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Two humpback whales were tracked crossing more than 14, 000 kilometres between breeding grounds in Australia and Brazil " one of them shattering every migration record ever recorded for the species
11+ min ago (472+ words) Published July 11, 2026 Two humpback whales have done something the species was not supposed to do often: they turned up on opposite sides of the planet, at breeding grounds normally treated as separate populations. The word "minimum" is doing real work....
State Congress Demands Full Transparency from Municipal Animal Control Centers
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (394+ words) Por Eric Sanchez el July 11, 2026 at 11: 18 AM PDT In a move to strengthen animal welfare policies across Baja California, the State Congress has formally called on all seven municipalities to provide a comprehensive accounting of their respective Municipal Animal Control…...
Texas welfare check uncovers Siamese spitting cobra in home and prompts investigation
45+ min ago (384+ words) Officers conducting a welfare check at a Wichita Falls, Texas, residence found a spitting cobra, an animal prohibited under the city's ban on venomous reptiles. The find is now under investigation and has raised fresh concerns about the risks of…...
Your Phone Can Already Detect Migrating Monarch Butterflies, but This App Lets You See Them
2+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) National Audubon Society Birds aren't the only migrators: Dozens of North American insect species also undertake long-distance journeys seasonally, including beetles, moths, and grasshoppers Best known, and beloved across their range, are monarch butterflies, which traverse from central Mexico to…...
Stranded dwarf sperm whale washes up in Taiwan, and rescuers rush it to rehab
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (362+ words) A live dwarf sperm whale, a species usually found far from shore, was discovered on a beach in northern Taiwan this weekend and taken to a rehabilitation center after rescuers stabilized it. The stranding highlighted the role of trained rescue…...
Ferry passengers on lookout for dolphins, whales and seabirds
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (312+ words) FERRY passengers on a lifeline Wester Ross route will have the opportunity to find out more about the sealife beneath them later this month. And there will even be an opportunity to get involved in a marine wildlife survey over…...
Researcher calls for genetic study after Tasmanian echidna findings
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (350+ words) A Tasmanian echidna is so different from its mainland relatives that a University of Tasmania researcher initially wondered whether they might be separate species. Associate Professor Stewart Nicol from the School of Natural Sciences has published a new review challenging…...
Rare four-horned antelope spotted on Pune hills after over 20 years
41+ min ago (536+ words) The Times of India...
Scientists filmed a three-legged lion make a record swim across a crocodile-filled channel in Uganda, and the hidden reason he kept crossing reveals what pressure does to a species
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (868+ words) The water was dark and the swim would be more than a kilometre long. Somewhere out in that blackness, hippos surfaced and Nile crocodiles held still beneath the surface, each one capable of ending a lion in seconds. And yet,…...
Vision for Lanka as a leopard stronghold in Asia
40+ min ago (1020+ words) The vibes from Sri Lanka are contradictory " while we wax eloquent about the one-and-only iconic Big Cat, the leopard that we have, we also bludgeon it and snare it without a thought for its agony or death! This is what…...