Onlookers distraught after spotting coastal creature in terrible predicament — here’s what happened
The sight of a pelican — coated in a sticky black industrial residue and struggling on the popular…
Enormous, dinosaur-like bird lands on tour boat in Africa
Shoebills, which can measure nearly 5 feet and are named for the shape of their enormous beaks, are…
Orphaned Baby Elephant Learning to Be Part of a Herd Again Has Us Crying Happy Tears
This story is incredible. It really has me choked up. Rosie is a baby elephant that has had…
Biologist bitten in head by shark hopes to meet animal again
Rafael AbuchaibeBBC News Mundo Mauricio Hoyos Mauricio Hoyos has spent 30 years studying the behaviour of different shark…
New ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Australia
Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned…
Incredible moment all-white albino humpback whale bursts from water in ultra rare drone sighting of real-life Moby Dick
THIS is the amazing moment an ultra-rare, all-white albino humpback whale spurts out of the ocean. The incredible…
Scottish scientists tackle vampire bat rabies threat in Amazon
Kevin KeaneScotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent Getty Images Vampire bats are spreading rabies into new areas…
‘Orange and Jobless’ Jaguar Finds a Giant Barrel and Instantly Becomes the World’s Cutest Goofball
Just because a jaguar isn’t enjoying every inch of his freedom in the wild doesn’t mean that he…
Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Found in Thailand — Scientists Say It’s a First
The discovery, described in the journal Zootaxa, is the first ever recorded instance of a gynandromorph in the…
Readers’ wildlife photos – Why Evolution Is True
Today we have a contribution of miscellaneous flora and fauna from reader David Riddell, a Kiwi. His descriptions…