Some silk moths have unusually curved wingtips that reflect sound waves, allowing the insects to dodge the teeth of ravenous bats. Bats are nocturnal hunters...
Oklahoma State University veterinary doctors reported the successful completion of a repair operation on a puppy born with her paws upside-down. The rat terrier puppy,...
Police in British Columbia responded to a report of an alligator loose inside a high-rise condo building on Thursday, but instead discovered a realistic sculpture....
Attempts to duplicate the teeth marks left by juvenile T. rexes in ancient bones indicate that these young predators possessed a fairly strong bite –...
According to new findings, young male and female orangutans look to separate people for sex-specific ecological information as they age. Sometimes, studies of sexual differences...
More needs to be done to protect critically endangered Codfish Island / Whenua Hou diving petrels, researchers say. Whenua Hou diving petrel. Photo: DOC There...
Domestic cats appear to hunt less when their diets are richer in animal-sourced protein, according to a newly-released study out of the University of Exeter...
Waikato Regional Council is having to set up turtle traps as ponds at a Coromandel beach have became inundated with the animals. Photo: 123RF Biosecurity...
The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury....
Yellow-eyed penguins are being tested for a novel virus after large numbers of chicks in the South Island died from a mysterious illness that destroys...
Hebrew U researchers provide new hope for bee habitat conservation amidst global decrease of bee populations. (photo credit: BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY/ALAIN PAULY) A notable...
Kiwi recently killed on the Coromandel Peninsula by dogs has prompted the Department of Conservation (DOC) to urge owners to take extreme care when in...
A Florida wildlife control specialist shared video from the capture of an 8.5-foot boa constrictor found slithering loose.Scott Flavelle of Scott's Animal Services said...
Campers and other beachgoers on the North Island's east coast are urged to be wary of nesting shorebirds in and around the Gisborne district. Department...
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information after four-wheel drivers put rare West Coast skinks at risk by driving over their habitat. The Alborns...