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Inside the Uganda chimpanzee civil war
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (320+ words) Posted June 10, 2026 7: 15 am. It's something scientists have never observed before: chimpanzees, formerly with close family bonds, now engaging in deadly combat. A recent study looked at one of the largest groups of chimps in the world, which primatologists have been…...
Ancient squirrel feces offer 'time capsule' of environment thousands of years ago
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (517+ words) By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Posted June 9, 2026 11: 00 am. A researcher in British Columbia recently discovered that ancient squirrel scat can still smell just as fresh today as it did some 700, 000 years ago. Tyler Murchie, a scientist with the Hakai…...
Ottawa endorses plan to move Marineland's whales to U. S. and Spain
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1051+ words) By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press Posted June 3, 2026 11: 07 am. TORONTO " Ottawa has endorsed a plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales to aquariums in the U. S. and Spain. There are 30 belugas and four dolphins at Marineland, the shuttered theme park…...
Rare albino buffalo named after Donald Trump for its golden locks draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (541+ words) Posted June 3, 2026 6: 43 am. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U. S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media,…...
New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N. S.'s wild horses
1+ week, 3+ day ago (326+ words) By Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press Posted May 31, 2026 11: 23 am. Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable " a 42-kilometre-long sandbar about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax " to research its seal population for about 30 years. During his work, he's amassed a large collection…...
A rare look inside the Toronto Zoo's genetic cryobank
2+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) The provincial overhaul of Ontario's school system continues with the appointment of a TDSB CEO. Mark Mc Allister discusses the mechanics behind this move and the confusion within the civil service on how to handle FOI requests. Toronto police are…...
Marineland's bears on the move to sanctuary in Colorado
3+ week, 6+ min ago (517+ words) By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press Posted May 20, 2026 1: 18 pm. Twelve black bears at Marineland are on the move to their new home at a sanctuary in the United States, more than 2, 000 kilometres away, as the park slowly winds down its…...
A shark fatally mauls a spearfishing diver off Australia's Rottnest Island, police say
3+ week, 4+ day ago (294+ words) Posted May 16, 2026 5: 58 am. The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with a friend when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island near Australia's southwest coast, Western Australia Police Sergeant Michael Wear said. The victim was near a dive…...
Police locate, capture large dog that killed smaller dog and injured owner
3+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 11: 32 am. Toronto police have located the dog wanted in connection with the mauling death of a smaller dog in the city's west end earlier this week. Investigators issued a public safety alert just after 4 p. m. on Tuesday following reports…...
Police locate, capture large dog that killed smaller dog killed and injured owner
3+ week, 5+ day ago (317+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 11: 32 am. Toronto police have located the dog wanted in connection with the mauling death of a smaller dog in the city's west end earlier this week. Investigators issued a public safety alert just after 4 p. m. on Tuesday following reports…...