3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (427+ words) The 40-year-old succeeded in protecting the tourists' lives when the horrifying incident happened in 2015, but subsequently succumbed to his injuries. Hwange National Park is home to substantial elephant herds, lions, and other creatures indigenous to the African continent, and Quinn…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (425+ words) In July, the UK becomes a seasonal destination for a wide range of migratory wildlife. Millions of animals arrive or pass through at the height of summer - among them swifts and swallows filling the skies, seabirds moving along the coasts,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (280+ words) The most unlikely place for a nature reserve - a former landfill site - has become a haven for some of the UK's rare and rapidly declining butterflies. Three endangered butterflies, the Grizzled Skipper, the Dingy Skipper and the Small Heath, all…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (868+ words) Five pairs of rubbery feet carry velvet-sheathed black-and-white bodies towards the rope line separating the king penguins from the dozen or so visitors, who look on in awe. As these emissaries shuffle over, a hundred of their cohorts parade on…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (441+ words) Fabricated animal footage on social media is distorting conservation efforts and could be undermining public support for endangered species, a study has found. One example the researchers highlight is a viral AI video showing various bird species sheltering chicks from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (544+ words) Bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic are increasingly following trawlers to scavenge for food, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents, a study has found. “These days the easiest way to find [bottlenose dolphins] is to look for trawlers,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) A "once-in-a-generation" expedition will be launched in July to survey the last ships of legendary polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The ships Quest and Terra Nova are the last link to Shackleton and Scott, who…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (140+ words) Water cannons cool tourists at Rome's Colosseum amid heatwave AOL.com Tourists visiting Rome's Colosseum continued to explore the landmark despite temperatures approaching 40C. The footage shows civil protection teams spraying water over visitors gathered outside the monument, while others hand…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (467+ words) Hundreds of whales and dolphins have been slaughtered off the coast of the Faroe Islands, with the sea turning red with blood during the annual hunt. More than 700 animals were driven towards the shoreline and killed with hooks and long…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (427+ words) Many people have seen a dog, a horse, or even a donkey with a job—but one San Francisco resident met a bird with a job at the most unexpected place. Bay Area writer @bunny.the.doc fell in love…...