Wildlife

Using Sound to Save the ‘Little Dodo’

The tooth-billed pigeon, often dubbed the "little dodo," is...
A small otter pup

A Tiny Otter That Vanished From Nepal in the 1800s Reappears

In the same way you can't prove a negative,...

Humans Heal Slower Than Other Primates

We are the worst primates when it comes to...
penguin seeming to run

Penguin Speedster Sets Antarctic FPT (Fastest Penguin Time)

A three-penguin race on Galindez Island, site of the...

The Puffin-Cam Is Now Live on These British Islands

Each spring, the Farne Islands off England's Northumberland coast...
small crocodile held by researcher

Two New Crocodile Species Discovered in Mexico

Scientists have discovered two unknown species of crocodile on...
Yangtze finless porpoise

Ancient Chinese Poems Trace Decline of the Yangtze Porpoise

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight...
sihek bird

‘Extinct’ Bird Lays Eggs in the Wild After 40 Years

A bird once declared extinct in the wild has...
moose migration

Millions of Viewers Mesmerized by the Great Moose Migration 

Forget the latest Netflix and Amazon Prime offerings --...
white wolf

Extinct No More? Dire Wolf Returns With a Genetic Twist

BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE In a groundbreaking leap reminiscent of Jurassic...
sea lion

Deranged Sea Lion Bites Surfer

When you think of dangerous animal encounters and surfing,...
yellow Galapagos warbler

Galapagos Birds Are Fed Up With Traffic

The birds of the Galapagos Islands gave Darwin some...
An orange octopus on top of a grey shark in the water.

Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark’s Head

Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised...
Iguana on Fiji

How Did the Iguana Cross the Pacific? Mystery Solved

Millions of years ago, a group of adventurous iguanas...

In Ecuador, the Solitary Hummingbird Becomes Social

Hummingbirds are famously the smallest birds in the world,...
A penguin rookery looks on as a small ship sails by.

Avian Flu is Tearing Through the Antarctic Peninsula

Disease tops nobody's list of Antarctic dangers. "The great...

Tiny Eaglets Hatch on Live Cam As Thousands Watch

Perched 44 meters up in a Jeffrey pine tree...
woman swimming in pond or creek

Why Beavers Indicate Good Water for Wild Swimming

Next time you’re thinking about pond swimming, look for...
seals near beach

California Coyotes Spotted Hunting Seal Pups

Coyotes will scavenge from bins, hunt small vertebrates, and...
A yellow packraft in the water beside the arching back of a whale.

Paddler ‘Swallowed’ and Spat Out by Humpback Whale

A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah...

Shark Attacks Reach a 28-Year Low

There is good news for anyone afraid of sharks....
a spider upside down on a cave ceiling, infected with fungus

A Mysterious Fungus Turns Irish Cave Spiders Into Zombies

While filming the BBC Winterwatch television series in Northern...
3 penguins, including one all black

This Might Be the Rarest Penguin in the World

Two thousand kilometers from the southern tip of South...
a large spider on a piece of wood

Meet a New, Bigger, and Even More Venomous Australian Spider

Australia has a reputation for venomous wildlife, particularly spiders....

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