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Newly hatched penguins weigh less than chocolate bars
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (221+ words) Three gentoo penguin chicks hatched at Edinburgh Zoo on Wednesday weighing around 98g at birth. They are roughly the weight of a bar of soap " or less than a standard bar of chocolate. Video shows an adorable young chick huddling with…...
Rare newborn pine marten rescued from trash can
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (411+ words) One of the UK's rarest native mammal species has been rescued from a trash can. The 2-week-old pine marten was handed in to a wildlife hospital on April 21, weighing just 105 grams. The tiny kit was found in a trash can…...
Wild parrots learn what's safe to eat by watching friends
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (374+ words) Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their feathered friends, reveals new research. They grasp whether different types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, according to the findings published…...
Bring on spring, the garden and ukulele
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (489+ words) Pictured is Regan Clauss, columnist Lou Ann Homan's "gardening angel" this summer. This morning I watched a little house wren make her nest. Last summer I bought a new little bird house, but I think it was too late for…...
Tarantulas use "spidey sense" to remember where to hunt
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (547+ words) A blind cave-dwelling tarantula observed in Mexico. (Rick C. West via SWNS) Tarantulas use memory and learning skills to hunt for prey, suggests a new study. Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the fearsome spiders living in both trees…...
Newly hatched baby penguins weigh the same as a kiwi
1+ week, 3+ day ago (170+ words) Two Northern Rockhopper penguins have been born at Edinburgh Zoo, to parents Bruce and Pinhead. The chicks have been named Wesley and Penny, and weigh 63g and 95g respectively - roughly the same weight as a standard kiwi fruit. During each check, a…...
Rare "cloud jaguar" caught on camera for first time in 10 years
1+ week, 6+ day ago (379+ words) A healthy male jaguar captured on camera in Honduras" Sierra del Merend'n mountain range for the first time in a decade as part of high-tech monitoring and conservation efforts from Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization. (Panthera-Honduras via SWNS)…...
Family of beavers released into wild for first time in 400 years
3+ week, 6+ day ago (368+ words) The latest developments in the Middle East war: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on" A family of beavers has been released into the wild of one of the driest counties in England for the first time in 400 years....
Research reveals Ice Age "Prince" mauled by bear
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (443+ words) Archaeological records confirm that the "Prince" was buried with a headdress or cap made of hundreds of small pierced shells (plus deer canines and an ivory pendant), which had fallen into place around the skull after organic materials decayed. (V. S. Sparacello…...
You Tube famous bald eagles welcome first eggs of year
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Jackie sits on her eagle egg. (Friends of Big Bear Valley via SWNS) A pair of eagles that found fame after a You Tube livestream went viral have welcomed their first eggs of 2026. The bald eagle parents, Jackie and Shadow,…...