Latest Wildlife Stories
Why scientists are giving ultrasounds to 10-foot-long pregnant sharks
Rhinos pay a painful price for oxpecker protection
The real reason we’re seeing more wildlife during the pandemic
‘Tiger King’ would have been more disturbing if it had focused on the big cat trade
Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory
GPS collars help wildlife researchers answer important questions
Vampire bats know the true meaning of friendship—sharing slurps of blood
How to start birding in any US city
North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them
America thrived by choking its rivers with dams. Now it’s time to undo the damage.
Expert-approved ways to feed all your favorite birds
Kea parrots use statistics to get what they want
Seagulls hunger for food touched by human hands
Anglers in Virginia reeled in a 700-pound tuna, then threw a dinner party
Millions of people’s food supply depends on super-urinating fish
The Sahara used to be full of fish
Upside-down jellyfish lob tiny grenades to kill prey
This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer
Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard
One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted
Jackass penguins talk like people
Did a high sex drive really save the giant tortoise from extinction?
Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster
For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’
See how birds change their tunes to fit their surroundings
These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor
Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting
This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish
For some African grey parrots, sharing is caring
Hummingbirds get their wild coloring from ‘air-filled pancakes’ in their feathers
Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it
The 10 best canoe trips in the U.S. and Canada
Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire
Countries can salvage places scarred by the horrors of war
Vultures are going extinct because people won’t stop consuming their brains
Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends
Finally, some good news about humpback whales
What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.
The most astonishing wildlife photos of 2019 range from meme-able to political
All hail Holly, the queen of Fat Bear Week
Why countries with loads of nutritious fish also have the most malnourished residents
These newly discovered iridescent bees are already at risk of extinction
We’ve lost almost 3 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970
How some fish are adapted to thrive after catastrophic hurricanes
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal
Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts
How to survive a grizzly encounter
Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?
Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty
Trump is attacking the Endangered Species Act when we need it most
Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping
This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds
Everything you need to know about shark bites
Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep
The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost
The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one
This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague
A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien
Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
With humans out of the way, Chernobyl’s wildlife thrives
Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies