Penguins are pretty great looking, but they offer more than just swagger. They can play iPad games and have a good time doing it. Or, you know, not really grasp what's going on. Read More >>

Look, it's just a given that people love their dogs stupid a lot. They also love Instagram effects and cute animals, broadly defined. We know this. But somehow Pack is only showing up now. Read More >>

Emperor penguins keep warm with thick layers of feathers and body fat. Everyone was told that by Morgan Freeman ages ago. Except, new thermal images show huge parts of the penguins' bodies are actually colder than the subzero air around them. Read More >>

Researchers at Brown University have made the first wireless, implantable, rechargeable brain-computer interface. Humans might be next in line for testing of the device, after 13 months of successful trials in monkeys and pigs. Read More >>

Awww, now isn't this precious? You can throw out all those mugs your kids had made with their pictures on the side because these Mugtails take adorable to a whole new level. Available with a variety of different animals on the side with their tales forming the handle, these mugs are so sweet you'll never need sugar in your coffee again. Read More >>

Looking more like something out of The Lorax than what you would find in Africa's Kalahari Desert, these fantastically decorated telephone poles are actually home to the aptly named Sociable Weaver bird. Read More >>

Have you ever wondered how many heartbeats an average person has in their lifetime? What about for cats or dogs or other animals? Turns out because of metabolic rates and size of different species, each animal gets around a billion beats. Read More >>

Some say that pets start to take after their owners, but to what extent? Will Socks start bogarting the remote? Are you going to have to pry the iPad out of Buster's paws? Actually, uhm, yeah; looks that way. It also looks adorable. Read More >>

Images captured by Google's Street View car on a dusty road in Botswana appear to show the camera vehicle knocking over a donkey, then driving away. Unconfirmed reports claim the driver was heard laughing about it, too. Read More >>

No man should have to drink alone—that's why we have pets. But assuming you don't want an angry Greenpeace protest outside your house yelling about how "alcohol is bad for dogs" and you need to "stop" and "get a job," you're going to need to find an alternative solution to your solitary drinking problem. Read More >>

Wildlife film maker Gordon Buchanan had a close shave with a polar bear, after one spent 40 minutes trying to work out how to crack open the perspex case he was sitting in. Read More >>

Dance, Twitter-Roach, Dance! If you're a big insect rights campaigner, look away now. An evil supervillain masquerading as an "artist" is finding new and convoluted ways to control (using Twitter no less) insect minions to do her dastardly bidding. Read More >>

Duke University has studied the mating habits of peacocks to find out the logic behind why males make a noise called a "hoot dash" before they, you know, do it. And the reason turns out to be pretty funny: The best way for a dude peacock to attract a lady peacock is to first fornicate with another peacock and make the honking call. Read More >>

Yesterday, a video supposedly showing a golden eagle swooping down to pluck a toddler from a Montreal park — it was unsuccessful, luckily — hit the internet. Great video! This morning, avian experts both amateur and professional began weighing in, saying the video was doctored, that the bird in question was not actually a golden eagle, that the bird's behaviour is unusual and that, all in all, it's probably fake. Read More >>

Between the exotic illnesses, oppressive heat, and the fact that you're no longer the top predator, studying the Serengeti National Reserves' plethora of fauna is a challenge unto itself. However, through the University of Oxford's most recent citizen scientist program, you can help researchers better understand the region's complex web of interdependent animal systems. Read More >>