In a set of experiments, researchers examined emotional contagion in social zebrafish. The results have big…
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These creatures might have disappeared forever, if not for some last-ditch conservation.
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Nocticola pheromosa is thought to be the first bug of its kind discovered in Singapore.
An exotic wild cat found with cocaine in its system in Cincinnati was rescued in January and is now safe and sound…
A 20-year-old alligator was returned to a Central Texas zoo where it was stolen as an egg by a volunteer.
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Scientists spotted an orca raising a whale calf. It's either a heartwarming adoption tale or a case of cetacean…
The 1986 nuclear accident led to distinct genetic changes in feral dogs and their descendants living in the…
Meet the "endlings"—the final individuals known to science before a species went extinct.
A robotic elephant was donated to the Sree Krishna Temple in India to protect wild animals from captivity and…
A giant lacewing hadn't been collected in the eastern U.S. for more than 50 years—until a scientist stumbled upon a…