It builds on findings of a 2003 study that won an Ig Nobel Prize in Fluid Dynamics.

Pangolins have been locally extinct in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province for the last 30 or 40 years, experts say. But now, local conservationists are working to slowly reintroduce these shy, sensitive animals in a world-first effort to reinstate wild populations.

Nature is a brutal place, so during brooding, chinstrap and Adélie penguins are reluctant to leave their eggs unguarded in the nest—even to relieve themselves. But one also does not wish to sully the nest with feces. So instead, a brooding penguin will hunker down, point its rear end away from the nest, lift its tail, and let fly a projectile of poo—thereby ensuring both the safety of the eggs and the cleanliness of the nest.

A white lion is a mutant form of the lion of the subspecies Panthera leo Kruger; it is not a separate subspecies. It is occasionally found in nature reserves in South Africa and is selectively farmed in zoos.

Botswana’s government is yet to test the remains of the dead animals in what has been described as a ‘conservation disaster’

You'd be surprised where great white sharks spend a lot of their time hunting prey. Understanding how these predators feed is important for managing human-shark interactions. World-first research into shark stomach contents from University of Sydney and NSW Government scientists.

Humans are not the only ones who have beliefs; animals do too, although it is more difficult to prove them than with humans. Dr. Tobias Starzak and Professor Albert Newen from the Institute of Philosophy II at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have proposed four criteria to understand and empirically investigate animal beliefs in the journal Mind and Language.

Animals that can do basic arithmetic show us that some really are capable of understanding the terms they use and the connections between them.

The best plushie is usually one of three things: soft, fluffy, or cuddly. We researched the top 20 stuffed animals that please kids of all ages.

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What is driving the sudden rise in demand for donkey meat and skins? The global demand for donkey skins and meat is mostly driven by Chinese markets. In China donkey meat and skins are used to produce snacks, beauty products, sex stimulants, anti-ageing products and traditional medicine known as ejiao.

The discovery of a new breeding pair raises hope for the future of a critically endangered gibbon.

Stop The Wildlife Trade: ‘Extinction breeds extinction’, says grim new study revealing more than 500 species are on course to go extinct in next two decades - around the same figure for the whole of the twentieth century

Creatures’ attempts are in vain, and as they are unable to burrow through the fish’s ribcage, the eels become trapped in the gut of their captor

Squirrel ninja obstacle course

Plunge a live crab into a pot of boiling water, and it’s likely to try to scramble out. Is the crab’s behavior simply a reflex, or is it a sign of pain? Many scientists doubt that any invertebrate (or fish) feels pain because they lack the areas in the brain associated with human pain.

Scientists say current methods of estimating lion numbers could be drastically wrong, with serious consequences for the big cats

America's rats are being hit hard by the coronavirus. As millions of Americans shelter indoors to combat the deadly virus, which has claimed over 21,000 U.S. lives, many businesses — including restaurants and grocery stores — have closed or limited operations, cutting off many rodents' main sources for food. On deserted streets across the country, rats are in dire survival mode, experts say.

Third generation hog farmer Chad Leman, making his daily rounds, points to dozens of 300-pound pigs. "These pigs should be gone," he said. He means gone to the meatpacking plant to be processed. But with pork processing plants shut down due to worker safety concerns, he's faced with a grisly task: He needs to kill the pigs to make room for more.