A never-before-seen form of snake locomotion — in which serpents use their bodies like a lasso’s noose to climb wide poles — has been discovered by experts in Guam. US experts were trying to design snake-proof poles on which nesting boxes for Micronesia starlings could be placed without fear their eggs would be eaten. However, … Read more
One of the world’s most endangered whales was spotted swimming with a newborn in the waters off South Carolina’s Hilton Head island. A drone camera captured footage of a 50-ton North Atlantic right whale and her calf frolicking about four miles from shore. According to the boat captain who spotted the pair on Friday, the … Read more
One of Canada‘s most endangered animals is making a comeback, and it has skiers to thank for its recovery. Vancouver Island marmots, a chunky relative of the common squirrel, have seen their numbers dwindle to barely more than two doze. However, due to the efforts of conservationist, the furry creatures have multiplied to around 200. … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park in Florida has welcomed a new baby rhinoceros, adding to the number of the endangered species. Kendi, the first white rhino born at Animal Kingdom back in 1999, gave birth to a male calf on October 25. The still-unnamed offspring is the 11th white rhino born in the Florida attraction … Read more
One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more
One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more
A record number of endangered sea turtles have recently hatched in Mexico, aided by the absence of human activity during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 2,250 baby Olive Ridley sea turtles were released into the Sea of Cortez from Mancha Blanca beach in El Desemboque, a small town in Sonora, Mexico. Typically only 500 to … Read more
Zoo of horrors: Sickening footage shows emaciated lions left to starve along with hippos, porcupines, monkeys, elks and hyenas at a private wildlife menagerie in West Africa A west African zoo has been exposed for starving its 47 wild animals to death A sickening video by a wildlife NGO revealed animals were rotting in their cages … Read more
Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen. He is not afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and, when he’s hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk. But there the similarities end because Kurt is a clone. The 2-month-old colt is … Read more
A self-proclaimed taxidermist who was put behind bars after pictures of him posing next to his wild animal collection sparked a police investigation has been jailed for a second time. Aaron Halstead, from Burnley, Lancashire was jailed for 24 weeks in 2015 after a probe discovered he had illegally bought three sperm whale teeth, a … Read more