A small-scale Chinese animated film is making big waves, becoming a surprise hit for homegrown animation. Niu Lai, a locally made cartoon movie, has earned $1.7 million at the domestic box office.

In case you haven't heard, cows are using tools now. Well, one cow, Veronika, a brown cow in Switzerland that used a broom to scratch her back and belly. Alice Auersperg wrote a book about animal ...