9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (790+ words) But the pale pink birds " called "fenicotteri" in Italian " are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecological efforts to restore damaged wetlands could help expand their habitat and possibly induce them to nest in the lagoon. Flamingos " which…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (399+ words) Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key landmarks. Birds, fish and turtles orient themselves using Earth's magnetic field as a compass. But it's not yet clear how exactly they do this. Pigeons are a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (609+ words) An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (547+ words) On my bookshelf sits a signed, first edition of William Warner's seminal classic "Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay." My maternal grandmother gifted it to me many moons ago, and as each year passes, I treasure it almost…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (18+ words) Camera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in Indonesia'Hazleton Standard Speaker...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (684+ words) That mismatch is killing some of the planet's most vital ecosystems, from California's towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life. Scientists are working to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (100+ words) Students and staff members of the Hazleton Area Career Center collected items for the Hazleton Animal Shelter. Students collected pet food, cleaning supplies, collars, beds, blankets, and other needed items for the care of local rescues" Students and staff members…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (640+ words) By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Dozens of officials worked to capture and tranquilize the male cat after warnings were issued advising people to slowly back away if they encountered it. The wild cat was first seen Monday morning. Roxanne…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (859+ words) By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and MENGSHIN LIN, Associated Press A Hawaii County law set to take effect at the start of the new year bans feeding feral animals on county property. It's an effort to protect native species, such as…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (186+ words) Lakota Weaver of Berwick attended the Cat Fanciers Association International Cat Show on Oct. 11 and 12 in Cleveland, Ohio, which is the CFA's largest show in the world, with more than 600 cats participating. In this ring, Lakota won first place out…...