6+ hour, 17+ min ago   (140+ words) Giant Panda cub Leni arrives for a media event on the eve of the second birthday of the Panda twins Leni and Lotti at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Recent installments of the “Inside Killeen” podcast, produced weekly…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (681+ words) (Biljana Martinić via SWNS) Zoos "could be doing more" to help protect endangered species, suggests new research. Most fish and animals kept in U.K. zoos and aquariums are nonnative and not classified as threatened — undermining conservation goals, say scientists. Fewer…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1664+ words) Connor Kurz sanitizes barbed wire after collecting animal hair samples in Granby, Conn., on Aug. 4, 2026. As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (819+ words) Female tree frogs have trouble picking mates when they're spoiled for choice, reveals new research. They struggle to pick the most desirable partners when male suitors abound - much like an indecisive single person on a dating app, say scientists. Their…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (169+ words) Francesca Gentili holds an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in a shelter for displaced bats run by the "Tutela Pipistrelli" Italian Bat Conservation Association where she volunteers, in Rome, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Often misunderstood and largely invisible, bats are emerging as…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (612+ words) Elephants develop successful "coping mechanisms" when returning to the wild from human care, according to new research. Observations show "rewilded" elephants can fit in well within wildlife systems and readapt - even after long-term captivity, say scientists. While there have been…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) One of the highlights of this week's beachcombing adventure wasn't something washed ashore at all, it was very much alive. The horse conch (Triplofusus giganteus) is the largest snail in North America and can grow to nearly two feet long,…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (807+ words) A truck carrying Nubian giraffes is parked as Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers prepare for their translocation from Murchison Falls National Park to Ajai Wildlife Reserve northwestern Uganda, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers and veterinarians restrain a sedated Nubian…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (687+ words) A puffin fledgling at the last colony on mainland England’s south coast has been spotted for the first time in 30 years. (Richard Caldow via SWNS) The rare discovery of the puffling emerging from its nest on the cliffs in Purbeck…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (390+ words) Dylan McDaniel introduces local residents to Tinkerbell the Fennec Fox, during summer reading show at the Cove library July 2. The Wild Things Zoofari animals captivate local residents at the Copperas Cove Public Library Local children get up close to a…...