Animal world
New mice without molars, like worms
Scientists have discovered a mouse without molars. This is the only rodent ever known without chewing teeth. The long-nosed rat is called Paucidentomys vermidax. Paucide…
Animal world
Discover wildlife, animal behavior, unusual species, survival strategies and remarkable adaptations from ecosystems around the world.
Latest in Animal world
Articles & explainers
6,142 published items in this category and its subcategories.
Animal world
The world's oldest male panda dies
The world's oldest male panda died in Berlin Zoo early yesterday at the age of 34. Bao Bao, the name of the male panda, is the only panda in Germany for many years.
Animal world
Do animals have menopause like humans?
Only 3 species on the planet - humans, killer dolphins and navigator dolphins - have female individuals who often stop reproducing for many years before ending their liv…
Animal world
The fierce battle between lions and crocodiles
Photographer Pia Dierickx, from Antwerp (Belgium), captures a rare moment in nature about the ability of a lion to fight a river over a river that is being held by croco…
Animal world
How the world is 'spoiled' for animals
Play with animals, take care of them, treat them as family members that show the love of mankind with animals.
Animal world
Nghe An: The tiger's mother gave birth to a white child
This very rare case has just happened in Trai Bo eco-tourism area (Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An). According to the head of the tourist area, in Septembe…
Animal world
Two-headed pig
RIA Novosti reported yesterday that the animal is a member of a herd of piglets consisting of 11 individuals on a farm in the Bryansk region of Russia. It has two heads,…
Animal world
Greedy cormorant swallowed giant cod
The elastic neck mechanism allows cormorants to swallow the whole fish in just a few seconds. While hunting in Skagen, Denmark, the cormorant caught a giant cod and deci…
Animal world
Superhuman red squirrel 'fly' like bird
Photographer Philip Price recorded a series of photos of red squirrels moving branches in a very flexible way in the air. Red squirrels are one of the most rare animals…
Animal world
Extremely rare birds appear more and more in the city
First appeared in the residential quarter 20 (Tan Thanh ward), so far this species of
Animal world
Lolong crocodile made 'Ambassador' for conservation program
Antara news agency cited sources from Manila, said Philippine Environment Minister Ramon Paje, when announcing the decision on July 31, stressed that wild crocodiles sho…
Animal world
Discovering strange species of blind snake in Brazil
Dr. Julian Tupan and colleagues from Santo Antonio Power Company discovered 6 individuals of a strange animal on the bottom of the hydroelectric dam on the Madeira River…
Animal world
Immune rabies virus thanks to vampire bat
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the Amazon vampire bat could resist rabies virus that kills more than 55,000 people worldw…
Animal world
Warring zebra on the meadow
While together with his father photographing wildlife at Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) sanctuary, the 16-year-old American boy Joe Sulik suddenly witnessed the battle bet…
Animal world
The five largest reptiles on earth are alive
Reptiles have been on our planet about 300 million years ago. To date, many reptiles are as big as giant monsters that still exist on the earth: saltwater crocodile, Ama…