Wildlife

a snow leopard

Snow Leopard Mauls Ski Tourist Who Approached It for a Selfie

A woman skiing in the Xinjiang province of China...
A bearded vulture help under someone's arm like an oversized football

World’s Oldest Bearded Vulture Rescued in Alps

The population of bearded vultures is so small that...
closeup of tiger

Four Dead in Last Month From Animal Attacks in Nepal

South of the Himalaya, the strip of lowlands along...
Grey wolves howling in the snow

Wolves Were Our Pets Before Dogs

Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea...
creeping cougar

Hiker Killed by Mountain Lion in Colorado, First in 25 Years

BY COOPER GEGAN A hiker was killed by a mountain...
A mother polar bear with two cubs.

Arctic Communities to Test Polar Bear Early Warning System

In the past, both Arctic explorers and local Inuit...
A blurry photo of a strange bird

The Dodo’s Closest Cousin, the Manumea, Is Not Extinct After All

The dodo is so extinct that it has become...
A close-up view of a young Tapanuli orangutan

Cyclone Puts World’s Rarest Ape on Brink of Extinction

In late November, Cyclone Senyar tore across Indonesia, dumping...
two penguins and puma

Patagonia’s Returning Pumas Feast on Penguins

Reintroducing keystone predator species can have a near-miraculous restorative...
A black and white screenshot of an owl in a nest.

The Best December Wildlife Cams

Tired, but can't sleep? Working, but can't focus? Need...
An adult bear and two cubs, seated in a grassy area

GPS Watch Recorded Bear Attack Victim’s Terrifying Final Moments

Brown bear attacks on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido...
Seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) eating a helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla), filmed at 705m in Monterey Canyon.

Seven-Armed Octopus Filmed in Deep Sea

The elusive seven-armed blob octopus -- yes, that's a...
The black and white image shows one of the Canada lynx as it pounces towards the trail camera

Trail Camera Catches Hissy Fit Between Two Lynx

A trail camera in Grand Marais, Minnesota, has captured...

Anacondas Reached Their Enormous Size 12 Million Years Ago and Never Looked Back

For as long as humans have known them, anacondas...
Two African penguins look into the camera.

African Penguins Face Struggle for Survival After Massive Die-Off

Over 60,000 African penguins have starved to death along...
Kylies Beach, Australia.

Woman Killed and Man Injured in Australian Shark Attack

On November 27, a shark killed a woman in...
A grizzly bear on the edge of a river

More Than One Grizzly Attacked Those School Children in Canada

On Thursday, November 20, a grizzly bear attacked a...
A toad sitting in a windowsill

Weekend Warm-Up: Cane Toads, An Unnatural History

Released in 1988, Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is...
Two wolves on the shore

Wolves Seen Using Tools to Get Fish

European Green Crabs have inundated part of the coast...
Two gray fox pups cuddling.

Your Guide to November’s Best Wildlife Cams

Watching animals go through their daily routines, even when...
fish on the back on a whale

Piggybacking on Whales — How Little Fish Called Remoras Get Around

When marine scientists put suction-cup cameras on humpback whales...
a harbour seal on a boat

Seal Fleeing Orcas Takes Refuge on Passing Boat

Charvet Drucker was watching a pod of orcas, also...
shark biting a test object

New Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Could Cut Shark Attack Injuries

Over the past four decades, shark bites have been...
a man in a cave observing a massive spiderweb

World’s Largest Spiderweb, With 110,000 Spiders, Discovered Deep Underground

Everyone loves spiders. The only thing everyone loves more...

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