Bindi Irwin has long been in the spotlight as a conservationist at the Australia Zoo, the daughter of Steve “the Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, and a …
Read moreBindi Irwin’s daughter makes her first appearance at the Steve Irwin Gala
The days are getting shorter, and many places are feeling more of a nip in the air. Some birds fly south to warmer temperatures as …
Read moreThis DIY coffee mug feeder will bring birds to your yard all winter long
“My dad would be stoked.” Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, got caught off guard with emotions during one of …
Read moreRobert Irwin shares emotional video with baby turtle his dad discovered
Can you bring a species back from extinction? In the case of one fish, you can — if it never really disappeared! Houting, a whitefish …
Read moreWhitefish species declared extinct is now confirmed to be alive
It sounds like a plot from a cheesy creature feature, but this is no made-for-TV movie. Scientists have brought a 46,000-year-old worm back to life. …
Read moreScientists have brought a 46,000-year-old worm back to life
Even the toughest competitors need to step away from the spotlight sometimes. But when it comes to Fat Bear Week, visibility is everything, and being …
Read moreThis bear won’t win Fat Bear Week, but ‘other bears know his reputation’
It is a heartbreaking origin story that is worthy of a Hollywood movie. On Sept. 9, a mother otter was carrying her newborn pup in …
Read moreWildlife rescuers save otter pup after seeing orcas kill its mother
On Sept. 7, clouded leopards Niran and Ron welcomed a little bundle of joy at the Nashville Zoo. The zoo has not yet released the …
Read moreA rare clouded leopard was born at the Nashville Zoo
It’s not unusual to see a mom taking her kids out to pick up some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. However, no one expects to witness a …
Read moreBear family beaks into Krispy Kreme truck for a sweet treat
Wildlife cameras have given us a priceless view into the natural world, but last week, one of these devices might have saved a man’s life. …
Read moreLive cam watchers hoping to see ‘fat bears’ save a hiker’s life
Animal Defenders International calls this poor animal the “world’s loneliest lion,” and his story will break your heart … but there is a happy ending …
Read more‘World’s loneliest lion’ gets a new lease on life at South African sanctuary
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Read moreDavid Attenborough to narrate third installment of ‘Planet Earth’
In July, researchers working with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) caught a rare glimpse of an old friend: The narrowbody handfish. It …
Read moreMarine scientists spot rare handfish not seen in 27 years
When animals go viral, it’s often because they are super adorable, have fun facial expressions or maybe because they like to sit upright and … …
Read moreA cockroach trapped between glass on a plane goes viral
In certain parts of the U.S., summer nights begin with an unbeatable light show. As dusk settles in, tiny yellow-green beads of light pulse in …
Read moreHow lightning bugs glow, and why bioluminescence helps them survive
A city in Wisconsin announced Monday that their Imagination Station Playground will be closed due to an investigation after the sighting of a mouse and …
Read moreA playground closed due to a mouse sighting and an investigation is underway
Here are three commonly held beliefs about bats: They’re blind, they often have rabies and they want to drink your blood. Would you be surprised …
For the second time in just about a year, a Red Lobster location has decided to save one of the lobsters the restaurant received. When …
It’s mating season for tarantulas. Southeast Colorado is home to thousands of the creepy crawlers. Every year in August and September, the male tarantulas leave …
Read moreThousands of tarantulas will soon be crawling across this state
Animals tend to appear in the strangest places when we least expect them. While some are a welcome sight, others may shock us with their …
Read moreRoseate Spoonbill spotted in Wisconsin is first in 178 years
A small but mighty prehistoric creature somehow emerged alive from a chunk of ancient permafrost extracted from Siberia. This might sound like the start of …
Read moreThis worm woke up after being frozen for 46,000 years
We go to the zoo because we like being in the presence of wild animals. But do they like to be around us? A study …
Read moreStudy reveals which zoo animals enjoy seeing human visitors, and which don’t
Scientists have long wondered what the evolutionary purpose of menopause is. Why would limiting the time a female individual has to procreate have advantages for …
Read morePost-menopausal female orcas protect their sons, research suggests
Last week at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, zookeepers discovered that one of the western lowland gorillas was holding a baby. Not only …
Read moreZookeepers surprised when gorilla thought to be male gives birth
Buzz for the new “Barbie” movie, which debuts in theaters this Friday, has everyone seeing pink. But are members of the animal kingdom picking up on …
Read moreLouisiana fisherman spots rare pink dolphins in river
A giant panda named Ai Bao just gave birth to female twins at Everland Panda World in South Korea. This is the first time panda …
Read moreA giant panda just gave birth to adorable twin cubs
We’ve seen plenty of heartwarming stories about people and animals becoming bonded and helping one another in some way. Many of these stories involve domesticated …
Read moreGray whales come to tour boat’s captain for help with parasites
There’s a lot to love about summer, but mosquitoes are one seasonal nuisance most people could do without. You can try to combat pesky mosquitoes …
Read more5 ways to attract dragonflies to your yard to help eliminate mosquitoes
Angler Lea Anne Powell caught the fish of a lifetime. She was fishing on Texas’s O.H. Ivie Lake in February when she caught a huge …
Read moreThis angler set a new record by catching a 12-pound largemouth bass
Chalk it up to another unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blood-sucking lampreys are back. Sea lampreys are parasitic fish from the northern Atlantic …
Read moreBlood-sucking sea lampreys on the rise in Great Lakes again
Who doesn’t love to gawk at adorable baby animals at the zoo? No one, that’s who. So the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is making …
Read moreBaby flamingo captivates with adorable video at Ohio zoo
Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback …
Read moreLeatherback sea turtle nest discovered on Outer Banks island is first since 2012
Meet Vanilla the chimpanzee. She’s 28 years old but, until very recently, she’d never seen the open sky. Vanilla spent her early years in a …
Read moreWatch the sweet moment this chimpanzee sees the sky for the first time
Dolphins have long proved that they possess high levels of intelligence through their communication and socialization skills. But recent discoveries by marine biologists highlight a …
Read moreDolphins use ‘baby talk’ with their calves, just like humans
Although few interactions occur between humans and otters along the Santa Cruz shoreline, a rare event took place this past Sunday when an otter swam …
Read moreWatch a sea otter surprise surfers by climbing aboard
Many years before the launch of Animal Planet, 34 million people tuned in each week to watch a nature show about wild animals. “Mutual Of …
Read more‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’ returning after 35 years
When you think of Florida wildlife, what comes to mind? Graceful dolphins? Adorable manatees? Menacing alligators? If you’re a big-cat fan, perhaps the endangered Florida …
Read moreBear walks out of the ocean in Florida, shocking beachgoers
Brace yourself: critical levels of cuteness ahead. Hadari, a 1-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus, recently made a cross-country move — and he’s settling in nicely at …
Read morePittsburgh zoo welcomes a young pygmy hippo named Hadari
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden has a new zoo baby! After roughly a week of 24-hour birth watch, Lightning, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, gave …
A wolverine has been spotted in California, and no, we don’t mean Hugh Jackman. Though wolverines were once common in California’s mountains, this is only …
Read moreWolverine spotted in California is only the second in a century
Even raccoons need to fuel up at their favorite coffee joints before starting their days. Just ask the employees at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Orange …
Read moreWatch a raccoon get a doughnut from a Dunkin’ drive-thru
Bakers may be used to customers craving their cupcakes and lurking around in hopes of a free sample. But, workers at a bakery in Connecticut …
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute recently celebrated the arrival of a new western lowland gorilla. The baby arrived in the early morning …
Read moreThe National Zoo welcomed a new baby gorilla and the photos are precious
Everyone loves to look at newborn babies. Apparently, curiosity with newborns isn’t limited to just humans, however — orangutans also want in on the cuteness! …
Read moreOrangutan at the Louisville Zoo gestures to meet babies
Even if you don’t know a lot about bison, you probably know that they’re usually dark brown in color. Some bison calves are born with …
Read moreA rare white bison was born at a Wyoming state park
Would you like to waddle around an aquarium with some penguins all night? At Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, you can have …
Read moreYou can sleep over with the penguins at this aquarium
A scary situation turned silly in Oklahoma this week when a couple of worried police officers responded to a frightening call — and discovered a …
Read morePolice ran to help a man screaming ‘help,’ and surprise: it was a goat
The North Carolina Zoo has announced the birth of two litters of critically endangered red wolves, adding nine new additions to their red wolf population. …
Read moreNorth Carolina Zoo welcomes 2 litters of endangered red wolf pups
An orangutan on the Critically Endangered Species List has given birth to an adorable new addition at the Sacramento Zoo. A 19-year-old Sumatran orangutan named …
Read moreEndangered Sumatran orangutan welcomes baby at Sacramento Zoo
Are you friendly, energetic, flexible and outgoing enough to wear a bird costume? If so, a zoo in England might want to hire you. The …
Read moreThis zoo is hiring people to dress as an eagle to scare off seagulls
The Detroit Zoo has reunited two twin polar bears after they were separated at birth following a medical emergency nearly three years ago. The twin …
Read moreZoo’s twin polar bears reunited after being separated at birth