A new study has found that many modern dog breeds carry small amounts of wolf ancestry from long after dogs were first domesticated. This wolf DNA isn’t a remnant from…
A charity that helps adults with physical disabilities to train their own canine pet to become an assistance dog has given itself longer to raise the £100,000 it needs to…
A video from the coast of British Columbia has revealed remarkable new behavior in wolves that could represent the first documented case of tool use by a wild member of…
A new clip from the upcoming “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” series highlights how well-known Ice Age animals had to adjust as their frozen world warmed and glaciers shrank. The scene…
Seeing vultures circling overhead doesn’t mean they’re waiting for something to die — and in fact, experts say spotting them is a good sign for the environment. While often shown…
Wildlife specialists are calling on the public to report any sightings of loggerhead turtles after one was recently spotted off the coast of South West England. According to the Cornwall…
LOS ANGELES — Gramma, the San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident and a beloved Galápagos tortoise, has passed away at an estimated age of 141. For over a century, she charmed…
A tiny Shetland pony foal has captured the hearts of everyone she meets—especially after making a delightful appearance on national television. Pam, born in July at the Glenda Spooner Farm…
A whale researcher with decades of experience recently saw something he had never witnessed before—a living pair of gingko-toothed beaked whales in their natural environment. The encounter marks a major…
More than 7,000 Partula snails—species that are either Extinct in the Wild or Critically Endangered—have been released across four islands in French Polynesia, marking the largest reintroduction effort for these…