The Frozen Zoo
See how our greatest scientists are trying to preserve (cryopreserve) genetic diversity for future generations
See how our greatest scientists are trying to preserve (cryopreserve) genetic diversity for future generations
Jennifer Noble of Biloxi thought the Humane Society had the wrong cat as she listened last week to a message left on her husband’s office answering machine
Four children die after vampire bats attack
In Russia and Ukraine, homeless animals are killed with the use of curare-like paralyzing poisons and then burned alive
A rising canine population has forced Shanghai authorities to impose a limit to the number of dogs each household may own
Unlike dogs, which use their tongues to scoop water, a cat uses the tip of its tongue to pull water upward,closing its jaws before gravity pulls the column down
Shocking: A sad eyed bear sits dying in a filthy cage – forced to drink cola to amuse cafe customers
Finally, a leading scientist at Cambridge, Professor Brian Ford, discovered why leaves drop in autumn
Ticks thrive in woody, grassy and brushy areas and carry diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease, which are quite serious
More than a third of mammal species considered extinct or missing have been rediscovered.
The bug-eyed beauties have been captured on film by amateur photographer Eddie Nurcombe – known to his mates as ‘bugman’ for his love of insect life.
New Zealand school that staged a possum-throwing contest came under fire from animal protection groups for encouraging students in the “morally wrong” practice
The parrot suffered a red eye and bald patches. Bush said it also was limping.
Singer and actor Natalie Imbruglia has taken time out from her busy schedule judging The X Factor to speak out.
Employees were kicking, throwing, and dragging petrified dogs, violently slamming cats into cages, and screaming obscenities at the animals for showing fear and being uncooperative
A rhinoceros enclosure at Hellbrunn zoo in western Austria turns out to have served a more lucrative purpose: as a cannabis plantation