See it: New York waters welcome 2 massive visitors as whale sharks spotted off coast
NEW YORK – A massive surprise discovery was made in New York’s waters when a boater encountered two…
Country diary: The wild, riotous sounds of otters in battle | Environment
I hear them before I see them: a wailing, or something more like ululation. High-pitched, repeated vocalisations that…
The photographer racing to capture life on Earth before it’s lost
EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing…
Scientists filmed a sperm whale giving birth and watched females from another family line help bring the calf into the world — then repeatedly lift the newborn to the surface and support it there while it was still too weak and uncoordinated to swim properly on its own
Blood clouded the water off Dominica just before noon, and eleven sperm whales pressed in closer instead of…
Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves | Trump administration
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from…
17-Year-Old Photographer Captures ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Shot of Falcon Chasing a Dragonfly
Teenage photographer Maksym Breus spent hundreds of hours observing before he was finally able to capture his dream…
One of the largest spiders in the world remains largely unstudied
One of Earth’s largest spiders went by multiple scientific names for over a century, and the reason behind…
Ancient American cheetahs were not exactly cheetah-like
The American cheetah (Miracinonyx trumani) stalked North America’s Pleistocene grasslands for nearly 2.5 million years, but new evidence…
Watch a Monarch Caterpillar Become a Butterfly in Seconds
What’s hidden beneath a caterpillar’s shed skin surprises almost everyone who sees it for the first time. See…
25 Amazing Animals with Astonishingly Unique and Rare Colors and Markings
We don’t need robot-generated images to appreciate how cool nature is. In a world full of generated images,…
When threatened it slips into a crevice and inflates its body like a rubber raft. Within seconds, it’s twice its original size and wedged in place.
The so-called swell shark cephaloscylum ventriosum, which is found near temperate reefs in the eastern Pacific ocean, truly…
Lone Malaysian elephant, who went viral for walking 100 km with an injured leg amid traffic to return to his herd, finds new home
Lone Malaysian elephant Sulong Challi who walked 100 km probably in search of his herd has been relocated…