A rare baby sighting could reveal where life begins for world’s largest sharks
Although many mysteries remain in the reproductive lives of whale sharks, we are getting closer to answers, says…
Vampire bats will regurgitate blood to save a starving roost-mate, even one they are not related to — then remember who helped them before, in a system of animal reciprocity that looks less like instinct than a tiny favour economy
Somewhere in a hollow tree in Panama, a bat that came home hungry is being fed by a…
Tapirs, bats and nests: How plastic infiltrates Amazonian wildlife
Studies have found microplastics in various species of Amazonian wildlife, including fish, tapirs, crabs and bats, even…
Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say | Wildlife
Humans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very…
Sea otters have the densest fur of any mammal on Earth, up to one million hairs per square inch, because unlike whales and seals they carry no insulating blubber and would freeze to death in the North Pacific without a coat that traps a layer of air against their skin
A sea otter floating on its back off the California coast is wearing the densest fur of any…
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later became linked to the decline and extinction of native island snails
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive predatory…
Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream…
Photographer Captures Acrobatic Dolphins Leaping From the Water
Photo by Daniel Cox A photographer who captured a pod of gymnastic dolphins acrobatically leaping from the water…
South Africa’s wildlife corridor was broken for decades, but one female elephant is now helping reconnect a 400-km route through the forest | World News
Deep in South Africa’s Knysna forest, a female elephant named Strangefoot continues to walk through a landscape where…
Feral Cats on Kerguelen Island: A Predatory Disaster for Wildlife | World News
A feral cat on Kerguelen Island near a wandering albatross chick. Credits – @SmartestYearEver/Youtube In 1951, two cats…
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild | Animals
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…