Moment officers rescue injured bald eagle from icy Hudson River
Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing an injured bald eagle stranded on ice in the…
Drone image reveals hidden predator just off Aussie beach: ‘The ones you don’t see’
Just 40 metres from the beach, a diver has spotted a large shark in the shallows of a…
Abandoned macaque finds comfort in plush orangutan, goes viral
A 7-month-old macaque named “Punch” has captured hearts after being abandoned by his mother shortly after birth. Seeking…
Senior sea cow Romeo crowned the oldest manatee ever at Florida marine park
The year after his arrival at the Miami Seaquarium in 1957, a female manatee (first called Mabel) was…
Shoebill bird reveals hunting prowess in battle with monitor lizard
Feb. 16, 2026Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 4:23 p.m. ET Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill landed on a…
Rare Sighting in Australian Waters Has Wildlife Experts Concerned
A rare and distressing sighting off the coast of Victoria, Australia, has left experts and wildlife observers concerned…
This haunting sound was captured near Bermuda in 1949. It’s the oldest known whale song recording
Scientists have discovered recordings of humpback whales taken nearly 80 years ago. The haunting song was captured on 7 March…
Japan’s lost ‘tigers’ were actually a different big cat species, study reveals
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Fully Grown, Hunting, And Expanding
When I returned to Colossal’s new headquarters in Dallas last week for its official grand opening, the first…
It’s nearly a gigantic one metre long and weighs the same as a three-year-old child – now that’s one big snail…!
Among terrestrial species, that title would go to one of several closely related species of giant African land…
Here’s Why It’s Actually Good for Them
Cannibalism is often viewed as a rare and unnatural occurrence in nature, particularly among snakes. However, a recent…
“Ultimate ocean travellers”: diver in Japan finds tiny animals with tentacles around their mouths
When Brazilian researcher Dr Maria ‘Duda’ Santos went scuba diving in Okinawa, Japan, she was surprised. Everywhere she…