Meet 190-Year-Old Jonathan the Oldest Living Tortoise and Other Old Land Animals on the Planet

Medicine & Technology Jan 26, 2022

The Guinness World Records recently announced 190-year-old Jonathan as the oldest living tortoise ever who was born even before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.

Hippopotamuses Spray Poop When They Recognize Sounds Both of Friends and Rivals

Jan 25, 2022

Researchers recently recorded the changing honks of seven different hippopotamus groups living in the lake-field Maputo Special Reserve of Mozambique and played them back to each of the groups from a loudspeaker.

Mother Jaguar Engages in Courtship to Shield Her Cub: A ‘Hide and Flirt’ Scheme Against ‘Infanticidal’ Males

Jan 25, 2022

Observers recently captured an image of a female jaguar hunting and playing with her five-month-old cub and now, she was observed to be frolicking with a male jaguar, and no one had seen her offspring for some time.

First Female Monkey Leader of Japan Reigns But Mating Season Love Triangle Might Bring Her Down

Jan 24, 2022

Queen Monkey Yakei of Japan forcibly deposed the alpha male of her group to become the first female leader in 70 years, but a tangled love triangle during mating season threatens to bring her down.

San Diego Zoo Announces Death by Euthanasia of 2-Day Old Giraffe Due to Standing and Feeding Problem

Jan 24, 2022

San Diego Zoo announced that a euthanasia procedure was given to a two-day-old giraffe named Masai due to its severe health problems.

Kunga: The First-Identified Human-Engineered Hybrid Animal Breeding from Two Different Species

Jan 16, 2022

New Research recently discovered the first identified case of a human-engineered hybrid, produced from a donkey, thousands of years ago. This is is the first identified case of two species' human-engineered hybrid, a production very far from the traditional process of animal domestication.

Deepest Dwelling Squid at 19,000 Feet Below Sea Level Revealed to Subsea Explorers on Shipwreck Dive

Jan 11, 2022

Subsea explorers on the look out for the shipwrecked USS Johnston accidentally stumbled upon the deepest dwelling squid, the bigfin squid, 19,000 feet below sea level in the Philippine Trench.

Salmon Magnetic Sense Could Involve Magnetite Crystals In Specialized Receptor Cells in Their Noses, Research Says

Jan 11, 2022

An international team of researchers found evidence suggesting magnetite production in cells in salmon noses allows them to use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate to and from their feeding and breeding grounds.

Steller’s Sea Eagle Spotted in Maine; Reports Say This Was the Same 20-Pound Bird Species Found in Massachusetts in December

Jan 11, 2022

Steller's sea eagle, the rare bird which is over 5,000 miles from home, was seen in Massachusetts in late December that attracted hundreds of bird watchers around the Taunton River.

Scientists Teach Goldfish How to Drive With AI's Help [WATCH]

Jan 08, 2022

A goldfish successfully drove a tank using artificial intelligence.

Animal Vision: 3 Creatures with the Weirdest Eyes

Jan 07, 2022

Aside from the "philosophical considerations of the colors' subjective experience," various organisms have evolved to see the world in a different way, with eye structures and configurations optimized for different kinds of existence.

Armadillo Invasion: Why Did They Choose the Carolinas? Scientists Aren't Sure But They're Here to Stay

Jan 04, 2022

Experts in the United States are not sure what brought the armadillos from southern to northern regions of the country.

It Rained Fish in Texas! Rare 'Animal Rain' Forms A Storm From Waterspouts

Jan 03, 2022

The City of Texarkana in Texas has experienced a rare phenomenon when dead fish littered on the ground after a storm dissipated in what they call an "animal rain."

Stomach-Turning Animals: 5 of the Biggest Gross-Out Creatures in Science in 2021

Dec 27, 2021

It's not at all times that nature's creatures are beautiful and enticing that we want to be near, with, and even keep them. In fact, there are even times when it is a bit stomach-turning, or even downright terrifying.

Iridescent Shimmer of Peacocks and Hummingbirds Has Complex Nanostructures At Play, According to Scientists

Dec 22, 2021

Researchers in a Princeton University led study have discovered the evolutionary tweaks on the complex nanostructures in the feathers of iridescent birds.