Oldest panda in captivity Jia Jia dies at age 38 in Hong Kong’s Ocean Park

October 16, 2016

The world’s oldest living panda in captivity has died in Hong Kong after her health rapidly went downhill over the last two weeks. Ocean Park…

Squee! Twin red panda cubs romp, climb and play at the Calgary Zoo

October 8, 2016

They’re red and fuzzy and all-around adorable. Twin male red panda cubs made their debut at the Calgary Zoo yesterday. The pair was born on June…

Panda cubs make cute, if not somewhat klutzy debut in China

October 3, 2016

Can’t get enough pandas? Well, iPanda.com has your fix. Operated jointly by China Network Television and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, panda-cam is…

Most trafficked mammal in the world gets global protection from international trade

September 30, 2016

The most illegally traded mammal in the world received the strongest possible global protection from trade this week after a motion was passed to…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Gravity-defying goat climbs huge palm tree

September 28, 2016

Who needs fainting goats when you have climbing goats. Or rather, this particular goat, which climbed this particularly gigantic palm tree. How exactly it got…

Epic selfie: Snorkeler swims with a pod of humpback whales

September 12, 2016

Will Rosner has a whale-sized tale and the photo to prove it. The Australian was snorkelling off Tonga when a pod of 15 humpback…

From a big dog to a long cat and a leaping llama, meet the newest Guinness World Record holders

September 8, 2016

If there could be a record for the best record-keeper, Guinness would surely win. The latest entries to the venerable Guinness World Records are…

Rare blue whales spotted in a pair off coast of New Hampshire

September 2, 2016

A handful of people were recently treated to an incredibly rare sighting off the coast of New Hampshire: a pair of blue whales. Off…

Jaguar and cubs caught on video in Belize

August 28, 2016

Biologists have managed to snag some stunning footage of a young jaguar mother and her two cubs in Belize. “The cubs were the smallest…

Nearly 2 million acres of Sierra Nevada becomes protected for rare California amphibians

August 27, 2016

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 1.8 million acres throughout the Sierra Nevada mountains for several endangered amphibians including the Sierra Nevada…