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'Noo-noo' the cicada cousin in amber had a bizarrely long mouth
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (500+ words) A particle accelerator probed the proboscis of an extinct planthopper that lived 99 million years ago and may have drunk straight from trees About 99 million years ago, a planthopper died on a tree in what is today Myanmar. This insect was…...
This Israeli frog was considered extinct. Now 250 of them are returning home
1+ week, 2+ day ago (115+ words) For more than 50 years, the Hula painted frog, a species unique to the Hula Valley in northern Israel, was considered extinct. This week, the breeding program marked an exciting milestone For the first time ever, tadpoles and adult frogs of…...
Two lion cubs rescued from traffickers in Israel relocated to South Africa
1+ week, 2+ day ago (107+ words) Ben Tzur and Ori were among six cubs rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in 2025 and spent the past year at a northern Israeli zoo before being moved to a big cat sanctuary Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free…...
Snake in Brazil 80 million years ago lived in burrow, to surprise of science
3+ week, 1+ day ago (684+ words) In the beginning, what was the first snake really like? Newly discovered ancient serpent in Brazil expands the possibilities to the chthonic realm Snakes get a bad rap and have done so since time immemorial, in some parts. Giant serpents…...
HaQuiz • Which country's national animal is the unicorn?
4+ week, 2+ day ago (18+ words) Which Country's National Animal Is the Unicorn? - HaQuiz Haaretz Your Perspective Belongs Here Already signed up? Log in...
Monkey see, monkey new? • Unknown species of monkey with orange lips reported in central Africa
4+ week, 2+ day ago (370+ words) The petite 'Likweli' colobus was discovered in the treetops of the Congo rainforest, surviving in a relict range between rivers A new species of colobus has been discovered in the remote forest east of the Lomami River in the Democratic…...
How torrent frogs in China avoid accidental homosexual relations
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) For animals to be fruitful, the sexes have to find each other accurately, or at least have a way to communicate 'Dude. You got that wrong' If one is a torrent frog living in the mountain streams of Southeast Asia,…...
Animal rescuer cares for pets and livestock stranded by war in southern Lebanon
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) An Animal Rescuer Cares for Pets and Livestock Stranded by War in Southern Lebanon Haaretz Hussein Hamza has been caring for animals since 2006. When fighting broke out, residents who evacuated asked the shelter to rescue the chickens they had left…...
New theory of smallest human: Not a hunter, but eater of lizard leftovers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1028+ words) Strange 'hobbits' of Indonesia didn't hunt elephants after all, or cook them, says new paper, supporting theory of deeply archaic ancestry. How many hominins left Africa? Who exactly was Homo floresiensis, the strange miniature hominins that once lived on the…...
Dogs and cats face rising risk of blindness from superbugs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (804+ words) Like humans, animals have adapted to resist drugs and so our pets are now more vulnerable to infections. Horses are too Drug-resistant diseases are an exploding problem worldwide and not just for humans. Our pets are affected too, and a…...