Cincinnati Zoo Employee Severely Injured in Primate Bite Incident
The primate care worker ‘sustained a partial amputation of the thumb,’ the Ohio institution said in a statement. A worker at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden suffered a partial…
From Shelter to Family: How Two Unwanted Dogs Found Friendship and a Forever Home
Boone and Rellie collectively spent more than 450 days at a shelter operated by a humane society in South Carolina. One was deaf, while the other was timid. However, a…
One Woman’s Mission: Addressing the Abandoned Pet Crisis with Compassion and Action
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, marking a significant milestone in conservation history. Stretching across 261 river miles and protecting…
Amid Rapid Arctic Melting, Slowing Ocean Currents Offer Hope and Precious Time for Recovery
As climate disasters and record-high temperatures increasingly affect daily life, the concept of “global warming” often conjures images of melting ice caps and struggling polar bears. Indeed, the Arctic is…
Office Building Mystery: ‘Furry Lump’ Revealed to Be Endangered Creature
She needed help. In Kirkwood, Missouri, a resident named Eros was approaching an office building when they spotted an unusual “furry lump” on the wall. As Eros drew closer, they…
Surprise Passenger: Man Finds the World’s Slowest Animal in the Driver’s Seat
Despite the often sluggish pace of rush hour traffic, it’s not every day that the world’s slowest animal is spotted behind the wheel. However, in Brazil, 73-year-old Antônio Luiz Laghi…
Shock Among Congregants as Rare ‘Vulnerable’ Animal Discovered Living Inside Cathedral
He flew right into the organ 😳 In 2022, a WIRES Wildlife Rescue coordinator received an unusual call about a wild animal roosting high in the ornate rafters of St.…
Jurassic Giant: The Oldest Tadpole Ever Discovered Breaks Records
The fossilization of the tadpole’s “delicate structures,” like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the rare find. While on a dinosaur fossil hunt in Argentina, paleontologists…
Alarming Discovery: Microplastics Detected in Dolphin Breath, Study Reveals
The scientific research reveals that microplastic exposure is now so widespread that it has been detected in wild bottlenose dolphins.A recent scientific study has revealed that microplastics have been detected…
Why langurs drink salt water
A recent study from the German Primate Center and Leipzig Zoo has revealed the remarkable adaptability of the critically endangered Cat Ba langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), despite their low genetic diversity.…