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Why 7 mummified cheetahs found in a Saudi Arabian cave have got scientists so excited
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (425+ words) Today, the Arabian Peninsula has no wild cheetahs, but the mummified bodies found near the city of Arar offer hope for the reintroduction of the cats, say researchers. In 2022 and 2023, a team of researchers from the National Centre for Wildlife…...
These students dropped a baited camera into the Atlantic Ocean. "All went quiet…" then this showed up
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (313+ words) The students were blown away by the marine life on their field trip in the Azores, a remote archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean. Undergrad students from the University of Exeter were amazed when their underwater camera caught a lively…...
'Walking sharks' found off Australian coast. A closer look reveals extraordinary new discovery
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (274+ words) The find suggests that epaulette sharks, known for their unusual ability to 'walk' along the seafloor, could be more resilient to environmental threats than we thought. Researchers have discovered that'epaulette sharks, also known as 'walking sharks' because of their ability…...
In Alaska’s biggest city, a massive animal is rampaging through shopping centres. Here’s what’s going on
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (631+ words) In Anchorage, Alaska, you're never too far from a moose " even when you're shopping The moose is a charismatic animal that inhabits the circumpolar boreal, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the northern hemisphere. It is to be found contiguously…...
How tiny spiders are able to kill and eat snakes up to a metre long and an enormous 355 times their weight
22+ hour, 39+ min ago (297+ words) Tough webs and an arsenal of neurotoxins allow small spiders to eat remarkably big snakes. The way food-chains usually work is that small things get eaten by bigger things, which in turn get eaten by even bigger things. But it's…...
Spy camera dropped into sea off Washington coast and left there for more than 100 days. This is why
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (254+ words) Researchers placed the camera next to a tidal turbine to see how animals interact with the equipment in the water. Some experts are concerned about the threat tidal turbines " which generate renewable energy through the ebb and flow of the…...
Exquisitely preserved animal pulled from ancient swamp in Illinois. Strange dimples on body reveal what killed it
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (301+ words) The specimen was found at Mazon Creek fossil beds, a site known for its beautifully preserved animals and plants. When palaeontologists unearthed a fossilised horseshoe crab at the famous Mazon Creek Lagerst'tte fossil deposit in Illinois, USA, two things stood…...
"Its mouth is the size of a garage" – Just why do bowhead whales have such large heads?
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (213+ words) Did you know an adult bowhead's head accounts for approximately two fifths of its body length? These Arctic giants specialise in particularly small crustacean prey, so they need a large amount of baleen to filter sufficient quantities from the water....
It looks like a pig – but this is no ordinary pig. It lives 3 miles down in the ocean, crawling along the sea floor using weird, inflatable legs
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (149+ words) This strange pink animal roams the deep ocean, feeding on decay and moving with hydraulic "feet. You don't get much weirder looking than the sea pig, a genus of sea cucumbers that look straight out of Doctor Who. Named for…...
“They are much more challenging animals.” What is a wolf-dog and how are they different to domestic dogs?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (561+ words) Wolf-dogs are becoming more popular, but what is a wolf-dog, and what are the legal requirements, risks and ethics of owning one? Back in 2025, the day before Halloween, three large dogs were discovered roaming the streets of Preston, Lancashire. Their…...