Dog Flags Down Patrol Car And Leads Deputy To Missing Grandmother
The other night, dispatchers from Florida’s Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man whose wife had gone missing. The 86-year-old woman had gone for a walk with…
‘Unusual’ Fox Too Friendly For The Wild Demands Belly Rubs From His Caretakers
From the outside, Boots looks just like any other fox — sleek copper fur, warm brown eyes, and a tail that swishes with every bound. But beneath that picture-perfect exterior,…
Tiny Baby Hidden In Leaf Pile Is Actually A Critically Endangered Animal
Do you see him? A few years ago, while conducting fieldwork along the shores of the U.S. Virgin Islands, marine biologist Dr. Larry Wood spotted a tiny movement in the…
Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs
The cephalopods don’t use every limb in the same manner, something they share with primates An octopus can technically use any of its eight arms for any purpose, but new…
This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead
Some male ghost sharks have a truly haunting way of showing affection — they use teeth that grow out of their foreheads. These strange creatures, known as spotted ratfish, use…
What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology
The discovery of the longest woolly rhinoceros horn ever recorded is shedding new light on the biology and behavior of these Ice Age giants. Unearthed from Siberia’s frozen permafrost, the…
King of the Jungle Gets a CT Scan: Kiburi’s Royal Check-Up at London Zoo
Kiburi, a 21-year-old silverback gorilla and the leader of London Zoo’s western lowland gorilla troop, received a reassuring health update this week after undergoing a comprehensive medical examination. The 177-kilogram…
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril
The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur, according to new research published in Current…
This deadly virus is the ‘silent killer’ of young elephants. A new vaccine rolls out to save them worldwide
Chester Zoo in England has long been at the forefront of elephant conservation. Back in 1977, it became the first zoo in the U.K. to successfully breed Asian elephants in…
Scientists could soon create a ‘universal antivenom.’ But would it save lives?
A recent study hints that we could make a universal antivenom for snakebites, but some scientists say we need something else instead. Topping this week’s headlines was the passing of…