Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands’ Grindadráp
In a landmark development, campaigners have welcomed the first animal-abuse charges ever filed against dolphin hunters in the…
Why do spiders have 8 eyes?
Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows,…
Puma DNA found deep in Guatemalan rainforest. Analysis reveals the cats are eating something unexpected
A new study has revealed how four wild cat species – pumas, jaguars, ocelots and margays – living…
‘It moved … it was hopping!’ One man’s search for a wild wallaby in the UK | Wildlife
It was about 9.30 or 10 on a dark, late November night; Molly Laird was driving her pink…
Survival still at stake for the world’s fastest cat
Dec. 4 is International Cheetah Day. It was established in 2010 by the Cheetah Conservation Fund…
Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years
A research group led by the University of Cambridge examined giant anaconda fossils found in South America and…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Meet Radha, the adorable world’s smallest water buffalo measuring just over two feet!
If you heard the clump-clump of four heavy feet rounding the corner of a farm in Malawadi, Maharashtra,…
Baby seal caught on video in New Zealand bar
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A seal walked into a bar. Or to use a technical term, it galumphed.…
They Removed 131 Cats From an Island—What Happened next, Triggered One of the Strangest Ecological Twists Ever Recorded
In the isolated Ogasawara Islands, about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, scientists carried out a bold experiment. They…
Scientist hails ‘incredible find’ as mysterious tentacles wash up on Scottish beach | UK News
Mysterious tentacles washed up on a beach in Scotland belong to a rare deep-sea creature called the seven-arm…
San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator Claude dies at 30
SAN FRANCISCO — A rare albino alligator named Claude who was beloved by fans around the world died…