3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1010+ words) The heavyweight contenders battling to be crowned during America's Fat Bear Week have been announced. The much-loved contest, running from September 22 to 29, pits the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve against each other as they bulk up for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1804+ words) By ANTONIA HOYLE, FEATURE WRITER Jo Hudson's black cat Paddy was a ‘sweet, gentle animal,’ with distinctive white paws and a penchant for sitting on Jo’s lap on the sofa and following her to the kitchen as she cooked dinner....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (284+ words) An adorable baby elephant was seen learning how to protect herself from the sun at a UK zoo. The elephant calf Zaiya watched as her mother picked up sand with her trunk and tossed it over herself. The behaviour is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (807+ words) From wagging tails to expressive eyebrows, dogs already have plenty of ways of making their emotions known to humans. But scientists have found another surprising way they could be trying to tell you something important - by blinking. A study has…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (714+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Dolphin researchers have spotted the intelligent mammals teaching each other to hunt for food in a way that has never been seen before along Australia's east coast. A team from the University of…...