Wednesday, 29 April 2015

How Oil Spills Can Literally Break Fish Hearts






Can You Hear Me Now? What Whale Ears Have That Ours Don't

Car-Size Stingray May Be World�s Largest Freshwater Fish

Head-Bashing and Other Mating Secrets of Giant Parrotfish

After Menopause, Female Killer Whales Help Pod Survive

Rescued leatherback turtle returned to the ocean

Nudibranchs are the jewels of the sea

Sharks can be taught to recognise shapes, and optical illusions, and remember them for at least a year

Octopuses are thoroughly antisocial. Yet for some reason they have evolved to mate in the most intimate way possible

Iceland opens Europe's biggest whale museum

In defense of the octopus, 8 extraordinary facts about the clever cephalopod

Gray Whales Could Become Winners in the Great Arctic Thaw

One of the Rarest Seals Is Getting a Bodyguard

The Dolphin Trainer Who Loved Dolphins Too Much

Pictures: Billions of Blue Jellyfish Wash Up on American Beaches

How Oil Spills Can Literally Break Fish Hearts

Rare Video Captures Sperm Whale in Deep Sea

A Gray Whale Breaks The Record For Longest Mammal Migration

Warming Pacific Makes for Increasingly Weird Ocean Life

Sea squirts are unexpectedly cute undersea creatures

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are mysteriously vanishing

Officials search for kidnapped sea lion pup

Octopuses can bring the moves but not the rhythm

The smalltooth sawfish is at risk of extinction but new insights into its habitat could now ensure its survival

True to Their Name, Vampire Squid May Have Long Lives

Humpback whales, endangered no more? Most may be removed from list

Dolphin sightings off the Hebrides leapt over last decade, research shows

Watch barrel jellyfish swarm off the coast of Cornwall - video

Thousands of spider crabs create moving pyramid in Australia

Sperm Whale circles submarine in amazing underwater footage

Giant sperm whale carcass washed up on California beach

Jellyfish in the UK: Huge blooms of barrel species found on coast after mini-heatwave

SeaWorld lawsuit claims park profits from 'deceptive business practices' and that orcas suffer abusive treatment

10 Stunning Sea Creatures That Offer a Feast for the Eyes

Watch Divers Free Sharks and Other Marine Animals Caught in Deadly �Ghost Nets�

Sunday, 26 April 2015

Three zebras run loose in Brussels






Small Wonder: What Are the World's Tiniest Animals?

Meet Ingo and Poldi: The Most Adorable, Unlikely Friends in the World

New Species of See-Through Frog Found, Looks Like Kermit

Why Elephants Are As Ritualistic and Violent As the Mafia

Ultra-Rare Black Flamingo Spotted in Cyprus

Famous Cougar That Was Holed Up Under L.A. House Returns to Wild

Warm Weather Drives Bears Out of Hibernation




Chick Falls Asleep Standing Up

Marching Geese

Meet Darius, the cuddly 4-foot rabbit

Have you ever seen a bear boogie?

Bighorn Sheep Are Helicoptering Their Way Back From the Brink

Bald eagles starting a family in New York Cit

Bulldozers are no match for this baby echidna




Brave little squirrel is living in the same tree as an owl family

The miraculous, death-defying free fall of the barnacle gosling

How much fun can goats have with a wheelbarrow?

Guarding the last male northern white rhino on Earth

This unusual bird has a strange way of gathering nectar

21 photos of lizards up to no good

Can bacteria on bats' wings defeat a deadly fungus?




8 baby animals that don't look like their parents

What has huge ears, eats insects all night long, and is NOT a bat?

Elephant mother and calf reunite after 3 years apart

7 strange and beautiful fox species

Big cats in the UK: Fact or fiction?

Some modern animals look just like their long-extinct ancestors. Have these "living fossils" really not changed in millions of years?

Voices of Rare 'Talking' Turtles May Prevent Their Extinction




Three zebras run loose in Brussels - video

Animal pictures of the week

Rhino battles elephants in territorial row

Giant badger the 'size of a pig' terrorises pensioner

Lake Oku clawed frog saved from brink of extinction

Ili pika extinction fears: Meet the tiny Chinese mammal that�s cuter and rarer than the giant panda




More bad news for polar bears, and it�s not climate change

The Daily Wild: Nature�s Most Incredible Creatures

18 Pictures Of An Ecstatic Orphaned Sun Bear Returning To The Wild

This Bunny Is A Sneaky Snack Stealer

You Should Smile At This Cute Bat Eating Grapes

These Baby White Tigers Are Adorably Majestic


Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Dogs Before And After Adoption






Catch it, Fritz! This dog can't snag the snack

The different meows and movements your mysterious cat uses to communicate with you

Puppy dog eyes trigger 'love hormone' in humans

Gazing into a dog's eyes can stimulate the same bonding process that occurs between mother and child

These Dogs Perfectly Capture Modern Dating

Puppy is extremely protective of her water bowl

Life's a beach

17 Dogs Who Have Unlocked The Secret To Happiness

Dog flu spreads across Midwest, infects 1,300 dogs

Caution: Strange Dog

Shelter cats' path to freedom starts behind bars

16 Instagram Dogs That Should Have Their Own TV Shows




21 Dog Reactions For Every 420 Situation

How to photograph puppies

Pets and their owners

After 5 years in shelter, dog gets adopted

Can Your Dog or Cat Be Allergic to You?

22 Times Norbert The Therapy Dog Warmed Your Heart

Where's my dinner?

37 Cat Reactions That Sum Up Your Love Life

6 ways to get a realistic keepsake of your pet

MIchaelangelo Cat

Classical music soothes cats during surgery

27 Dogs Having The Time Of Their Lives

This Might Be The Most Patient Cat In The World




5 surprising facts about Labrador retrievers

Dog Flu Outbreak: What You Need to Know

13 photos of dogs that got invited to the wedding

Dogs Before And After Adoption

16 Dogs Who Are Absolutely Killing The Fashion Game

'Semi-feral' cathedral cat suspected of attacking dogs in English city

Watch This Adopted Dog Refuse To Eat Alone, Cry A Little Cry

17 photos of dogs enjoying a windy day

Are we nearly there yet?

Passive smoking hurts pets as much as people

18 Cats Who Really Need The Weekend

How to photograph dogs in action

Can a clown collar save songbirds from outdoor cats?

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

The Gigantic Machine That Renews Railroad Tracks






Crushing cars with a 10,000-pound truck sounds like it should be easy. Cam McQueen explains why it�s not

10 things car dealers won�t tell you

The Car that Changed Rally Racing Forever

Boeing's new patent might actually help you sleep on planes

Glamorous Crossing: How Pan Am Airways Dominated International Travel in the 1930s

Russia's 'Dark' Warplanes Are Spooking Europe

Our irrational fear of flying

Could cramped airline seats be dangerous?

Investigators warn airplane computers could be hacked

A Simple Design Tweak May Keep Drunk People From Falling On Train Tracks

This Is The Gigantic Machine That Renews Railroad Tracks

The Strange History (And Future) Of Lincoln's Funeral Train

The Insane 5,600-Mile Race Through South America�s Roughest Terrain

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of South Africa's Anti-Occult Police Unit






When Prison Guards Force Inmates to Fight

What Happens When You Build a Town Around a Prison?

The Original True Crime Murder Mystery That Gripped America

The man who was accidentally released from prison 88 years early.

NSA�s Grand Plan to Snowden-Proof Its Data Using the Cloud

After 39 years in prison, an epic tale of innocence found and bitterness lost

Everything We Know About the Stingray, the Cops' Favorite Cell Phone Tracking Tool

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of South Africa's Anti-Occult Police Unit