Animals
Why Turtles Hold The Key To Nature’s Oldest Wisdom And Earth’s Longevity
Scared dog refuses rescue efforts after surviving alone for months: "It was heartbreaking to watch"
When a human and a dog gaze into each other’s eyes, both of them release oxytocin — the same hormone released between a human mother and her infant during nursing — and Japanese researchers reported in 2015 that this cross-species chemical feedback loop appears to be unique to dogs and their humans and does not occur in wolves
Dog rescuer discovers laundry basket of abandoned pups: "I prayed the whole way there"
For centuries, European sailors told stories of a sea monster called the kraken — a vast tentacled creature that dragged ships down into the deep — and although marine biologists confirmed in the 1850s that the kraken was a real animal they named the giant squid, no one managed to photograph a living one until two Japanese scientists succeeded in September 2004
Florida firefighters believe they're rescuing a dog swimming for its life – only to get a huge shock
The blue whale is bigger than any dinosaur science has confirmed, and yet it is not a fossil or a record in a museum — it is a living, breathing, endangered animal that can still be seen from the California coast every summer
Primate evolution kept aging rates stable for 25 million years despite lifespan gaps
Noida’s Deer Park to open in December
A whippet can accelerate from a standstill to 56 kilometres per hour in just a few strides — not by running harder than other dogs, but by leaving the ground twice in every single stride
Two species of sharks, including hammerheads, live inside the active crater of an underwater volcano in the Solomon Islands that has erupted at least 39 times since 1939, in conditions of extreme acidity, elevated temperature, and frequent violent disturbance that the standard models of marine biology say should make the crater uninhabitable for large animals
Small dog is too scared to let anyone near her – until one rescuer changes everything
3 rules to adopting a shut down shelter dog, according to an expert
For decades, marine biologists have followed a lone whale in the North Pacific known as “52 Blue” because it sings at a frequency of 52 hertz — far higher than the great baleen whales it swims among — meaning that for its entire life it has been calling out into the dark in a voice that, as far as anyone knows, no other whale has ever answered
Trapped cat is saved by café owner after meowing through the walls!
Home tweet home: Swifts return to same houses each year
It's no picnic for them: Safety tips for your pets on the Fourth of July
5 signs your dog actually likes watching T.V.
We assumed humpback whales had to reach warm tropical waters before giving birth, but a 2025 UNSW-led study found newborn calves as far south as Tasmania — around 1,500 kilometres beyond the accepted calving zone — suggesting some mothers give birth mid-migration and keep swimming north with their calves.
Golden retriever dishes out sassy silent treatment during an icy reunion
