The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science
Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader…
Baby Elephant Ran as Fast as She Could To Catch up and Immediately Needed a Nap When She Arrived
We all know the feeling of needing a nap after a quick burst of energy. Whether it’s chasing…
Elephant Calf Linh Mai Takes Steady Steps Towards Socializing With Her Herdmates
Nhi Linh is a first-time mom, and it is clear she has conflicted feelings about her calf. On…
New Spinosaurus species had a massive head crest : NPR
Paleontologists Paul Sereno and Dan Vidal take notes on a massive hind limb of a new long-necked dinosaur,…
“It appears as one of the ugliest animals in the book The Ugly Five and doesn’t look a million miles away from a turkey” – 12 weirdest birds of prey on the planet
Birds of prey are some of the fiercest, fastest and largest birds around. But many have evolved remarkable…
Big Bear bald eagle lays third egg of the season
BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Jackie the bald eagle has laid another egg up at the Big Bear…
Tiny Baby Wallaby Falling Out of Mom’s Pouch Is the Most Chaotic Morning Walk Surprise
Australia be wild man. If this is not a shocking experience for you Aussies, then go off, truly.…
‘It has been a joy for all of us’
A rare feline has successfully delivered a new litter, according to The Straits Times. A Sri Lankan leopard…
Meet ‘The Baroness’, Earth’s Longest Wild Snake Ever Found, and She’s Still Growing
A reticulated python discovered in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, late last year has been formally confirmed as the longest…
It has huge ears and can run twice as fast as Usain Bolt – meet the amazing hare returning to Saudi Arabia’s northwestern desert
A vast area greater than the size of Wales is being rewilded in north-west Saudi Arabia, and desert-adapted…
Scorpions can pose a deadly threat to children – we’re identifying the global hotspots
For people living in temperate regions of Europe, the Americas and much of Asia, scorpion stings are rarely…
Giant tortoises are returning to this Galápagos island nearly 150 years after they went extinct
By César Olmos with AP Published on 24/02/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed…