouth of the...

Dog Care and Training information from Know Better Dog Food

Dog Care and Training information from Know Better Dog Food - an all natural ... Dog Behavioural Health and Temperament. Ingredients. Details. Benefits ...

FDA Should Expand Pet Food Recall

Animal rights advocates are calling on federal food safety regulators and pet food companies to expand a nationwide recall of dog and cat food to include dry varieties, claiming it makes pets sick.

B.C. gallery changes exhibit to allay cruelty concerns

"The Vancouver Art Gallery is retooling part of a controversial exhibit that puts together living insects and reptiles as a representation of society. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) had objected to part of an exhibit by Chinese-born artist Huang...

Snake Massage: Ssssssoothing.

I am not affiliated with this company, but I wish I had thought of this. Snakes are not slimy, but dry, strong and firm: ideal candidates to became Registered Massage Therapists. The photos published in the...

Buckets of blood readied for Slovenian's Amazon swim

"LIMA (Reuters) - Few would even dare swim the Amazon river bank to bank but Slovenian Martin Strel plans to swim 3,375 miles down the world's greatest river, defying piranhas, snakes, crocodiles and even sharks. Buckets of animal blood will be loaded onto support boats to...

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