ANIMALS

In this episode of SIDE HUSTLES, an animal-adoring farmer grapples with critics who think she’s a death-obsessed weirdo and tends to her animals, alive and dead.

Some animals do indeed need a little human presence to survive, such as the sunflower bee, which relies on conservation efforts to protect their habitat.

VICE News goes and finds out what that looks like.

Meet the Vicki who lives with crocodiles in her Australian home

Broadly meets Instagram star, Bikke the Chip.

What do you see when you imagine a taxidermist? You probably envision an older man or a scientist, but taxidermy is actually making a come back among young millennials who are interested in the DIY aspect of the craft.

In The Little Hours, an indie comedy released this month, foul-mouthed, nymphomaniac nuns run wild in a modern-day take on medieval times.

VICE investigates the flourishing trade in animal trafficking and how it impacts the depleting wildcat populations of Central and East Africa.

Wild boars are getting kicked out of deserted Japanese towns

We visit LA-based canine groomer Jess Rona, see how theater group Phantom Limb combines human and puppet actors to surreal effect for their newest play, Memory Rings and finally head to the Kalashnikovv Gallery in Johannesburg.

From NYC to South Africa, we explore the best in art on Culture Beat.

Motherboard goes to Reunion Island to investigate why this once an idyllic surfers paradise has experienced an increase in shark attacks in recent years.