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A group of yobs have been pictured assaulting a wild stag whilst being cheered on by their mindless friends at a city park. The shocking images show the men pulling at the animal’s antlers and slapping it on the [...]

On Dec. 22, 2024, Turkish customs officers conducting a random search of a plane’s cargo hold found a surprise stowaway inside a small wooden crate with holes: a malnourished baby gorilla dressed in a soiled T-shirt. The Turkish Airlines [...]

Drought will disproportionately affect frogs and toads in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest --- January 31, 2025 by The Wildlife Society Drought will disproportionately affect frogs and toads in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest An international survey of frogs and toads has [...]

A pilot has died after a light plane crashed into crocodile-infested waters in the Northern Territory. The light plane crashed with two passengers on board at Fogg Dam – a wetland 67km southwest of Darwin – at about 10.20am [...]

Though recently gaining the limelight as a superior alternative to lobster tail, a species of giant isopod is making headlines for another reason: it was never officially entered into the scientific record. Now that it has, it happened to [...]

--- Are drugs safe for animals? Turns out, humans aren’t the only ones looking for a good time. Some animals don’t just accidentally get high—they actively seek it out. From dolphins carefully using pufferfish toxins to enter a trance, to wallabies [...]

Leopard vocalizations can help researches conduct population estimates and manage human-wildlife conflicts --- January 29, 2025 by The Wildlife Society Leopard vocalizations can help researches conduct population estimates and manage human-wildlife conflicts Identifying leopards by their roars can help researchers conserve the [...]

A young child has been attacked by a dingo on K’gari island off the Queensland coast. The three-year-old was bitten on the back of the leg while walking along the beach near Kingfisher Bay on the west of the [...]

String rays and manta rays don’t just have wings for show—they actually use them to fly out of the water and through the air. Described as “one of the most remarkable sights in the sea” by researchers studying ray [...]

Aman was attacked by a hungry bear on his way home from the grocery store on Sunday, only to be saved by his quick-thinking neighbor. The man, named Andrew Nierer, was attacked by the small black bear on a [...]