Gay elephants seen ‘engaging in same-sex bonding’ in Sri Lanka
Elephants have been observed ‘engaging in same-sex bonding’ in Sri Lanka (Getty) Gay elephants have been observed ‘engaging…
‘They Can Run On Water!’ Surf’s Up for Ducklings Saved By Beachgoers
Good-hearted beachgoers save nine small yellow-billed ducklings stuck in the surf and reunite them with their mama! Helderberg,…
Hide-and-seek proves bonobos have memory skills like humans
A series of hide-and-seek tests show that bonobos rely on memory to keep track of several familiar people…
Device inside black box holds secret to ‘mind-blowing’ Tasmanian tiger breakthrough
Australia is now central to plans to bring animals back from extinction and protect those on the brink,…
Wombat carer John Creighton’s grand plans for a Southern Highlands sanctuary
John Creighton has spent much of his life studying and caring for bare-nosed wombats. He can imitate the…
Brushstrokes of gold: giraffe portrait shines in global wildlife fundraiser
In the stillness of night on Shompole Community Land in southern Kenya, a Maasai-owned giraffe cautiously approaches a…
What’s the biggest national park in the world? And no, it isn’t the one you think it is…
Natural areas have been granted a wide variety of protections, according to local, national and international standards –…
Record whale sightings off Kaikōura’s coast
Interns from Italy and France planned and ran the whale count in June. Photo: 123RF This year’s Kaikōura…
Tourists banned from Costa del Sol sea as deadly ‘blue dragons’ spotted
Brits on holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca have been warned of ‘blue dragons’, which have a potentially deadly…
Kanzi’s Surprising Skill in Tracking Social Relationships
Recent research, published in published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has uncovered significant insights into the cognitive…
Three more giraffe species than previously thought, scientists say
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Michael Brown Giraffes in Uganda’s Kidepo Valley Giraffes are one of the…
More than 1,000 rattlesnakes caught in Michigan wetlands. What scientists find in their DNA is concerning
A 15-year study has revealed that eastern massasauga rattlesnakes – the only rattlesnake species in the US state…