A dead whale shows up on your beach. What do you do with the 40-ton carcass? | Whales
When a whale dies, its body descends to the bottom of the deep sea in a transformative phenomenon…
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the scientist who saved the elephants
FEW ANIMALS scare full-grown African elephants. But bees are among them. So it was to bees that Iain…
Are humans meant to be faithful? Science finally has an answer
Are people meant to pair off faithfully, or did nature design us to be serial philanderers, forever wrestling…
Humans rank above meerkats but below beavers in monogamy league table | Science
Humans are playing in the premier league of monogamous mammals, according to a new ranking of animals by…
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store after wild night
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) — The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and…
The mysterious murder of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
Fossey’s early research demanded patience. To gain the gorillas’ trust, she began to mimic their behaviour. She told…
Humans cuddle up to meerkats in the monogamy rankings
“There is a premier league of monogamy, in which humans sit comfortably, while the vast majority of other…
Amazon: a record-breaking anaconda hints at a possible new giant of the animal kingdom
While filming alongside Will Smith in the Amazon, a team of scientists made a jaw-dropping discovery that could…
Hundreds of sharks filmed in bait fish feeding frenzy near Byron Bay | Australia news
An abundance of baitfish has drawn in hundreds of sharks to feed in the shallows around Byron Bay,…
60,000 African Penguins Starved to Death, Study Reveals
Overexploitation of sardines off southern Africa led to the deaths of over 60,000 African penguins, new research suggests,…
‘Gang’ of Piglets Causing a ‘Ruckus’ Is Total Cuteness Overload
There is nothing more wholesome than a “gang” of baby animals roaming around on a farm and “disturbing”…
‘We call him … unbearable’: California homeowner laments uninvited beast | Los Angeles
A hefty 550lb black bear has laid claim to the crawl space under an Altadena home, marking the…