I’m not really one to throw stones at glass houses … NOT! So of course when Redneck and I are talking politics, we get into some heated debates. Well, okay, we’re not giving up our... Read more >>

This is part of an ad campaign for the Calgary Zoo. Fantastic! Although it might be poorly received in San Francisco at the moment because of the tiger attack. Text: "Come face-to-face with the... Read more >>

People walk by mimicking me, acting foolish and free. Wandering about without a care, not even for little ol’ me. Oh, these humans think they’re doing me a favor … capturing... Read more >>

Zoos all over the world are working on making their animal exhibits more suitable for the animals. Elephant exhibits are the hardest to accommodate for. Elephants can roam over fifty miles a day and... Read more >>

Whenever I think of wild animals on the loose, an image from the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys immediately comes to mind. It’s the scene where Philadelphia’s streets are teeming with animals... Read more >>

Planning for the annual Spring Break holiday for school age children has become one of the more stressful challenges of competitive parenting—not up there quite as paramount as the homemade... Read more >>

For thirty-six hours, Maria Crane waited and watched from behind a solid wall with mesh openings. She kept quiet. Crane, the lead veterinarian at Zoo Atlanta, was monitoring a female panda that was... Read more >>

If you haven’t been to a zoo in a while, the word may conjure up visions of rusty cages, forlorn elephants shuffling around on beds of straw, and a couple of listless lions yawning and... Read more >>