Animals.


Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

14 January 2022

New species of frog found in Panama named in honor of Greta Thunberg

An international team led by biologists from Panama and Switzerland discovered a new species of frog in a Panamanian cloud forest and has named it “Greta […]
28 December 2021

Elephants in Thailand are suffering the impact of Covid-19 on tourism

Thailand’s elephants are suffering the side effects of the pandemic and its impact on the tourism sector. For decades, Thailand’s elephants have served as entertainment for […]
23 December 2021

Camels with Botox and silicone disqualified from beauty contest

During King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, a popular beauty contest for camels held in Saudi Arabia, 43 contestants were disqualified for having subjected the animals to various […]
15 December 2021

Help choose the wildlife photographer of the year

Each year, more than 50,000 photographs are submitted to enter the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award at London’s Natural History Museum. The jury selects 100 […]
24 November 2021

European Parliament urges the EU to stop the use of animals in research

Ministers of the European Parliament (MEPs) are requesting an EU-wide action plan with ambitious and achievable objectives as well as timelines for phasing-out the use of […]
19 November 2021

If you’re planning to board a plane with a pet this information might prove useful to you

Traveling by air with a pet can be a cause of stress, especially if you don’t know what kind of treatment will be offered to your […]
18 November 2021

Portugal offers a unique location for your dog’s holidays

The dream of Marina DePraetere, now Chairwoman of the Board of the Santuário Animais sem Fronteiras (Animals without Borders Sanctuary, began with her love for animals. […]
10 November 2021

Wet nose in the salty air

Spoiler alert. This is a dog story. If you’re a cat person, ambivalent about dogs , don’t take short breaks, or oddly, hope this is going […]
5 October 2021

New law to ban swimming with Hawaii’s spinner dolphins

On September 28th, the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries) finalized a rule authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection […]
31 August 2021

Pod of dolphins surrounded a swimmer stranded at sea for 12 hours

A man was “miraculously” rescued 2.5 miles from land after being surrounded by dolphins who are believed to have helped him after he was swept underwater […]
24 August 2021

Two whales born on the same day in the Azores

Two sperm whales were born hours apart, but more than 200 kilometers from each other in the Azores islands. The birth of two whales on the […]
12 August 2021

China’s wandering elephants finally head home after a long journey

China’s most famous wandering herd of elephants could end its epic at an early date. After 17 months of wandering through the south of the country, […]
10 August 2021

Rwanda makes room for increasing number of Gorillas

Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is located in the far northwest of Rwanda, Central Africa. The park protects the steep slopes of the magnificent Virunga mountain range […]
9 August 2021

Fish with ‘human’ teeth caught in North Carolina

A fish caught recently in North Carolina, USA has caused a stir thanks to its alarmingly human-like teeth. Jennette’s Pier, a fishing destination in Nag’s Head, […]
5 August 2021

Spending the night in a horse’s stable with a horse? Yes, you can

We people like to travel. A long time ago, only the happy few got to do it and even longer ago, travel just stood for business. […]
4 August 2021

Tourists fined $500 for touching endangered monk seals in Hawaii

In Hawaii, a federal agency has issues a fine of $500 each, in two separate cases, to visitors who unlawfully touched a resting endangered Hawaiian monk […]