During quarantine, the birds in a U.K. wildlife park started exchanging curse words. Handlers say the foul fowls began hurling insults. Laughing just encouraged them.
In the last four years, the rat named Magawa has helped to clear over 1.5 million square feet of land. The animal has detected dozens of landmines in Cambodia and is believed to have saved lives.
"While they are still alive and in water, there is certainly hope for them, but as time goes on, they become more fatigued and their chance of survival reduces," said a government wildlife official.
Video of the area shows large groups of pilot whales stuck on sandbars, trying fruitlessly to free themselves. An estimated 25 whales have already died.
The man was in for a surprise when he found his phone in the jungle behind his house. He tells the BBC that the phone has selfies of a monkey and a video of it trying to eat the phone.
They're stealing laptops and causing mayhem at children's birthday parties. Authorities warn if the boars rely on people for food, it could have dangerous consequences for both animals and humans.
An experimental drug let mice spend a month in the International Space Station's near-zero gravity without losing mass. It could help people spend years in space without major health consequences.
Terry Tierney lives on a farm in Boulder, Colo., where he plays NPR for his animals. The pigs, chickens and horses are not only well informed but apparently NPR keeps the coyotes away.
Another typhoon is bearing down on the search area as rescuers rush to find more survivors from the Gulf Livestock 1, which went down Wednesday with 43 crew and some 5,800 head of cattle aboard.
As Lebanon reels from multiple tragedies, conservationists are pointing to one bright spot. They say a record number of endangered green sea turtles have come to nest on the country's shores.
The Gulf Livestock 1 reportedly capsized in heavy seas near the island of Amami Oshima just as a typhoon was passing through the area. Only one crew member is known to have survived.
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park posted a video to Facebook of Chico — a 9-year-old yellow-crowned Amazon parrot — breaking into song for a crowd. He can also do Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.
Until recently, wild New Guinea singing dogs were thought to be extinct. But recent DNA samples taken from wild dogs on the other side of New Guinea Island reveal that isn't the case.
With the new Dog Brew, beer manufacturer Busch is hoping to let your best friend in on the fun. Made from bone broth and other natural flavors — it's safe for humans too.
The rare migratory birds have made a pit stop in downtown Nashville. Residents are delighted, turning out at dusk to catch a glimpse of the Purple Martins before they head south for winter.
Michael Dutko told CNN that he was inspired after his neighbor said squirrels interrupted her bird watching. The Nutty Bar looks like a little patio. He has seven nuts on tap. All named after beers.
EcoHealth Alliance is one of 11 recipients of funds to set up the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases. But the grant won't let them revisit earlier research on bats and coronavirus.
In her first book since the critically acclaimed H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald urges us to reconsider our relationship with the natural world — and fight to preserve it.
Invasive lionfish, native to the Indian Ocean, have had a big impact on reef ecosystems in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. A new inexpensive trap may help control these voracious predators.
Soloman's travels took him less than a mile from his Tennessee home. He was found at a construction site. His owners don't know all the details of his adventure or how he eluded them for so long.
An elephant shrew, a tiny animal that was lost to scientists for 50 years has been found by a researcher at Duke University. The name is deceiving because it's neither an elephant nor shrew.
