Across the globe, a wide range of animals, including household pets, livestock, and marine species, are developing serious health problems such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease. These…
A new study led by the University of St Andrews reports that Critically Endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) are far more likely to forage in the same waters as commercial…
A hedgehog rescue charity in East Yorkshire says its brand-new expansion has transformed daily life for both the animals in their care and the volunteers who look after them. Holderness…
Residents across West Sussex are being urged to keep a sharp lookout for an unusually large feathered escapee — a 2-foot-tall (60 cm) eagle owl who slipped out of his…
A French wildlife enthusiast says he has no plans to stop keeping an eye on a runaway flamingo that journeyed from Cornwall all the way to northern France. The young…
A French wildlife enthusiast says he has no plans to stop keeping an eye on a runaway flamingo that journeyed from Cornwall all the way to northern France. The young…
A beloved family dog is back home and unharmed after surviving a dramatic fall of nearly 100ft (30m) down a cliff in Shetland. The young collie, named Whisp, slipped over…
In October, a resident of Vale View — a rural area in Queensland, Australia — spotted an unexpected visitor in her yard. An eastern brown snake was weaving through the…
Comedian Felipe Esparza had a whole lineup of fun activities planned for his outing with Whisper — an 8-year-old pittie — but it didn’t take long for him to figure…
For the first time ever, researchers have managed to sequence RNA from a woolly mammoth — overturning the long-held belief that this delicate molecule couldn’t survive for tens of thousands…