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Here are two strange animals spotted in Southern Indiana recently
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen they encounter predators, they do one of two things: curl into a ball or run away. And even...
Woolly rhinos went extinct partially because of humans
Cosmos· 7 days agoDebate has raged among palaeontologists for decades as to whether the now extinct Ice Age megafauna of the late Pleistocene (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) disappeared because ...
Paleontologists Are Fuming Over AI Depictions of Prehistoric Animals
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA rat with at least four testicles, one larger than its head, published in a scientific journal...
Delaware may adopt a state cocktail. Here are 7 other state symbols you might not know
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDelaware's state fossil is belemnite, which is basically an extinct squid with a conical shell. The...
The Cassowary Is the World's Most Dangerous Bird
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoCassowaries vs. Emus While a cassowary is not an emu, both emus and cassowaries can be considered related in taxonomy (the science of animal...
Scientists discover smallest great ape, find unusual lifestyle
Newsweek· 7 days agoResearchers have identified a new species of great ape that lived around 11 million years ago,...
Endangered Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan for the First Time in at Least 200 Years
Smithsonian Magazine· 12 hours agoNow, for the first time in at least 200 years, the horses—also known as takhi or Mongolian wild...
Inside the Smithsonian’s tropical research island in Panama
NY Post via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn a world that often feels like it has no more mysteries to discover (at least on land), scientists...
Conservationists commence ambitious 'rewilding' project with release of 40 at-risk rhinos: 'This is...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe move was part of an effort by African Parks to place 2,000 of these animals into secure,...
This Rolly Mammal Has Been Spotted In Its Home for the First Time in 24 Years
Popular Mechanics· 3 days agoFor decades, the giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) has been recognized as locally extinct throughout...