Tapanuli Orangutan Crisis: Cyclone Senyar’s Devastating Impact
Scientists fear that Cyclone Senyar, which made landfall on November 25, may have swept away a significant number…
Female bonobos have “confusing” mating signals – but males have cracked their code, thanks to inflatable genitals
Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only…
Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from ‘abscess,’ necropsy reveals
A postmortem examination has revealed that Cassius, an 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) captive crocodile that died last year in…
Giant Loggerhead turtle found alive on Solway Coast beach
Lori CarnochanBBC Scotland News Casey Lammie The turtle was found near to Southerness Golf Club in the south…
Sumatran flood disaster may have wiped out key Tapanuli orangutan population
As many as 35 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans — 4% of the species’ total population — may…
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…
Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape | Indonesia
The skull of a Tapanuli orangutan, caked in debris, stares out from a tomb of mud in North…
Cataract operation saves Banham Zoo snow leopard’s eyesight
A big cat has undergone surgery to restore her eyesight after zookeepers discovered she had a cataract. The…
A day out in the Death Strip: How a symbol of communist paranoia became a wild paradise
Cheiner Torfmoor, Germany — Germany’s most peaceful landscape owes its existence to one of its most paranoid. The…
Camera footage shows wolf doing something astonishing that’s never been seen before – staggering scientists
A gray wolf has been caught on camera in Canada showing a remarkable understanding of how a human-set…
Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates, says study
image: Author data visualisation using temperature data from the Danish Meteorological Institute. Locations of bears in south-east (red…
Dinosaur-like shoebill bird stalks, devours snake in Uganda swamp
Last month we featured footage of an enormous, dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda…