African forest hornbills gain new protections from unsustainable trade
Negotiators discussing wildlife trade rules have agreed overwhelmingly to back a proposal that regulates the currently…
Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands’ Grindadráp
In a landmark development, campaigners have welcomed the first animal-abuse charges ever filed against dolphin hunters in the…
Why do spiders have 8 eyes?
Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows,…
Puma DNA found deep in Guatemalan rainforest. Analysis reveals the cats are eating something unexpected
A new study has revealed how four wild cat species – pumas, jaguars, ocelots and margays – living…
A baby seal walks into a bar …
A bar owner in Richmond, New Zealand has said she was shocked to find a baby seal had…
500 Endangered Caspian Seals Washed Up Dead In Russia
Caspian seals are listed as endangered, so losing 500 of them is a massive blow. Photo: Wikimedia Commons…
Bears Top the List in Japanese Harmful Animal Survey
Japan Data Society Environment Dec 5, 2025 A survey in Japan found that two in three respondents thought…
Graphic video shows tourist’s painful encounter with elephant: ‘Ouch’
A viral video shows a tourist getting a painful lesson in an elephant’s personal space after she got…
Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years
A research group led by the University of Cambridge examined giant anaconda fossils found in South America and…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Raccoon breaks into US liquor store and gets drunk – BBC
Raccoon breaks into US liquor store and gets drunk BBCA Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a…
Meet Radha, the adorable world’s smallest water buffalo measuring just over two feet!
If you heard the clump-clump of four heavy feet rounding the corner of a farm in Malawadi, Maharashtra,…