Argentina updates national IUCN mammal list with new focus on non-native species
The Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals reviews the national IUCN Red List of mammal species…
A bonobo named Kanzi could play pretend, challenging ideas about animal imaginations
Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo, identified and tracked pretend objects across tea party-like experiments, marking the first controlled…
Raccoons Keep Picking Locks Even After They’ve Eaten the Reward. Scientists Say They Do It to “Forage Information”
A raccoon and puzzlebox from the experiment. Credit: Hannah Griebling The marshmallow was gone, but the trash pandas…
550-pound bear living under California home eludes capture attempts
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A trap set to capture a 550-pound bear living under…
In Nepal, the world’s smallest otter continues to elude researchers
The Asian small-clawed otter was rediscovered in Nepal in 2024 after 185 years. Since then, however, it’s…
Raccoon breaks into Virginia liquor store and passes out inside
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An inebriated raccoon was taken into custody after allegedly breaking…
Man cited by Yellowstone rangers for approaching wolf pack, spraying substance
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! National Park Service (NPS) rangers tracked down and cited a…
Australia’s Only Shrew is Now officially Extinct, Killed by Non-native Species Introduced by Humans
The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled…
Deciphering the origins of guanylate-binding proteins in mammals (Monotreme, Marsupials and Placentals) | BMC Biology
Guanylate-binding proteins have important roles in immunity, being involved in the cell-autonomous innate immune response against bacterial, parasitic…
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
First-Ever Photos Reveal Secretive Giant Rat of New Guinea
Large rat Mallomys istapantap. Image from a camera trap. Credit: František Vejmělka, originally published in: Vejmělka, F. (2025).…