Kabang, Philippine hero dog, returns home: The Philippine dog that lost half her face saving the lives of two girls returned home Saturday after treatment in the United States.

News that a sport-fisherman reeled in — and kept — a potentially record-setting mako shark off the Southern California coast earlier this week is making waves with conservationists, who berated the catch because shark populations are vulnerable to overfishing worldwide.

Kabang Hero Dog Update: After Surgery

Woolly Mammoth. Scientists describe the woolly mammoth remains found by a Russian boy in Russia’s northernmost peninsula of Taymyr as the best-preserved one since 1901. Scientists say it was the best mammoth find since 1901 as the 500 kg mammoth’s carcass is nearly intact adding that the eye, ear, skin, hair, tusks, mouth, rib cage, and even reproductive organs were clearly visible.

World’s most venomous snake. According to reports, the boy took himself to Kurri Kurri hospital with a bite on his left hand and the boy’s friend was carrying a plastic tub containing the world’s most venomous snake. The snake was later identified as the Inland Taipan, which is native to the arid regions of central Australia. The 17-year-old boy is in a serious but stable condition in a hospital in Australia after being given an anti-venom.

Japanese underwater photographer Yoji Ookata spotted an unusual mysterious circle in the seabed sand in Amami Ōshima, Japan, earlier this year. Unable to determine where it came from, the photographer returned with television crew from NHK to investigate. What they discovered is an unusual underwater sand artist.

Two-faced cat. Venus, the “two-faced cat” has captured the hearts of netizens around the world. She has become the newest viral sensation with her Reddit, Facebook, and YouTube videos amassing over 1 million views practically overnight. The two-faced cat is believed to be a rare calico-tortoise shell mix, and she has heterochromia which caused her to have different eye colors.

Fukushima mutant butterflies. Scientists in Japan have discovered genetic mutations in butterflies near Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. According to a team of researchers, they collected 121 adult pale grass blue butterflies in and outside Fukushima Prefecture in May 2011 and found out that around 12 percent showed signs of abnormalities, including smaller wings and damaged eyes. They also had changes in the shape of their legs and antennae.

George Edwards, a self-professed monster hunter believes he finally spotted the elusive Loch Ness Monster. His proof?, a new photo which he says is the best-ever taken of the legendary creature . See for yourself! Is this the best photograph ever taken of the elusive Nessie?

Dolphin Mourns: A dolphin mourns the passing of her baby calf and carries it on her back for days off the coast of Guangxi Zhuang region, in China. The touching ‘mourning ritual’ was spotted by tourists in China and, according to reports, the baby was possibly killed by a boat propeller because of a large cut across the belly of the dead calf.

Six-foot lizard on loose (Animal News by Pinoyhalo). Authorities said that a six-foot-long Nile monitor lizard is on the loose in Teller County, Colorado. A reverse 911 was sent to the residents of the Woodland West, Westwood Lakes and Rosewood Hills sub-divisions on Monday morning around 11:30 to warn them about a black 25-pound lizard that escaped from its owner. According to reports, the six feet reptile which has gone missing after breaking a mesh leash can be aggressive though the owner said that the lizard he calls Dino is harmless.

Mermaid Body Found (Entertainment News by Pinoyhalo). The show “Mermaids: The Body Found” has sparked debate once again about the possible existence of the creature when it was re-aired on Discovery Channel on Sunday. FYI, the US government has released a statement on June 27 declaring that mermaids don’t exist via The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s official website after they received calls from confused viewers of Animal Planet’s fictional show called “Mermaids: The Body Found,” when it was first aired in May.

A 2-foot-long python slipped into the crib of sleeping baby boy from Mattoon, Illinois, and wrapped itself around the child’s foot trying to eat it. According to reports, at around 11pm on Monday, the boy’s parents heard their son crying, and when they went to check on him they found a ball python wrapped around the baby’s left foot. The 1-year-old boy’s dad, Devin Winans, used a blanket to pull the python off the child and turned the animal over to the Coles County Animal Shelter. The mother took his son to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center to be treated for a bite, a bruise and scratches.

Cats are cute, adorable, huggable that’s why women love them, but a new study in Denmark found that they can also increase a cat lady ‘s suicide attempts. According to reports, the study published in a scientific journal this week suggests that women who own cats run a higher risk of having mental health problems and suicide attempts because of a parasite that can be caught from cat feces.

Entertainment news by Pinoyhalo. Mermaids the Body Found not a documentary. The US government has released a strange statement on June 27 declaring that mermaids don’t exist via The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s official website after they received calls from confused viewers of Animal Planet’s fictional show called “Mermaids: The Body Found.”

LOLONG, PHILILIPPINES’ GIANT CROCODILE OFFICIALLY THE LARGEST CROC IN CAPTIVITY IN THE WORLD – GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS…Lolong, the giant crocodile captured last year in the Philippines, has been officially declared the largest in captivity by the Guinness World Records. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) was trapped in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Province of Mindanao, Philippines after he became the prime suspect for the death of a young girl at Agusan Marsh in early March 2009, and later the disappearance of a fisherman close to Bunawan Village.

On Sunday, the world marks the total extinction of the rarest creature in the world, the Pinta Island tortoise, with the death of the famed giant tortoise named Lonesome George. Lonesome George, a celebrated conservation icon and a subspecies of giant Galápagos tortoise, passed away on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador said in a statement. He is the only remaining Pinta Island giant tortoise who gained notoriety when he failed to produce offspring.

ARMORED CATFISH IN SOUTH FLORIDA DAMAGING LAKES. Millions of armored catfish are damaging South Florida’s lakes. This kind of catfish known for helping fish tanks clean became a big problem because the fish is causing erosion in neighborhood lakes.

Cat-sized rats in Florida’s Grass Key have recently began showing up in the yards of local residents despite ecological efforts to kill them. Wildlife officials fear that the giant hungry rodents called the Gambian pouch rats could devastate local crops and upset the delicate ecological balance if they manage to reach the Florida mainland.

Titanoboa scale model. A life-sized replica of Titanoboa, the largest snake the world has ever seen, was revealed on March 22 at Grand Central Terminal in New York. Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History, “Titanoboa: Monster Snake,” opening to the public March 30.