Rare Critters

Ancient dog poop so well preserved it still smelled reveal diet of working sled dogs

July 9, 2021

Proteins from frozen canine faeces have been successfully extracted for the first time to reveal more about the diets of Arctic sled dogs. The…

Rescuers save 9 stranded whales in China and it’s all broadcast live to millions

July 9, 2021

Nine of the 12 melon-headed whales stranded on the coast in East China have been rescued through the joint efforts of local officers, rescuers…

Bear family lounges poolside amid British Columbia heat wave

June 28, 2021

While western Canada is melting under an historic — and dangerous — heat wave, one black bear and her two cubs found a clever…

Second lion dies at zoo in India after COVID-19 infections

June 16, 2021

A male Asiatic lion has succumbed to COVID-19 at a zoo outside Chennai, India this week, making it the second lion this month to…

Great white shark tagged in Rhode Island for first time as part of research

June 15, 2021

The non-profit Atlantic Shark Institute has tagged a great white shark off the waters in Rhode Island. It’s the first time ever, an acoustic…

All aboard? Red-winged Blackbird hops on Sandhill Crane train

June 7, 2021

Jocelyn Anderson certainly has a knack for capturing Red-winged Blackbirds at their most daring. The Michigan-based photographer recently snapped an image of a blackbird…

Red deer carvings, earliest known, discovered in Scotland.

June 7, 2021

Prehistoric animal carvings, thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000-years-old, have been discovered for the first time in Scotland hidden inside Dunchraigaig Cairn in…

Endangered riparian brush rabbit survived floods and is now fighting a deadly virus with help from biologists

June 2, 2021

The riparian brush rabbit was once thought extinct, but a small population still makes its home in California’s Central Valley. Conservation efforts helped rebuild…

Rare African Painted Dogs born in Perth Zoo pass first health checks

May 28, 2021

Six rare African Painted Dogs born in the Perth Zoo have received their first major health check this week, two months after they were…

Washington state’s first wild fishers born in half a century in North Cascades region

May 27, 2021

By the mid-1990s fishers were pretty much wiped out in Washington state due to wilderness loss and rampant trapping. By 1998, the cat-sized member…