Paleontologists have uncovered a bizarre prehistoric animal with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth — a creature so unusual that it was already considered a “living fossil” even during its…
A new study reveals how two of North America’s top predators — wolves and cougars — interact inside Yellowstone National Park. Researchers found that many encounters between the species begin…
A bonobo at Memphis Zoo recently caused damage to the safety glass of its enclosure after leaping toward visitors. The incident, captured on video and later verified by NBC News,…
Scientists have successfully revived the fading call of the critically endangered Regent honeyeater — one of Australia’s rarest birds. Once common across south-eastern Australia, from Queensland to Kangaroo Island, regent…
One evening, as a volunteer at IndyHumane took a shelter dog out for his last walk, she noticed a car pull up near a dumpster on the property. The driver…
“I actually take him everywhere I go.” While delivering mail along his usual rural route, Alexander Farris spotted something small and bright orange near the roadside. Curious, he pulled over…
“ the kind of darkness that makes your stomach turn …” Earlier this month, animal rescuer Suzette Hall pulled into a deserted public park long after sunset. She had received…
She was speechless. Late last month, a concerned Texan rushed into Austin Wildlife Rescue carrying a young porcupine in obvious distress. The little animal’s quills were thin and patchy, his…
A new study suggests that mice raised in more natural, outdoor environments behave very differently from their caged laboratory counterparts — and that difference could have major implications for medical…
A new study suggests that flipping a single gene in the brain can transform devoted dads into aggressive attackers — at least in African striped mice. But the gene doesn’t…