A bear named Tundra has become the owner of the largest dental crown in history. Brown bear Tundra has received the largest dental crown ever installed, officials at the Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota said. The bear had broken one…
Every year, billions of birds migrate to and from the United States. Around the world, these birds travel thousands of miles to reach their seasonal habitats. Some species, like the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), accumulate enough miles in their lifetime…
Genetics suggest that the southern cassowary’s ancestors were on our planet tens of millions of years ago. (Photo credit: Getty/Wokephoto17/Alamy/Trevor Collens) Name: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Habitat: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Diet: Fruits, seeds, mushrooms, insects, snails,…
Two Ice Age puppies have been discovered near Tumat, Siberia. (Photo courtesy of the University of York) A pair of 14,000-year-old ‘puppies’ found in melting permafrost in Siberia have undergone genetic analysis, revealing they were wolf sisters and not domesticated…
(Image credit: JeffGoulden via Getty Images) Have you heard about the direwolf lately? Perhaps you’ve noticed a large white wolf on the cover of Time magazine, or a photo of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin with a puppy…
Khankhuuluu mongolensis lived in what is now Mongolia about 86 million years ago. (Photo courtesy of Julius Chotoni) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of dinosaur dubbed the “dragon prince” – a precursor that preceded the rise of the…
Researchers have recorded the first known sighting of a live Gonatus antarcticus as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet expedition. (Image credit: Photo and video by ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) National Geographic reported that for the first…
Parrots, like many other animals, tend to use color to communicate. (Photo: Ricardo Lopez) From the vibrant rainbow hues of tropical rainforest parrots to the brilliant flashes of yellow, orange, and blue in coral reefs, exotic wildlife abounds in tropical…
Pacific spiny lumpfish have tiny fins that they move vigorously to move around. (Photo by Mitchell Cox/Alamy Stock Photo) The Pacific spiny lumpfish’s small, round bodies and cute appearance make them essentially wild, cute creatures. They are not particularly graceful…
There is no single “best sniffer” in the animal kingdom, but one contender is the Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus, a species of African pouched rat), which can learn to sniff out landmines and has been used to diagnose tuberculosis…
Wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia, have mastered the method of drinking from twist-handle fountains by turning the handle with their feet and using their weight to hold it open. They even queue up to quench their thirst while waiting at…
Cats spend more time recognizing the scent of unfamiliar people. (Photo credit: Janine Lamontagne via Getty Images) Cats can tell the difference between familiar humans and strangers after just a few sniffs of our body odor, according to a new…