Wild elephants each have their own names, new study finds
6-12-2024 |
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Scientists now believe that elephants, like humans, have assigned names that they use when calling one another.
Mystery surrounds grey squirrel found in 'impossible location'
6-8-2024 | 2
Conservationists have been left puzzled by the discovery of an invasive species of squirrel on a Scottish island.
Scientists may finally know why orcas keep ramming into boats
6-3-2024 | 52
The unexplained behavior has resulted in more than 700 cases of killer whales attacking and damaging boats.
Animals are able to self-medicate and have been doing so for millennia
5-26-2024 | 6
An injured orangutan was recently observed chewing a medicinal leaf and applying it to his wound.
Rarely seen deep-sea creature washes up along the coast of Oregon
5-24-2024 | 5
This alien-like fish, which typically lives 3,000ft beneath the surface of the ocean, is a very unusual find.
DNA test confirms presence of an exotic big cat in British countryside
5-20-2024 | 40
The new evidence would seem to put to bed the notion that claims of big cats roaming the British Isles are false.
Why do animals have three eyelids when humans only have two ?
5-18-2024 | 1
If you've ever looked closely when your dog or cat blinks, you may have noticed that it has a third eyelid.
Prospector films possible black panther in Victoria, Australia
5-6-2024 | 7
The animal, which looked unusually large for a domestic cat, was seen bounding through a nearby field.
Could whales granted legal 'personhood' status take us to court?
4-28-2024 | 6
In New Zealand, Indigenous leaders recently signed a remarkable new treaty to recognize whales as legal 'persons'.
Weird new species found on seamounts off Easter Island
VIDEO 4-15-2024 | 1
Scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of weird and wonderful creatures in the Pacific depths.
String of strange 'alien egg-like' pods pulled from lake in Oklahoma
3-19-2024 | 2
Photographs of these peculiar jelly-like objects were recently shared on social media by state wildlife officials.
Scientists capture photographs of 'lost bird' long thought extinct
2-25-2024 | 2
This striking yellow and black bird, which hadn't been seen for 20 years, was rediscovered during an expedition to Africa.
The world's largest snake is actually two genetically different species
2-20-2024 | 15
Found in the rivers and wetlands of South America, the green anaconda is very much more than meets the eye.
Venomous 'blue dragons' are washing up on beaches in Texas
2-17-2024 | 3
A strange and rarely seen type of sea creature has been appearing more and more frequently along the coastline.
Aquarium mystery as stingray may have been impregnated by a shark
2-14-2024 | 13
The enigma began when a lone stingray inexplicably became pregnant despite no other stingrays being present.
Scientists discover weird black eggs 3.7 miles beneath the ocean's surface
2-8-2024 | 1
The discovery provides further proof of life's ability to thrive in extremely deep, high-pressure environments.
Baby great white shark caught on camera for the first time ever
VIDEO 2-5-2024 | 1
Where great white sharks give birth has long remained one of the most enduring mysteries in shark science.
Escaped monkey 'Kingussie Kong' captured after five-day chase
VIDEO 2-1-2024 | 5
A Japanese macaque that escaped from a wildlife park in Scotland had been giving local authorities the runaround for days.
Mystery as seven giant tortoises found dead in woodland in England
1-18-2024 | 13
The enormous Aldabra giant tortoises were found dumped in Ashclyst Forest, north of Exeter.
How much life has existed, or will ever exist, on the Earth ?
1-16-2024 | 1
Assistant Professor Peter Crockford takes a look at how much life has inhabited this planet since the first cell appeared.
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