Calls for shark net ban after five whales caught in a single week
“That stress is clear and is obvious.” It was the fifth whale entanglement off the Queensland coast this…
Unlike Our Stupid Human Arms, Octopus Arms Are All Equally Beautiful And Talented
Anyone with a paltry two arms is probably familiar with handedness, our predisposition to use either the left…
Chimpanzees may consume equivalent of 1 alcoholic drink a day from fermented fruit, study finds
Facebook Tweet Email Link Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about one alcoholic drink per day due to…
Fishermen catch a large-eyed shark never before documented
Fishermen in the Western Visayas brought a small, large-eyed shark to a local port, and a visiting research…
Ghost Sharks Use Teeth on Their Forehead to Have Deep-Sea Sex : ScienceAlert
Are those teeth on your forehead or are you just happy to see me? In the curious case…
How Do Deep-Sea Fish Survive Under Such Extreme Pressure?
The hadal zone isn’t named after Hades – the Greek god of the underworld – for nothing. Starting…
Meet Callisto, Cape Town’s one-eyed caracal
Following the frenzy caused by Gordy the Seal in May, a new wild animal in Cape Town has stolen…
DOC takes down possum-control promo video after complaint
A Department of Conservation (DOC) promotional video showing a woman sitting on her front porch shooting a possum…
Colossal claims that dodo “de-extinction” is right around the corner (5-7 years). But at best they’ll get a “faux-doh”
(Matthew Cobb, who helped me with this post, gets full credit for coining the name of the animal…
Chimpanzees drink the equivalent of two or three beers a day, study says | Science
The human attraction to alcoholic beverages could be, to a large extent, inherited from our primate ancestors. And…
‘Shark surveying helped improve my mental health’
Annie Knowlson and Lauren HirstNorth West Mike McDonnell Egg cases, including rays and catsharks, have washed up on…
India’s rare black tiger debuts on National Geographic cover: Meet photographer Prasenjeet Yadav
For its October 2025 edition, National Geographic has selected a breathtaking cover photo from India. This time, a…