Moulting elephant seal a rare sight
A rarely seen elephant seal has made Otago Peninsula its home for Christmas as it experiences one of…
Nearly 3x More Encounters With Endangered Sumatran Tigers in Camera Trap Photos Than in Past Years
A resident female Sumatran tiger grooming one of her two large male cubs in October 2023 – credit,…
Why No Wild Animals Have Floppy Ears
It was 1959, and Dmitry Belyayev had a plan. He was going to take the silver fox –…
It’s not just glow worms or fireflies that glow in the dark… this is the first ever image of a wild marsupial lighting up under UV
Bioluminescent creatures, such as glowworms, fireflies and oceanic algae that light up like underwater stars, produce their own…
Israeli photographer captures rare white fur seal pup on Antarctic expedition
On a wintry expedition to the edge of the world, nature photographer Matan Sharon encountered an exceptionally rare…
Botswana’s elephant hunting quota threatens to wipe out mature bulls: Report
The reintroduction of elephant trophy hunting in Botswana in 2019, following a five-year moratorium, is likely…
‘The impacts … are not yet known’
Microplastic pollution has contaminated virtually every part of the globe, and it’s even turning up in breath samples…
1 Million Turtle Nests Counted on India’s Coast– ‘Crazy High’ Number is 10x More Than Decades Ago
Olive Ridley sea turtles nesting on Costa Rican beach – Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Michael Jensen Sea turtles…
Ethereal Snowy Fox Portraits Recast the Animals From Sly to Sweet
Roeselien Raimond uses snow to isolate the fox’s character. A photographer has captured a series of exquisite images…
500 Years After Vanishing, First Wild Beaver Just Appeared in England—and No One Knows Where It Came From
For the first time in over five centuries, a wild beaver has been recorded in Norfolk, England—an unexpected…
Rare creature with long, sharp spines is found to be a new species
In the forests of central Colombia, a roughly 2-foot long, quill-covered mammal has finally been recognized as new.…
Researchers thrilled by return of creature thought extinct for years: ‘This is a milestone’
A species once feared lost forever is getting a second chance. In an amazing conservation victory, Bangladesh has…