Wildlife

A lionness with her kill on the beach

Adapt and Overcome: Namibian Lions Take Up Seal Hunting

Adaptability is the trait that, before all others, allows...
A elephant

Terrified Tourists: Watch a Bull Elephant Charge Visitors in a Botswana Marsh

Botswana's Okavango Delta is a sprawling inland floodplain home...
Bronze Whaler shark underwater

Surfer Bitten Twice by Shark After a Seal Used Him as a Decoy

BY COOPER GEGAN Most shark bites happen by accident. Though...
A roaring cheetah

Ancient Cheetahs in Arabia Used Caves, For Some Unknown Reason

A new paper, still in pre-print, unveils the discovery...
ane Goodall with baby chimpanzee

Jane Goodall Dies At 91

World-renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has died at...

New, High-Altitude Marsupial Confirmed in Peru

High in the Peruvian Andes, a tiny, unexpected surprise...
A common brown lemur.

Lemurs Still Evolving After 53 Million Years

Madagascar is famous for its lemurs; their ancestors arrived...
A sign on a tree wih Japanese text and a drawing of a bear

Brown Bear Attacks, Kills Man in Northern Japan

Midmorning on August 14, police in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture...
dusky shark

Tourists Feeding Sharks Led to Fatal Attack: Study

The waters off Israel's Hadera Beach swarm with dusky...
A red desert

Australia’s Deadliest Animal Is Not What You Think

Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for...
A gorilla

Startup Uses AI to Give Animals Bank Accounts

A new startup, Tehanu, represents a revolutionary approach to...
An ocelot in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest

Amazonian Ocelots and Opossums Join Forces

Camera traps in the jungles of Peru have captured...
underwater photo of orcas 'kissing'

Killer Whales Caught on Kiss Cam

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera...
dophins around whale

Dolphins Guide Lost Humpback Whale to Safety

In mid‑June, a rare case of mammalian altruism unfolded...

Australian Moths Migrate Using The Stars

Each spring, millions of tiny brown Bogong moths fly...

Lithuanian Bear Drama Ends Well After Hunters Refuse to Shoot

A young female bear spent last weekend roaming the...

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...

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