African forest hornbills gain new protections from unsustainable trade
Negotiators discussing wildlife trade rules have agreed overwhelmingly to back a proposal that regulates the currently…
Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands’ Grindadráp
In a landmark development, campaigners have welcomed the first animal-abuse charges ever filed against dolphin hunters in the…
Why do spiders have 8 eyes?
Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows,…
Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand
A baby seal caused a stir by wandering into a bar in New Zealand. The baby fur seal…
Bears Top the List in Japanese Harmful Animal Survey
Japan Data Society Environment Dec 5, 2025 A survey in Japan found that two in three respondents thought…
Graphic video shows tourist’s painful encounter with elephant: ‘Ouch’
A viral video shows a tourist getting a painful lesson in an elephant’s personal space after she got…
Meet Radha, the adorable world’s smallest water buffalo measuring just over two feet!
If you heard the clump-clump of four heavy feet rounding the corner of a farm in Malawadi, Maharashtra,…
Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years
A research group led by the University of Cambridge examined giant anaconda fossils found in South America and…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Rare whale spotted off Donegal last year makes 4,500km journey to Boston
A rare North Atlantic right whale spotted off the coast of Donegal last year has made an amazing…
Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand
A baby seal caused a stir by wandering into a bar in New Zealand. The baby fur seal…
Tiger experts hide camera traps in Sumatran jungle. What they capture is “critically important”
Camera traps installed in a jungle in northern Sumatra have recorded nearly three times more images of critically…