We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammal
Australia is home to unusual mammals not found anywhere else – consider the platypus, Tasmanian devil or the…
Animals are often moved to make way for infrastructure, but we don’t know what happens to them next
When major infrastructure projects are built in rural areas, wildlife is often dislocated and moved out of the…
Gracie the giraffe who loves to wander found safe after search with community help | Texas
For almost two weeks, residents of a rural Texas county have been looking, mostly up, for a missing…
Two boa constrictors found on Darlington golf course in one week – BBC
Two boa constrictors found on Darlington golf course in one week BBCTwo boa constrictors found in golf course grass BBCBoa…
Spider’s spring-loaded trap launches prey into its web
When most silk-spinning spiders hunt, they build a web and wait for prey to blunder into it. But…
A Giraffe Named Gracie Is Missing in Texas
Who has a long neck, rounded ears and answers to the name Gracie? A giraffe who’s gone missing…
Great apes show mental differences that do not follow human rules
Ape minds have long been treated as clues to humanity’s past. Compare a chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, or orangutan…
The ‘ballista spider’: Scientists discover a tiny spider that launches ants with 140 times the force of gravity |
Deep in the rainforests of far north Queensland, Australia, scientists have discovered a tiny spider with an extraordinary…
Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean | Whales
From “Howdy” to “G’day”, English – like other languages – is rich in dialects. Now researchers have found…
Orcas swim under the Lions Gate Bridge near Vancouver – CTV News
Orcas swim under the Lions Gate Bridge near Vancouver CTV NewsWhy so many whales are in Vancouver waters—and how…
Shark stalks paddleboarders off Santa Barbara coast, drone video shows
Drone video captured the terrifying moment a great white shark stalked a pair of paddleboarders off the coast…
Searchers are on high alert for a missing giraffe in Texas
She has a neck the size of an adult human, legs that are just as long and an…