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Tiny 'living fossil' found in New Zealand waters A microscopic marine creature believed to have been extinct for four million years has been found alive and well in New Zealand waters, researchers said.
30 May 2014
©Reuters/Thomas Mukoya Elephants from Canada take up residence in US zoo Three female Asian elephants took up residence at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on Friday after a 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) road trip from western Canada.
24 May 2014
An elephant bird of Madagascar. Photo courtesy of almostlucidthoughts.tumblr.com New Zealand's iconic kiwi no Australian immigrant New Zealand's iconic kiwi is most closely related to the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar rather than the Australian emu as previously thought, researchers said Thursday.
23 May 2014
Photo courtesy of ianimal.ru Russian circus crocodile hurt by falling accountant A crocodile was injured in Russia when an accountant weighing 120 kilogrammes (260 pounds) fell on him during a bus trip through the arctic north, local media reported.
22 May 2014
World's oldest sperm found in Australia The world's oldest and best-preserved sperm, dating back 17 million years, has been unearthed in Australia, scientists said.
15 May 2014
©Reuters/Romeo Ranoco Crocodile eats boy in PNG The limbs of an 11-year-old boy have been found inside a huge crocodile and his head discovered nearby after he was attacked in Papua New Guinea, a report said.
14 May 2014
©Reuters/Joe Skipper Woman fights python to save pet dog in Hong Kong A woman used a pocket knife to fight off a huge Burmese python which attacked her dog while out walking in a Hong Kong country park, a report said.
11 May 2014
©Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann Peru probes killing of endangered penguins Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species.
24 April 2014
Eocasea martini. Photo courtesy of breakingnews.ie Paleontologists discover land herbivores' earliest ancestor Paleontologists unearthed the oldest ancestor of land-dwelling herbivores with the discovery of a 300-million-year-old skeleton, shedding light onto plant eaters' emergence on land, a study said.
18 April 2014
Almaty Zoo inhabitants and visitors. Photo © Yaroslav Radlovski Be part of Almaty Zoo: take care of one animal Now everyone can be a part of the Almaty Zoo through either fostering an elephant, lama or any other animal or owning a bench with a custom nameplate on it.
16 April 2014
Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans: study Fish are losing their survival instinct -- even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators -- as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research.
15 April 2014
©Reuters/Andrew Winning Taiwanese tourists hurt in Japan deer rampage Visitors to one of usually-safe Japan's most celebrated spots are being warned to be on the lookout, after two Taiwanese tourists were injured in a rampage by a wild deer.
14 April 2014
Bats find shelter at Nazi German defence line in Poland An awe-inspiring Nazi defence line in western Poland has taken on a new role in peacetime as home to tens of thousands of bats in what is Europe's largest artificial roost.
08 April 2014
©Reuters/Enrique Calvo  Cap, goggles found from Australian shark attack victim The swimming cap and goggles of a woman taken by a shark in Australia have been found along with a small amount of human remains, police said.
04 April 2014
Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Woman killed by shark in Australia A woman was taken by a shark on Thursday while swimming with her husband in Australia, authorities said, in an attack which horrified fellow swimmers.
03 April 2014
Whaling ban applauded despite fears of Japan sidestep Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision that Japan must halt an annual Antarctic whale hunt, despite fears it may try to sidestep the order.
01 April 2014
Photo courtesy of nv.kz Bear eaten by cats in Karaganda A horrendous incident occurred at the Karaganda Zoo: children witnessed a baby bear being eaten by jaguars.
22 March 2014
Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Dog 'sold for $2 million' in China: report A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for almost $2 million, a report said Wednesday, in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever.
19 March 2014
©Reuters/Bogdan Cristel Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.
13 March 2014
Photo courtesy of gmanetwork.com New lizard species discovered in Peru Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard at a national park in Peru.
12 March 2014
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