Animals

This massive bone study reveals the exact moment humans changed animal evolution forever

Illustration: cows grazing.
Birds of Prey Unit on Eagle Day

The quiet heroes: Who protects nature while you hike

Venomous blue dragon sea slug.

Venomous blue dragon forces closure of popular tourist beach

.

4,000 years of partnership: the biological shift that turned wild horses into riding companions


World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

Eduardo Ramos, who began breeding in the 70s, said that breeders had also been skeptical at first of other advances in biotech, such as embryo transplants and cloning.

A cloned newborn horse stands next to its surrogate mother in an enclosure at a horse birthing hospital, in San Antonio de Areco, near Buenos Aires, Argentina July 29, 2025.

London restaurant caught selling dog meat labeled as goat, court told

Health inspectors visited the restaurant where they took a sample of the meat and sent it for analysis, Bromley Magistrates' Court was told.

A vendor cuts dog meat for sale at his roadside stall in Duong Noi village, outside Hanoi (illustrative)

Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats

At least 200 guests who stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge from May 15 to July 27 may have been exposed to a suspected bat colony at the hotel.

 Riding the storm: Study reveals how bats migrate long distance.

The real-life jackalope? Rabbits with ‘horns’ are turning heads in Colorado

Residents feared a horror outbreak - but experts blame a virus first discovered nearly a century ago.

A rabbit infected with the alarming condition.

The real-life jackalope? Rabbits with ‘horns’ are turning heads in Colorado

Residents feared a horror outbreak - but experts blame a virus first discovered nearly a century ago.

A rabbit infected with the alarming condition.

Dolphins aren't just hitching rides - some humpbacks play back

in 80% of encounters dolphins swam near whales' heads, often bow riding; whale-mounted cameras captured bottlenose dolphins following to the seafloor.

A Humback Whale surrounded by dolphins.

Ancient Tennis-Ball-Eyed Predator Whale Discovered on Australian Coast

"We know from the fossils that it had a mouth full of very pointed and sharp teeth," said Duncan of Museums Victoria.

Illustration of Janjucetus Dullardi calf and mother.

Scientists discover Australia's heaviest insect - a new species of stick insect

The new species, named Acrophylla alta, inhabits the Wet Tropics, in the far North of Queensland. 

A JCU researcher has helped discover a new species of stick insect in the Atherton tablelands.

Indian toddler bites venomous cobra to death

The toddler lost consciousness after biting the snake but is now in good health.

 Cobra snake.

Hundreds of crocodiles killed by authorities in West Bank farm, owner says he was never warned

The crocodiles' owner said he lost millions in resources due to the mass killing.

 Crocodile, close up view.

Zoo in Denmark asks public for unwanted pets to feed its carnivores

The animals cannot have been treated for illness for at least 30 days prior to being donated.

A tiger at Aalborg Zoo.