Saudi Arabia to reintroduce lions after more than 100 years
Just 900 Asiatic lions exist in India Part of wider rewilding programme Plan to be ‘world’s greatest desert…
Craig the beer-ambassador elephant dies aged 54
He lived to a ripe old age and would often pose for photographs, say officials A Kenyan elephant…
Scientists photograph a very rare Pacific beaked whale
Scientists have documented the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, a rarely seen deep-diving species, alive off the coast of Baja…
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’
There are some things that feel wrong as soon as you look at them. A group of sharks…
Deer leave glowing messages on trees during mating season
We usually think of animal communication as something we hear or smell. Deer are a familiar example, using…
Formosan black bear burgles hut in Chiayi County
A Formosan black bear broke into a hut in Chiayi County‘s Dabang Village (達邦), eating canned goods and…
The image of the monstrous mountain of bison skulls is real – but the sinister story behind it is what truly impresses
Image taken at an American refinery in the 19th century reveals a bison extermination campaign, orchestrated by economic…
Wild London review – honestly, telly does not get any better than this | David Attenborough
The journey begins in a row of allotments lodged deep between two north London streets. It’s 8.30pm and…
5 unexpected animal behaviors we learned about in 2025
Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual…
‘The animals are watching and listening to us’
Trail cameras in the rainforest of northern Ecuador are surprising experts with incredible footage of the ecosystem’s rich…
South Korea to stop breeding bears to extract their bile – but hundreds are still trapped in pens
By Hyung-jin with AP Published on 03/01/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 South Korea says it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised…
Species of cat thought extinct is rediscovered; Amsterdam builds tiny staircases to help fallen cats get out of canals; why do cats sleep on their left sides? (with a poll); and lagniappe – Why Evolution Is True
From yahoo! news we hear about the rediscovery of the flat-headed cat, but the headline is a bit…