Tag: Animals
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The Week in Animal News: We're Making Raccoons Smarter, a Tiny Crab Makes Awesome Art and More
A PBS documentary alleges that human activities are honing raccoons problem solving skills. We also have a crab who makes sweet sand art, PETA's anti-slavery lawsuit and more.
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Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs.
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Constitutional Rights do not Extend to Animals, Federal Judge Rules
A Federal Judge has thrown out a suit brought against SeaWorld by PETA that argued orcas were enslaved in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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PBS Documentary “Raccoon Nation" Suggests Humans are Making Raccoons Smarter
A documentary examines the problems with urban raccoons adapting and thriving in big cities.
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Fish, turtles, and birds are well known, now, as species impacted by plastic pollution in the oceans but the swirling concentration of bags, caps, and bits is increasingly becoming a problem for whales as well.
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Puerto Rico Wants to Feed You Its 4 Million Iguanas
The island territory hopes you're hungry -- and that you've got a hankering for reptile meat.
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How Much Did Japan's Fukushima Disaster Harm Wildlife? Scientists Get Ready to Find Out
A team of U.S. researchers that has been examining the impacts of radiation exposure on flora and fauna in Chernobyl will be conducting a similar long-term study in Japan.
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The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More
Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.
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Tiny Crab Unintentionally Makes Awesome Sand Art (Photos)
Some artists are prone to being a bit aloof, but in nature there's a sculptor that may be crabbiest of all.
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Conservationists Optimistic About Rare Rhino Pregnancy
For the Sumatran rhinoceros, the birth of even a single calf is a significant achievement.
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Are Jellyfish Taking Over the World's Oceans? Scientists Cast Doubt
There's no doubt we've seen an uptake in jellyfish numbers over the last few years, but does that mean they'll dominate the seas for year's to come? A group of scientists aren't so sure about that, and are taking a closer look.
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Scientist Wants to Unleash Elephants, Rhinos, and Komodo Dragons to Battle Australia's Invasive Species
One scientist believes he's stumbled upon an idea so crazy that it just might work -- calling for the unleashing of a host of other non-native species that could make short work of the ones already there.
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Prehistoric Atlantic Sturgeon Newest Addition to the Endangered Species List
The ancient Atlantic sturgeon is the latest species to be added to the Endangered Species List.
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Endangered Green Turtle Baby Boom Breaks 28-year Record
A baby boom in the Philippines spells great news for endangered green sea turtles.
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Carnivorous Plant's Subterranean Leaves Found To Eat Worms
How researchers determined the sticky leaves of this plant were actually eating worms, out of sight and below ground.
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Undercover Investigation on Oklahoma Pig Farms Reveals Systemic Cruelty of Factory Farming (Video)
The Humane Society of the United States has just released video from undercover investigations at the nation's third and fifth largest pork producers, one of which is a Walmart supplier. The picture is graphic, ugly, and unfortunately usual.
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Giant Invasive Pythons Ravaging Everglades Wildlife
Large non-native snakes are threatening to throw off the delicate balance of Florida's most iconic ecosystem.
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Why Bats Need a 'Happy Hour' and Swedes Try to Comply
Wind power is not just a Danish success story - Swedish wind is growing leaps and bounds. But the bats may suffer, so the Swedes are trying to impose 'bat happy hour'
