Bat rescued after getting stuck in toilet in Sussex
A bat which stranded itself in a toilet in Sussex has been safely rehabilitated. Nicknamed ‘Louis’ by his…
‘Panther’ spotted by man walking by River Stour
Kelvin Diffey said he was taking an evening walk along his local river when he noticed an animal…
Tapirs, bats and nests: How plastic infiltrates Amazonian wildlife
Studies have found microplastics in various species of Amazonian wildlife, including fish, tapirs, crabs and bats, even…
Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say | Wildlife
Humans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very…
Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream…
Sea otters have the densest fur of any mammal on Earth, up to one million hairs per square inch, because unlike whales and seals they carry no insulating blubber and would freeze to death in the North Pacific without a coat that traps a layer of air against their skin
A sea otter floating on its back off the California coast is wearing the densest fur of any…
Dolphins Use Seashells to Scoop Up Fish and Eat Them in Rare Hunting Behavior
Some bottlenose dolphins have learned to use tools to help them catch fish, a clever technique that may…
Photographer Captures Acrobatic Dolphins Leaping From the Water
Photo by Daniel Cox A photographer who captured a pod of gymnastic dolphins acrobatically leaping from the water…
South Africa’s wildlife corridor was broken for decades, but one female elephant is now helping reconnect a 400-km route through the forest | World News
Deep in South Africa’s Knysna forest, a female elephant named Strangefoot continues to walk through a landscape where…
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild | Animals
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…
“I started screaming because I know what shelling looks like” – dolphin photographed performing extremely rare behavior
In a world where many creatives are facing an increasingly uncertain future, it’s nice to be reminded that…