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One of the world’s rarest animals was just born in a special breeding program: ‘They are thriving’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA rare species of deer thought to be on the brink of extinction has been born at Chester Zoo in...
7 'Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSometimes, we give up on a species too soon. Just because it’s been a few decades or even centuries since a creature showed its face, doesn’t always mean...
Marine mammals that inspired ancient mermaid tales are now 'functionally extinct' in China
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe dugong — a marine mammal that purportedly inspired ancient mermaid tales — has been declared...
9 of the Largest Eagles in the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Steller's sea eagle is the only species to make all three lists of the measurements that make the world's largest eagles. Manuel ROMARIS / Getty...
Dwarf elephants? Giant rats? Strange island creatures at high risk
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. They...
8 Wild Examples of Evolution Copying Itself
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSometimes, Darwinian natural selection stumbles upon the same solution more than once, in a process known as convergent evolution. Here are our favorite...
Early humans left Africa and reached Asia earlier than thought, fossil discovery reveals
CNN· 12 months agoTwo fossils unearthed in a cave in Laos suggest Homo sapiens was living in the region 86,000 years...