From blue whales to prehistoric giants, these are 10 of the largest marine animals to ever exist
The ocean covers about 70% of Earth, and beneath the surface have lived some of the largest and…
Whole prey feeding helps zoo lions follow their natural rhythms
Zoo lions often receive food on regular schedules, but wild lions live with a less predictable food supply.…
In 1980s, Colombia inherited 4 hippos left behind at Pablo Escobar’s estate, but today they have grown into world’s largest invasive hippo population |
In Colombia, the hippos originally imported by Pablo Escobar have become an ecological menace. Initially introduced for his…
Nocturnal ‘coffee frog’ discovered in Costa Rica
A tiny greenish, nocturnal frog that thrives in coffee plantations has been discovered in the Costa Rica’s central…
Lion cubs saved from illegal wildlife trade find new home in South Africa
Two lion cubs, Ben Tzur and Uri, who were rescued last year after being illegally trafficked into Israel,…
In Washington, Pumas are protecting human lives by preventing vehicle collisions accounting for a 76% reduction in accidents
Whoever thought animals would be able to prevent accidents? According to a recent study published in ‘Current Biology’…
Australia’s wild camels find new life in milk, beer and desert races
ROBE, Aug 8 — Far from their origins in the Arabian desert, hundreds of thousands of camels roam…
Video shows hippo charging boat full of tourists in Botswana
Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel…
Nocturnal ‘coffee frog’ discovered in Costa Rica
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Wild at heart
In a “vital” step for the survival of one of the world’s rarest wading birds, more than 100…
Ibiza’s invasive snakes are doing more than hunting lizards; researchers found their spread is accelerating, reducing the time to local lizard loss from more than 10 years to about 3 |
The horseshoe whip snake has spread across Ibiza since arriving in imported olive trees in the early 2000s.…
Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
Last month, the Kenya Wildlife Service announced that 15 elephants had died in the Amboseli ecosystem in a…