PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Australian researchers have put bite-resistant wetsuits to the test—by letting sharks sink their teeth into them—and found that the high-tech materials can help reduce injuries in…
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Every year on September 24, conservationists mark World Gorilla Day, an occasion launched in 2017 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Karisoke Research Center in…
Visitors to West Midlands Safari Park are being invited to help choose names for two rare red panda cubs born this summer. The twin sisters, born on 16 June to…
Ahead of Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup Final between England and Canada, Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in North Somerset enlisted some unusual pundits—their spectacled bears. Keepers set out two treat-filled…
Using an excavator, rescuers gingerly lifted the moose out of the 9-foot-deep well. PEMBROKE, Maine — A bull moose trapped in an abandoned well was saved after a five-hour rescue…
A newly discovered deep-sea coral has earned the nickname Chewbacca thanks to its striking resemblance to the Star Wars Wookie. Found in the tropical western Pacific, the coral has been…
“Getting to her was a nightmare.” Earlier this month, heavy rains swept across New South Wales, Australia, sending a wombat scrambling for shelter. She darted into a large concrete drain,…
“She literally fit in the palm of your hand.”Last year, experienced cat foster mom Erin Moore welcomed the tiniest kitten she had ever seen into her home. At just 8…
“I was just stunned …” When retired animal rescuer Susan Hicks heard a sudden crash from inside her home, her first thought was that something terrible had happened. She hurried…
“I was shocked.” Recently, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Long Island, New York, noticed a surprise visitor: a fluffy cat hiding beneath one of their delivery trucks. For weeks,…