Animals

May 28, 2015

This Adorable Pug May Be the Smallest in the World

In January, Joanne Astley's pug Ruby gave birth to a litter of four puppies and one of them turned out to be a bit different from the others. Pip weighs about 1 lb. and is less than 4 inches tall, making her owner think that she could be the smallest pug in the world. “She must be Britain's smallest pug – if not the smallest pug in the world,” Astley told Daily Mail.

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October 19, 2014

Bailey the Golden Retriever Acts Like a Human in These Funny Photos

The golden retriever breed is renowned for their calm and gentle demeanor, and this beautiful canine known as Bailey might just be the most patient of all. Her owner has recently posted photos that show the dog dressed in people clothes and doing human things while looking oblivious about them. If the image of her sitting at the computer (above) looks familiar, it's because you might've seen it before.

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September 4, 2014

Dreamy Ark-Like Whales Carry Entire Worlds on Their Backs

For millennia, cultures around the world have celebrated the origin myth of a giant animal—such as a turtle or elephant—supporting the world on its back. Beijing-based artist Ruilin Wang reinterprets that image in DREAMS-ark, an evocative series of sculptures that depict whales carrying entire landscapes on their backs. Each large-scale work consists of a distinct type of whale paired with a different world. Rocky, alpine mountains sprout from the back of a sleek blue whale.

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