Freakiest creatures of the deep hooked by Russian deep-sea fisherman

January 9, 2017

Roman Fedorstov has definitely cornered the market on freaky sea creatures. The Russian deep-sea fisherman has netted a massive social media following with his…

Five new deep-sea creatures found in hot springs in Indian Ocean

January 6, 2017

Six new animal species have been found in an undersea hot springs 2.8 kilometres deep in the southwest Indian Ocean. The unique marine life…

United Arab Emirates ban residents from keeping wild animals as pets

January 5, 2017

The UAE has banned wild animals from being owned as pets after passing a new law that prohibits keeping exotic critters as a status…

Buffalo Zoo has sneak peek of Sakari, the polar bear

December 31, 2016

The Buffalo Zoo will introduce its newest resident, a 4-year-old male polar bear named Sakari, to the general public on New Year’s Day after…

We wish you a creepy, crawly, adorable peacock spider Christmas

December 24, 2016

This must be the best critter Christmas carol ever produced. Even better than cats singing Jingle Bells. Even arachnophobes will love these beautiful spiders…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Elusive ghost shark captured on video for the first time in Northern Hemisphere

December 21, 2016

It’s proper name is Hydrolagus cf. trolli, but it’s generally known as the pointy-nosed blue chimaera or even more commonly as a ghost shark. And,…

Meatless Monday: Shrinking reindeers losing weight because of climate change

December 12, 2016

Living organisms respond to climate change in two ways, by evolutionary adaptions and phenotypic plasticity, also known as an observable change. When two or…

Giraffes and birds on new endangered species lists

December 10, 2016

The number of giraffes has declined dramatically over the last three decades as a new global report this week found that the mammal’s population…

Man high on LSD caught on forest cam convinced he is really a tiger

December 5, 2016

Hidden cameras in the jungle or forests can catch some pretty remarkable things. We’ve written about jaguar and cubs caught on video in Belize,…

Wounded rare bustard with broken leg lands in Turkey

November 30, 2016

The world’s heaviest bird that can fly was found in Turkey last week, a rare sighting for a rare bird that faces extinction. The…