2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (139+ words) A pair of otters got an early start to enjoying a snow day in Maryland BALTIMORE -- A pair of otters slid into their week with an early morning romp in the snow at Baltimore's National Aquarium. Security cameras captured the…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (414+ words) A horse's signature whinny comes from a combination of whistling and singing How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound " also called a neigh " has long eluded scientists. The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (208+ words) Rahisi, a young giraffe, engaged in a "staring contest" with an ostrich in a neighboring habitat at the Memphis Zoo. Baby giraffe and ostrich face off in 'staring contest' Rahisi, a young giraffe, engaged in a "staring contest" with an…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (595+ words) Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- They are hunted for their unique scales, and the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (504+ words) Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other The initiative is part of efforts to address confrontations that can turn…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (583+ words) LOS ANGELES -- In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny bee pokes its head out of a hole no larger than the tip of a crayon. Krystle Hickman crouches over with her specialized camera fitted to capture…...