Mass whale stranding on Farewell Spit
Volunteers stood down by 10pm but promised to be back at first light, alongside Department of Conservation staff.…
Stranded whales and an anti-drone gun: photos of the day – Thursday – The Guardian
Stranded whales and an anti-drone gun: photos of the day – Thursday The GuardianOver 50 pilot whales stranded at…
‘Suddenly, we felt our boat moving’
Thirty killer whales viciously attacked a Dutch family’s yacht off Portugal’s coast, just several weeks after a similar…
Chimpanzees and gorillas among most traded African primates, report finds
A new report finds thousands of African primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas, are being traded both legally…
Officials sound alarm as hairy sea creature spreads across US waterways: ‘Concerning’
Wildlife officials in Oregon have captured a live invasive crab more than 100 miles from where the species…
How AI-generated fox videos sowed confusion over genuine sighting
A photo of a lost fox roaming the fields outside Rabat sparked a series of copycat AI-generated videos…
“Your first reaction is disbelief” – rare mountain gorilla twins born in Virunga National Park
Conservationists are celebrating the rare birth of twin mountain gorillas at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Rare 9ft-tall ‘camel birds’ released into Saudi Arabian desert
Five red-necked ostriches or ‘camel birds’ have been released into a Saudi Arabian nature reserve as part of…
Edinburgh locals ‘mystified’ as thousands of starfish wash up at beauty spot
Residents said they’d ‘never seen anything like it’. 10:48, 08 Jan 2026Updated 14:49, 08 Jan 2026 Edinburgh locals…
Investigation after huge dead whale found on bow of a ship
An endangered whale has been discovered dead on the bow of a container ship docked in New Jersey,…
Donegal whale in ‘extraordinary’ sighting in US coastal waters
Using photographs of the 2024 County Donegal sighting, experts at the New England Aquarium – which curates the…
Shortest horse to tallest water buffalo: animals who broke records with unique looks
As always at Guinness World Records, we strive to celebrate the unique and unusual, and we also love animals! Here,…