Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus
Finding a radula, the chitinous, toothed, conveyor-belt-like tongue used by mollusks to scrape food, was the definitive proof…
Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers – BBC
Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchers BBCHusband’s Chilling Texts After Wife’s Disappearance Exposed The Daily BeastThese…
‘More questions than answers’: Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle
Scientists are scratching their heads over why three mammal-eating orcas turned up in Seattle waters in March, having…
A rare sign of hope as mountain gorillas welcome two sets of twins in Africa | Environment
I will never forget the moment I first saw a mountain gorilla. It was early on Mount Muhabura…
“Security tapped me on the shoulder. A deadly green mamba was slithering across the desk”
The United Nations campus in Nairobi – home to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) – was lush with…
3 apex predators coexist in this remote Himalayan valley. Camera traps just revealed how they do it
They shouldn’t get along, yet somehow, they do. Apex predators in the Himalayas manage to coexist because they…
What the Largest Crocodile Ever Recorded Ate to Fuel Its 17,500-Pound Body
Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptiles on Earth, but they are far from the biggest crocodiles to…
The ‘oldest octopus’ in the world isn’t an octopus after all, scientists find
The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to…
Someone may have maliciously caused a huge rodent invasion in Calif.
For years now, California has been waging war on nutria, a highly destructive 20-pound rodent native to South America that…
“I’ve never met a good-tempered walrus, they’re always grumpy!” Wildlife filmmaker Doug Allan on filming in the Arctic and working with Attenborough
This interview was originally published in the October 2019 issue of BBC Wildlife. In a career spanning four…
Emperor penguins have just been declared endangered – The Washington Post
Emperor penguins have just been declared endangered The Washington PostMass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of…
‘Lethargic, weak and severely underweight’ sea lion rescued from Qualicum Beach
A sea lion in critical condition was rescued from Qualicum Beach over the weekend, and is now being…