Wildlife

(CNN) One million of the planet’s eight million species are threatened with extinction by humans, scientists warned Monday in what is described as the most comprehensive assessment of global nature loss ever. Their landmark report paints […]

Some Cancers Become Contagious So far, six animal species are known to carry transmissible, “parasitic” forms of cancer, but researchers are still mystified as to how cancer can become infectious. Apr 1, 2019 KATARINA ZIMMER […]

A new fossil analysis finds that the ancient species Propotto leakeyi, which lived in East Africa between 23 million and 16 million years ago, was not a bat, as scientists thought, but a primate closely […]

Young female orphan elephants have a tougher social life than non-orphans, a new study suggests, adding to a growing body of evidence of how the impacts of poaching cascade through elephant societies. The latest findings […]

A group of archaeologists report in Scientific Reports that chimpanzees habitually bang and throw rocks against trees, or toss them into tree cavities, resulting in conspicuous stone accumulations at these sites. This represents the first record of […]

Here are the animals/creatures of America: Other mammals (cows, horses, raccoons and the like)—36 percent Hornets, wasps, and bees—30 percent Dog—17 percent Venomous spiders—3 percent Venomous snakes and lizards—3 percent Centipedes and venomous millipedes—0 percent […]

Photo: JOEL SARTORE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK Owing to a potential of disappearance ofHispaniola Solenodon from the globe, scientists are trying to preserve the genome to secure its existence.   A study recently published in Biorxiv, […]

While a woodpecker smacks its head against wood 54 million times in its lifetime, now researchers are trying to solve the mystery of preserved brain which acts and display mysteriously. Read more at: George Farah, […]

After 30 years of disappearance, kangaroo rats are appearing. While their number is low, there are hopes that they survive in the harsh environment. More at