Elephants Sold to Overseas Buyers for Just $7,000 in Controversial Auction in Namibia
A controversial auction that coincided with an application signed by more than a million people led Namibia to go ahead with 7,000 for 170 animal…
Biology
17,000 Years Ago, a Wooly Mammoth Trekked Far Enough to Circle Earth Twice
Looking deeper into ancient snow, scientists have detected the movements of a furry mammoth and found this particular creature in its lifetime, traveling enough distance…
Dog Coat Patterns Date Back to 2 Million Years, Long before Domestication
The main types of dog coat patterns we know today are 2 million years old and can be as old as wolves, according to new…
Deep-Sea Footage Captures Blood-Red Jellyfish that Maybe a Brand New Species
A blood-red, jellyfish species was not found off the coast of Newport on Rhode Island. During an ambitious deep-ocean expedition, researchers from the National Oceanic…
You can Now Mail Frozen Mouse Sperm on a Postcard (OK, Scientists can)
Scientists are seen sending each other postcard covered in mouse sperm. It sounds like bananas, but it’s actually big news. Transporting samples between labs is…
Squashed Crocodile Found Crushed by Dead Elephant in Confusing Crime Scene
Crime scene investigation is an important tool in uncovering what actually happened before a person’s untimely death. The recent discovery of a crocodile buried under…
“What the Pluck?” Study Finds Birds Flagrantly Thieve Living Mammals’ Fur
In the busy work of building a home (pigeons are famously terrifying at it) and in a competitive environment, it pays to be creative while…
Snakes Help Scientists Keep Tabs On Fukushima’s Radioactive Soil Contamination
Studying radiation in the Fukushima exclusion zone can be a dangerous business for some – but not for snake bites. In a new study, scientists…
Polar Bears May Use Ice Blocks as Tools to Bonk Unsuspecting Walruses on the Head
The use of tools in the animal kingdom is considered a sign of intelligence, and since the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sits in the Ursus family, a…
Florida Man Sticks Hand into Zoo Enclosure and Taunts Jaguar, Gets Severely Clawed
One of the biggest questions of our time, which is really inappropriate and its consequences are impossible to imagine, is: “What could be wrong if…
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