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More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai. “I never heard [of] such large numbers of turtles [...]

Researchers turn to studying energy to find answers to this question --- February 3, 2025 by The Wildlife Society Researchers turn to studying energy to find answers to this question A new bioenergetics model has uncovered that polar bears in the Western Hudson [...]

We know that mammals feed their young with milk from their own bodies, and we know that whales are mammals. But the logistics of how some whales make breastfeeding happen has been a bit of a mystery for scientists. [...]

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 [...]