Rare Critters

Citizen scientists confirm India’s first wolf dog hybrid

May 30, 2023

Humans are increasingly going into habitats formerly confined to wildlife and in such interactions, the likelihood of feral and domesticated animals and wildlife grows….

Grumpy the owl is now a foster parent for an orphaned owl at B.C. wildlife rehab

May 9, 2023

You’ve heard of Grumpy Cat, but have you met Grumpy the foster owl? Grumpy is the resident Great Horned Owl at B.C. Wildlife Park…

Giraffes have small brains, but they can figure out statistics

May 8, 2023

Humans make decisions using statistical information every day. Imagine you’re selecting a packet of jellybeans. If you prefer red jellybeans, you will probably try…

Bear-y surprising dumpster diver discovered at school by West Virginia principal

May 2, 2023

An elementary school principal in West Virginia got the scare of his life Monday morning after a simple visit to the trash bin. James…

First hippopotamus-caused traffic accident in Colombia leaves animal dead

April 14, 2023

Colombia has logged its first hippopotamus-caused road traffic accident after a car crashed into one of the animals at high speed, leaving the vehicle…

Lowly snailfish discovered an “astonishing” 8 km below the sea becomes world’s deepest diver

April 4, 2023

The translucent juvenile snailfish has been spotted more than eight kilometres under the north Pacific Ocean by Australian and Japanese scientists on a quest…

Huge whale spotted in Spanish waters with what appears to be severe spinal injury

March 30, 2023

A massive 40-ton fin whale swimming off the coast of Valencia in Spain has been filmed with a severe bend in its 17-meter-long body…

Climate change forcing animals to increase their metabolic rates if they want to survive

March 6, 2023

New research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests temperature is not the only environmental factor affecting the future energy needs of cold-blooded animals. How they…

At 9 years, 209-days old, world’s oldest living mouse in human care squeaks in new longevity record

February 11, 2023

It’s not clear what it means in mouse years, but at 9-years and 209-days old, Pat the Pacific pocket mouse is now a world…

Rare wild cat discovered living on world’s tallest mountain — Mount Everest

January 29, 2023

The elusive Pallas’s cat, recognizable from its incredibly grumpy facial expression, has been discovered living the high life on Mount Everest in Nepal’s Sagarmatha…