New spider discovered in Queensland uses ‘ballista’ web to trap prey
A bizarre species of spider from the remote rainforests of Far North Queensland springs a nasty surprise when…
Two marsupial species once known to science only from fossils, and thought lost for more than 6,000 years, have been confirmed alive in the rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula — a discovery made possible by old museum specimens, rare field photographs, fossil fragments and the knowledge of Indigenous Tambrauw and Maybrat elders.
Two marsupials known to science only from fossils, and presumed gone for more than 6,000 years, have turned…
A black jaguar sniffs Brazil to beat Scotland in Group C challenge
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A new animal oracle for the World Cup has arrived, and it’s the…
Family finds large snake hiding behind living room TV
June 22 (UPI) — A professional reptile wrangler was called to a Queensland, Australia, home where a large…
Home alone: A coyote pup spent four days trapped and scared in an SF backyard – The San Francisco Standard
Home alone: A coyote pup spent four days trapped and scared in an SF backyard The San Francisco StandardJuvenile…
Elephant Seal Scolds Penguins in Superb Photo Shortlisted for Wildlife Award
‘Right of Way’ by John Harrison. A group of royal penguins draw the ire of an elephant seal…
‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks | Wildlife
What does a kestrel make of the dog sniffing in the long grass below? Why does an exhausted…
Venomous hunter chillingly stores paralysed victims ALIVE – with no chance of escape – underground for killing and eating later
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is barely larger than a mouse at 10 to 14 cm (4…
World Giraffe Day shines a light on a silent decline
A giraffe can see a lion long before the lion ever notices it. From 18 feet up, the…
Moonlight may reveal why some owls hunt in a way others do not
A barn owl’s success is supposed to depend on staying hidden. Silent flight and darkness give a hunting…
Shell Too Snug? Hermit Crabs Have a Fix
For decades, biologists have known that hermit crabs forced to live in shells that are too small slow…
Black swan ‘wipe-out’ from bird flu predicted as dead birds wash up along WA coast
More than a dozen dead birds have been reported along Western Australia’s southern coastline as the state braces…