Jezebel: Animal

Program Matches Adorable Shelter Pets With Their Perfect Owners

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:40:00 EST

There seems to be no end to the things animal shelters can learn from online dating sites. First, it was that using a good picture means you're more likely to get picked. And now, many shelters are using a system called Meet Your Match, which was developed by the ASPCA. It's a program that matches up pets and the people looking to adopt them using a color-coded system that takes into account personalities, energy levels, and needs. More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:10:00 EDT

Image via Bunny Food. More »

Bearly There (Updated, With 100% More Actual Bears!)

Lauri Apple — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:25:09 EST

This tiny polar bear cub will not eventually grow up to be 770 to 1,500 pounds—half that, if it's female (because it's not real). The wonders of ~~nature~~ Tatiana Scalozub! More »

Seal Isn't the Only Seal Who Sings

Lauri Apple — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:20:12 EST

Did you know that seals-the-animals also "sing" little songs underwater? Scientists think it might improve their navigation and/or hunting. Besides having musical abilities, seals are also just damned cute, as this gallery of 101 shows. Hard to pick a favorite. More »

TGIF

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:50:00 EDT

[Image by Sean Gordon via Zooborns.]

How Ke$ha Divides The Masses And Tears Us Apart

Sadie Stein — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Ke$ha. No matter what you think of her, you can't argue that the "Tik Tok" singer has managed make herself a topic. And in doing so, she is severing the musical ties that bind. It's a pop-culture Civil War. More »

Animal/Style

Anna Holmes — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:50:00 EST

[Las Vegas, December 8. Image via Flynet]

Interspecies Campaigning

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:45:00 EST

In a story that seems straight out of The Onion, PETA has begun a campaign to rename fish as “sea kittens” in order to improve their image. More »

He'll be feeling a bit wuff this morning.

eurotrash — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:18:10 EST

Forget Posh and Becks, meet the new darling of New York: More »