26+ min ago  (290+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) " Huntsville Animal Services has issued a public plea for help as its shelter reached crisis level four capacity for dogs. The shelter is at Crisis Level 4 after receiving a large-scale intake of 77 animals from a single address,…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (574+ words) When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across something unexpected: seven naturally mummified cheetahs in five caves near the northern city of Arar. The remains…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (335+ words) It's not every day that a new dinosaur is discovered, but it is a great day. Paleontologist Paul Sereno experienced one in Niger when his team unearthed what turned out to be a new species of spinosaurus: Spinosaurus mirabilis. They…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (464+ words) A Southern Right Whale was filmed approaching and making gentle contact with a paddleboarder off the coast of Argentina. Southern Right Whales are slow-moving baleen whales that migrate between Antarctic feeding grounds and warmer coastal breeding areas in South America,…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (336+ words) Airport greetings are better when dogs are involved, and Moose and Montana know it! Watch these two German shepherds show off their excitement at seeing mom. We've all seen airport pickups involving giant bouquets of flowers and heartfelt handwritten signs,…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (283+ words) The San Antonio Zoo is mourning the death of former director Louis R. DiSabato, a longtime zoological leader credited with helping transform the local zoo into a nationally recognized conservation institution. DiSabato died Saturday, February 14 at the age of 94, according to…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1149+ words) Wildlife conservation often relies on population counts, but stable numbers can hide widespread suffering. Research argues that true welfare depends on individual animals" daily experiences, not just whether a species persists. Scientists focus on animals" affective states " feelings like hunger,…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1761+ words) Lazing outside her home in the Montr'al suburb of Carignan on a breezy day in June, Tatu the chimpanzee notices she has visitors. She slowly ambles over, peers downward at the onlookers, and draws her right index finger across her…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (97+ words) Philadelphia City Council passed a bill Thursday that will temporarily ban unlicensed puppy breeding, in an effort to ease overcrowding at the city's main animal shelter. The Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia will start enforcing the new law…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago  (412+ words) Cumberland County said the animal shelter will continue its now-monthlong pause on owner surrendersand adoptions amid an outbreak of an upper respiratory illness. This is the third time the pause has been extended since it took effect Jan. 17, after shelter…...