Big “tusker” elephant Tolstoy dead at 51 after being speared in the leg by farmer

May 4, 2022

One of Africa’s “super tusker” elephants, considered “an icon of the Amboseli ecosystem,” has died from injuries suffered by a spear attack. The Big…

Dog breeds generally a poor predictor of individual behavior

May 1, 2022

A community science project called Darwin’s Ark (darwinsark.org) has gathered information from a diverse cohort of pet dogs who were enrolled to explore how…

Grouse Mountain bears awake from record-setting sleep

April 30, 2022

Grinder and Coola have set a very high bar for the hibernation set. The pair of grizzly bears just awoke Thursday from 171 days…

Massachusetts animal rescue “dumbfounded” after it seemingly raised baby squirrel from the dead

April 25, 2022

Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in has rehabilitated all sorts of sick and injured wild animals, but perhaps not one this far gone. But this week…

Abilene Zoo tortoise proves to be “most amazing patient” during CT scan at Texas hospital

April 24, 2022

It’s not everyday emergency room staff in Central Texas are called on to care for a giant tortoise. But that’s exactly what happened recently…

The Queen celebrates her birthday in equestrian style

April 20, 2022

The Queen’s love of horses is well known — and, on the eve of Her Majesty’s birthday, the Royal Family has shared the most…

Tall Task: Elephant performs impressive balancing act Basel Zoo

April 19, 2022

Ever play that stick stacking balancing game? The one where you try to place wooden sticks on top of an object — and each…

Birth of rare Sumatran rhino offers “ray of hope” for species

April 12, 2022

An incredibly rare — and incredibly cute — Sumatran rhino has been born at a sanctuary in Indonesia offering good news for a species…

Baby seal saved by Southampton Police along Long Island roadway

April 11, 2022

Police in the Hamptons are used to seeing just about everything. Just not usually a wayward seal waddling along town streets with seemingly no…

Giant anteater twins born at Abilene Zoo in Texas

April 10, 2022

A Texas zoo is the new home to twin giant anteater pups, a rare delivery in the anteater world. The babies arrived on March…