Wildlife

Suspected rabid jackals attack campers, leaving 11 injured including child bitten on face

"My daughter Alice screamed, ‘It hurts! It hurts!’ I quickly turned on the light, and her entire face was covered in blood. I was terrified,” said Elena, the mother of a child injured in the attack.

A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on September 03, 2022.
THE RISING SUN, the scent of spring flowers on the breeze, the quiet. No matter how dark it still is, no matter how tired I am, I find myself drawn out the door before the rest of the world is awake.

Hiking the Holy Land: Solitary creatures at the edge of the wilderness

Fan Tailed Raven, Mitzpe Shalem, Dead Sea.

'Personality determines life or death': Bold ravens near humans die younger - study

A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen.

Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run


5 million bees released after truck overturns on Toronto highway

After the mishap, some of the boxes were deliberately left behind for any unaccounted bees to return to at their own pace.

 A swarm of bees

Taking a puff: Wasp spotted holding cigarette in Israel's Mitzpe Ramon

A wasp was seen clutching a cigarette filter in the Mitzpe Ramon crater. One man in the area saw it and took a stunning wildlife photo.

 A wasp is seen carrying a cigarette butt in the Ramon crater.

World's first spotless brown giraffe cub takes the world by storm

The Bright's Zoo authorities have shared that the young giraffe has already reached a height of approximately two meters.

 A rare spotless giraffe born at Bright's Zoo is seen in Johnson City, Tennessee, US.

New industrial zone threatens to destroy Israel's most vulnerable wildlife

A plan to establish a new industrial zone in the country's center could destroy the habitat of many Israel animals and lead to their extinction.

 Wildlife seen near the area of the Sha'ar HaShomron and the Nahal Raba quarry in Israel

Brazilian citizen scientists see humpbacks return decades after mass killings

"These animals survived whaling with a very, very small population remaining... something between 300 to 500 animals," Palazzo, of the Humpback Whale Institute in the state of Bahia, said.

A humpback whale breaches off in the coast of Ilhabela, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil July 22, 2023.

Is organic food good for health? Maybe, but it upsets flying mammals

The effectiveness of organic farming on biodiversity has been widely documented especially for plants, but there is less research about the effects on wildlife such as bats.

 A colorful display of organic vegetables.

Giant panda in South Korea gives birth to healthy twin cubs

A giant panda named Ai Bao gave birth to healthy twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea.

 Giant Panda Ai Bao holds her baby panda with mouth after giving birth to twin at Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, July 11, 2023.

Northern Snakehead 'frankenfish' terrorizes unsuspecting fishing fans

The invasive fish with menacing teeth, capable of surviving on land and displaying aggressive predatory behavior, poses a significant threat to American ecosystems.

 The Northern Snakehead, also known as a "Frankenfish"

Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife

A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds.

 Cook's Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering areas are severely affected by the “big garbage island” of the North Pacific.

Turtle goes for a ride on a train in Washington DC

A turtle’s pace doesn’t matter when public transportation is an option.

 A turtle