Why penguins give pebbles as gifts to their mates and what they really mean |
Among the many behaviours that have made penguins famous far beyond the icy regions they inhabit, few are…
Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch…
Crabs invade garden shed… 50 miles from the sea
A man has been left bemused by an invasion of crabs in his garden – despite living more…
As America turns 250, a Montana tribe holds a ceremony for its buffalo
ROCKY BOY’S RESERVATION, Mont. — In the remote reaches of north-central Montana, where the wide-open grasslands give way…
Scientists Just Found a Smiling “Happy-Face” Spider in the Himalayas
Cephalothorax of female holotype of T. himalayana sp. nov. Credit: Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy For more than…
The Unintended Consequences of Introducing Red Foxes in Australia: A Historical Ecological Mistake |
Red fox, also known as Vulpes vulpes. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons What began as an attempt to recreate…
Man Calls For Help When He Discovers Someone Tiny Tangled Up In Volleyball Net
It was a sweltering day in Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, when the team at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center (RRWC)…
Elk, not bears, were behind most aggressive wildlife encounters in Canadian parks, and campground incidents made the risk jump sharply for visitors | World News
Forget bears; elk are the real troublemakers in Canadian parks, a new study reveals. These seemingly gentle giants…
Giraffes can solve simple addition problems, study finds
A new study has found that giraffes can carry out a simple kind of addition in their heads.…
This snake weighing 1100kgs, as long as a small plane was the ultimate prehistoric mega-predator of the Amazon rainforest
While the world weaves tales about dinosaurs, snakes larger and more ferocious have slithered away in the past.…
Edging closer as habitats shrink
PETALING JAYA: When a local fisherman in Sungai Lereh pulled a 10kg saltwater crocodile from his net on…
Outback footprints tracked to burrows of rare wild animals ‘most of us haven’t seen’
A search is underway for a rare desert animal that was pushed to the brink of extinction by…