Help Save Budi the Baby Orangutan
Budi the forest-person (Orangutan) is only one year old but has already suffered so much. He's been neglected and alone in a chicken cage for most of his short life and he's very sick. It's likely that he was t...
How to End Whaling in the Faroe Islands
Welcome to the desolate and rugged Faroe Islands, 18 inhospitable rocky projections precariously nestled halfway between Iceland and Norway in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. This is the home of ...
How Drones Are Empowering a New Era of Animal Protection
When Ecologist Lian Pin Koh gave his talk: A drone's-eye view of conservation at TEDGlobal in 2013 I knew we had just entered a new age for animal protection. Two things I regularly geek out on are animals and ...
Australian Idiot Wins Darwin Award Nomination
Here's some deadly ammunition for the next time you need to ask "Just how stupid can people get?" Meet Harrison Williams, a 26-year-old Australian man who decided jumping into shark-filled water surrounding a m...
Playing With Pigs
Pigs are pretty awesome. And as poignantly pointed out by the Oatmeal, pigs are probably more awesome than you. Studies have illustrated pig's formidable intelligence in the animal kingdom - ranked behind chimp...
Could we speak the language of dolphins?
Did you know dolphins have culture and language? Bottlenose dolphins babysit the children from their neighbors in the Atlantic spotted dolphin community? They use tools, recognize themselves in mirrors, and hav...
The Interspecies Internet
What do dolphin researcher Diana Reiss, musician Peter Gabriel, MIT Internet visionary Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf, Father of the Internet have in common? Give up?
They're all interested in interspecies c...
How We Rescued the Dancing Bears
In this video, Kartick Satyanarayan from Wildlife SOS spoke at TEDIndia 2009 in Mysore about their work rescuing Sloth Bears from a long-standing cultural tradition of abuse.
The nomadic Qalandar people in I...
How Humans And Animals Can Live Together
In this video, Dr. Jane Goodall speaks at TEDGlobal in 2007 about her community projects which are helping people in Africa raise their standard of living while simultaneously protecting animals and the environ...
Make the Connection
Make the connection. If you haven't yet removed animal products from your life you are causing suffering in the world for the sake of your status and personal gratification. Many still live with and love animal...
Andras Forgacs | Bioprinting Leather & Meat
In 2012, it took the growth and slaughter of 60 billion land animals to feed and clothe 7 billion humans. In 30 years, by 2050, the world's human population is likely to hit 10 billion. By today's standards it ...
How Animals Exhibit Morality
"If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion." Dr. Frans de Waal
Dr. ...
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
In 1983, David and Shiela Siddle found themselves with a wounded young chimpanzee after he was rescued from poachers in the DRC. And this was the beginning of the world's oldest, largest and most reputable chim...
Ape Action Africa
Ape Action Africa (AAA) is a UK and USA based charity who helps endangered gorillas and chimpanzees in Cameroon, Africa. Formed in 1996 as the Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (CWAF) they re-branded as AAA in 2009 to...
Red Pandas Found in Myanmar
Researchers from Fauna & Flora International have captured the first film evidence of Red Pandas in the wilds of north-eastern Myanmar. High up in the bamboo-conifer forests of the Imawbum Mountains the adorabl...
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Dr. Jane Goodall Interview
Dr. Jane Goodall's recent visit with Last Week Tonight host John Oliver in which the good doctor discusses the merits of potential chimp names like "Jessica Chimpson" and "Poothrow Hitler" while schooling John ...
Weezer | Island in the Sun
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain
Spike Jonze filmed this video with Weezer in the hills outside Los Angeles, California. Severa...
Holy Fuck | Red Lights
Canadian electronica band Holy Fuck has graced the stages of Coachella, CMJ Music Marathon, Halifax Pop Explosion, POP Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Vegoose, Evolve Festival, Lollapa...
Maroon 5 | Animals
Maroon 5's new video for "Animals" simultaneously exemplifies everything that’s fucked up about how our society views both women and animals. Kudos to them for having the balls to create this bloody little gem....
Matt Gets Hiccups
Matt the Baboon was a friendly chap who lived in a wild troop near The Crags, Western Cape, South Africa. He was a good friend. When Matt found some fresh goodies in the garden or the fruit trees he inhaled the...