Man dies seven years after eating a slug on a dare

November 7, 2018

Sam Ballard was like many typical young men in Sydney, Australia just starting out when one simple act changed his life forever. Ballard liked…

Tuesday Turtle: California lifeguards rescue sea turtle caught by angler

November 6, 2018

Lifeguards in California are called to rescue humans usually but in San Clemente, the lifeguards work involved freeing a green sea turtle. A bystander…

Portugal will ban wild animals in circuses by 2024

November 2, 2018

Portugal has banned the use of wild animals in circuses by 2024 with a new law passed by parliament and applauded by animal rights…

Fish Friday: As water temperatures rise in coral, fish tempers cool down

November 2, 2018

Researchers have found for the first time evidence that coral bleaching could serve as a trigger for rapid change in reef fish behaviour. Publishing…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Watch as rare albino slow loris released into the wild

October 31, 2018

First it was scooped up from the forest to become someone’s pet in Lampung, Sumatra. But then, the extremely rare albino Sumatran slow loris was…

Fish Friday: UK company bills itself as selling “ethical caviar” by massaging the eggs out of sturgeon

October 26, 2018

The way caviar is harvested means death for the fish. Caviar comes from the eggs of the sturgeon fish and for centuries, the roe,…

Oregon Zoo offers an insiders view with incredible X-rays of its animals

October 18, 2018

Creepy, freaky or really cool. Any way you look at it, the Oregon Zoo has provided a snapshot of the really inner workings of…

Birds sing because they have a unique voice box that no other animals have, scientists find

October 10, 2018

The way birds sing is unlike any other sound animals make and scientists now know that this melodious call comes from a unique voice…

More than 100 baby giant turtles stolen from Galapagos islands breeding facility

October 9, 2018

A total of 123 baby giant turtles have been stolen from a breeding facility in the Galapagos islands, a lawmaker from Ecuador’s prized archipelago…

Fish Friday: Rare fish pulled back from brink of extinction

October 5, 2018

A once rare Colorado River fish, which had dwindled to only about 100 left of the species, has been pulled from the brink of…