It moves like a cat, climbs like a primate and spends much of its time high up in trees — meet the world’s strangest dog
In the last moments of a glorious winter sunset in the Sonoran Desert – the ‘Magic Hour’, as…
Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya – BBC
Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya BBCToxic substances seized, four farmers arrested over elephant deaths in…
After months of tracking, volunteers found five leopard cats breeding in Changi’s forest, but Terminal 5 construction is forcing them to relocate |
For months, the forest around Changi was being watched after dark. More than 50 volunteers, working with conservation…
Listening to the bush: how AI can help NZ rid its wilderness of ‘hold-out’ pest possums
Possums are among New Zealand’s most destructive introduced mammals. They damage native forests, prey on wildlife and remain…
An Australian family noticed snakes disappearing into a backyard mulch pile; snake catchers found 102 venomous snakes underneath | World News
A few snakes disappearing into a backyard mulch pile had seemed like a worrying but manageable problem for…
Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years | Animals
Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years. The…
After years of invasive rats threatening island wildlife, Tuvalu removed them from six islets; residents are now seeing birds and coconut crabs return |
On small islands scattered across the Pacific, changes in wildlife can be surprisingly easy to notice. A few…
It has a rather grotesque face, electric organs, venomous spines and can swallow prey whole thanks to its huge mouth, which can suck them right in
Stargazers are a group of around 50 different fish species, each one as odd as the next. These…
Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal on Sunday, after it found the…
A tiny owl flew 70 miles out to sea and collapsed on a yacht, exhausted and too weak to fly, she found an unlikely group of rescuers who refused to leave her behind
Sergeant Mark Petherbridge (L) and Captain Tom Court (R) with rescued barn owl, Little Regina, aboard Fujitsu British…
In 2021, National Geographic reported that Sydney cockatoos can pry open garbage bins; by the end of 2019, the learned trick had spread across 44 suburbs | World News
Cockatoo in Sydney. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons News from Sydney about cockatoos that learned to open garbage bins…
In 2021, scientists tested 20 bonnethead sharks and found they use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, suggesting sharks may have a magnetic map |
Twenty bonnethead sharks were given an unusual test at a Florida State University laboratory in 2021: could they…