Woman Picks Up A ‘Pretty’ Shell — Then Learns It Could Have Killed Her
Last year, a resident of Okinawa, Japan, named Beckylee Rawls went tidepooling and spotted a beautiful snail in…
Wild Barred Owl Patiently Waits for Woman to Offer Her Snacks
If you live in an area full of wildlife, chances are you’ve encountered a friendly animal or two…
“It can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up”
If you hear whooper swans calling to each other on a lake, they might well remind you of…
More beavers released but critics say it’s too dam slow to rewild England
On a soggy February morning at Knepp estate in West Sussex it is hard to avoid signs of…
I Think Raccoons Are Filthy Animals. So Why Is My Husband Luring One Into Our Yard Every Night?
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care…
Baby Skunk Adorably Holds up Family When He Stops to Take a Break Before Crossing the Road
If you’re a parent of more than one young child, you know that getting out the door on…
Misidentified Creature Found in Guyana Turns Out to Be New Species
Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a new toad species living in the remote highlands of Guyana. This…
Rescuers Find ‘Frozen Icicle’ Sheep In River And Race To Save Her Life
Recently, on a cold January day in Gunnison, Colorado, a group of Good Samaritans noticed a pair of…
‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved? | Wildlife
When Sam Beaumont sees a flash of red up a tree on his Lake District farm, he feels…
Safari park bids ‘very sad farewell’ to Scotland’s only African elephant
A Scottish safari park has bid a “very sad farewell” to the only African elephant in Scotland, after…
‘Profoundly encouraging’ for conservation efforts: Rare sambar deer seen with fawn in Mandai
SINGAPORE – A sambar deer, known for her distinctive white patch of fur on her forehead and white…
These enormous invasive fish almost exterminated local fish stocks. Now they’ve started snatching pigeons
In the Tarn River, in the French town of Albi, pigeons gather to wash off dirt and dust.…