Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century
LA PAZ, Bolivia — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in…
I loved capybaras before they were viral
They look like giant guinea pigs, they eat their own poop, and the Vatican once declared that they…
What happens to wildlife when Israel’s roads fall silent on Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is one of the most unusual days of the year in Israel, not only socially and…
This red squirrel keeps visiting my flower box. It’s not doing what I thought it was – The Irish Times
This red squirrel was a regular visitor to our flower boxes during the summer. We first thought he…
Grey squirrels bury thousands of acorns each year and forget a share of them, unintentionally planting oaks and reshaping forests |
Plant a few thousand trees a year, forget where you put a fair share of them, and you…
Bear-y good neighbors: humans and animals are learning to live together in an expanding LA | Los Angeles
Every year, as summer draws to a close and fall begins, California’s bears get hungry. Black bears have…
Pythons vs vipers: Venom, size, hunting by constriction or fangs, native range and how each family reproduces |
Image: Left/Python/Right/Viper/Canva They might both command a great deal of attention (and fear), but pythons and vipers have…
T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
For most of the last century, T. rex was pictured as a sluggish, tail-dragging reptile that had to…
In 1912, five little spotted kiwi were moved to Kapiti Island; their population grew to about 1,200 and became the source for new colonies | World News
Little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii; kiwi pukupuku) foraging, unusually, during the day at Zealandia EcoSanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand…
WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife says bear encounter in Bellingham turned violent this past weekend
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is searching for a bear after a man and a…
It Was a Wild Morning Yesterday in San Francisco
San Francisco residents woke up to an uninvited visitor on Friday: a mountain lion weaving through the…
International Snakebite Awareness Day 2026 (ISBAD ’26)
Disabilities from snakebite envenoming: The Hidden Crisis Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease affecting poor people in…