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Moles and shrews survive winter by shrinking their brains

December 1, 2022

To survive cold weather and the need to consume food, common shrews and moles shrink their bodies including their skulls and brains by as…

Stowaway cat crammed in luggage caught by TSA agent on X-ray before boarding at JFK

November 26, 2022

It’s still not clear how the crafty kitty made its way unnoticed into the suitcase, but the Transportation Security Administration spotted the orange stowaway…

Two new studies looking at using vaccines and medication to control reproductive capacity in wild cats

November 25, 2022

Two separate studies conducted by University of Georgia and Tufts University are seeking to find nonsurgical methods to control reproductive capacity in cats. An…

Annual turkey pardon draws laughter, gobbles at White House ahead of Thanksgiving

November 22, 2022

Chocolate and Chip will live to gobble another day. They are the turkeys U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned at the White House this week…

Rangers rescue baby elephant stuck in waterhole in South Africa’s Addo Park

November 21, 2022

A plucky little elephant recently found itself “proper stuck” in a waterhole in Addo Elephant National Park, but was luckily pulled to safety by…

How five lions escaped their enclosure at Sydney zoo

November 16, 2022

Five lions managed to escape their enclosure at Taronga Zoo after squeezing through a gap in a broken fence. A review into the dramatic…

Puppy found abandoned in a crate on roadside finds new life as a police sniffer dog

November 15, 2022

It’s a true rags to riches story of the furry kind. A puppy dumped on the roadside in a cage has been trained as…

“Best friends” companion rats that survived fire now looking for forever home — together

November 13, 2022

Back in August, more than a dozen rats were found in two abandoned rabbit hutches that had ben set on fire and left in…

“Tricky rescue” of Tawny Owl trapped in wood-burning stove in Scotland

November 3, 2022

A trapped Tawny Owl was very close to having its goose cooked in Scotland. But it was rescued from the flue of a wood-burning…

Baby beaver busy building dam at wildlife rescue wows web

October 19, 2022

Nibi was just doing what beavers do: Building a dam. But this five-month-old beaver was caught on video at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue moving sticks…