Baby Rhino Beats The Odds… And The Poachers
Conservationists are cheering the birth of a little white rhino whose mother, Thandi, recovered from a brutal attack by poachers. In the war to save rhinos, every survivor counts.
Here’s A Debate: Can Chimps ‘Say’ Apple?
When “Dutch” chimps living with “Scottish” chimps modify the way they call for apples, what does that tell us about human language?
Will The Next Egg Hatch? Livestream Drama In Great Horned Owl Nest
A terrific bird cam to check out from Cornell Lab of Ornithology: A great horned owl mom with a baby and a potential baby (otherwise known as an egg) on the nest in Georgia.
From Orphaned, Frostbitten Cub To Fearless ‘Tiger Princess’
Great tiger news this month as one fierce test-case orphan makes it on her own in the Russian Far East, and the big cat census is on the rise in India.
Hibernating Animals May Hold Secrets For Fighting Alzheimer’s
The brain connections of hibernating mammals are hurt as they go to sleep, but repaired as they wake. And the protein responsible could help people.
Pet CSI: How Dog And Cat DNA Nabs Bad Guys
Through veterinary forensics, dogs and cats help crack horrific crimes, including murder and rape, by doing nothing more than shedding, drooling, urinating, defecating or bleeding.
Elephant Orphan Returns To Caretakers To Give Birth
When it came time to have her own baby, Emily the elephant knew where she would be safe—among the caretakers who raised her.
Smile, You’re On Critter Cam
The Wildlife Conservation Society has shared their top ten camera trap photos of the year with us. (Plus a bonus otter video.) It’s been a rough year on wildlife, so it’s nice to be able to enjoy a few images of animals free in the wild.
A Dwarf Elephant With Outsized Attitude
First seen in 2013, a wild dwarf elephant in Sri Lanka, who is only five feet tall at the shoulder, has been sighted again–as pugnacious as ever.
Hoping For Bat Survival; Rooting For Feisty Ferdinand
Even as we lose millions of bats to white-nose syndrome and wind turbines, little lives are also being saved one at a time.