Animals

This past weekend I captured a bunch of clips of The Village on False Creek 's urban beaver (who has been named "Ollie" by the local media).

A new kitty once a week! Click here to find out how your cat can appear on Van City Kitty . Here are the deets on Hornby , submitted by VIA reader : Carmen W! Name: Hornby (aka "The Dude") ... Breed/Colouring: Grey tabby on top, white on the bottom .

Yesterday we shared THIS photo of the urban beaver that showed up in The Village on False Creek on Wednesday, and today... THIS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCTgvC8iQE&hd=1 Video by James Shearer on Youtube .

No biggie. Just a beaver swimming around Southeast False Creek near the Village , before he made his way into the wetlands and lurked around in the community gardens.

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No this photo was not photoshopped to look like 4 people are riding horses extremely fast on Spanish Banks, with Vancouver in the background. This actually happened last Thursday, and was shot by local photographer, Sean Lande . Whoa.

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Yesterday we published THIS breathtaking photo of 4 horses galloping at Spanish Banks, and there was some speculation (even internally!) that it was an April Fools hoax. A clever Photoshop job. It wasn't.

The Vancouver Aquarium recently went to great lengths to rescue this adorable baby sea otter! Learn all about its journey to Vancouver from Alaska and help choose a name for it HERE .

A new kitty once a week! Click here to find out how your cat can appear on Van City Kitty . Here are the deets on Neko , submitted by VIA reader : Jessica Kovach! Name: Neko ... Breed/Colouring: The noble "Long Haired Cow Cat" ...