In 1958, 58 feral pigs were removed from Clipperton Island, helping a seabird colony grow from 650 to more than 137,000
In 1958, Clipperton Island was a very different place from the huge seabird colony it would later become.…
Lemur used in ‘lemur yoga’ session dies of human herpesvirus, study finds
Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a “lemur yoga” class, caught a human…
In 1949, five domestic cats were brought to Marion Island to control mice; their population grew to about 2,000 and was estimated to kill 450,000 seabirds a year
Satellite view of Marion Islands | Wikimedia Commons South Africa established a permanent meteorological station on sub-Antarctic Marion…
Newfoundland introduced moose in 1878, today, the population of 11,000 is on the verge of eradicating the island’s forests
Newfoundland introduced moose for food in the region more than a century ago. Today, about 110,000 of their…
Meet Ryoya Sugimoto: The Japanese teenager who spotted strange jellyfish at a dock and helped scientists identify a species new to science
Representative Image of diverse jellyfish species drifting through Japanese coastal waters (AI-generated image) In 2018, 13-year-old Ryoya Sugimoto…
30 big cats are prepared to be transported from Argentina to South Africa and the United States
A global animal welfare organization initiated the relocation of 30 big cats from the former Zoo Luján in…
Vikram’s Lar Gibbon controversy: Actor’s connection explained as Forest Department investigation traces monkey to Erode resident
A video of actor Vikram with a monkey recently went viral on social media, quickly snowballing into a…
First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island | Bird flu
Australia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a little penguin has been confirmed on Victoria’s…
In 1965, two British sisters bought a Cornish Island for £22,000; they lived there for nearly 40 years and left it forever protected as a wildlife reserve
Looe Island from a small boat off shore. Image credits: Instagram/@visitlooe In 1965, sisters Roselyn “Babs” Atkins and…
Timmy the Turtle Was Swimming in Circles Before the Coast Guard and Doctors Came to Her Rescue
What Happened to Timmy? “We have some theories,” says Bette Zirkelbach, manager at the Turtle Hospital. Initially, doctors…
Dolphins Filmed Using New Hunting Tactic Called ‘Shelling’
Dolphins have learned how to use shells to hunt fish now. Photos: Marine Mammal Science Dolphins, as you…
What a Rabid Animal Actually Looks Like
The post What a Rabid Animal Actually Looks Like appeared first on A-Z Animals. Would you recognize a…