A non-hiker’s guide to Death Valley — what to do, see and eat in the charming towns nearby
Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa have much more to ...
Iowa zoo euthanizes 3-week-old cotton-top tamarin found in poor health
The species is considered critically endangered, with the IUCN crediting deforestation, pet trade and unsuitable habitats for ...
Hunter accused of killing endangered mother bear claims self-defense at trial in France
Andre Rives was boar-hunting in 2021 when a female bear nicknamed Caramelles attacked him. "She was eating my leg," he said. ...
Blank Park Zoo euthanizes 3-week-old cotton-top tamarin found in poor health
A baby cotton-top tamarin was euthanized at Blank Park Zoo this week after it was found separated from its family and in poor ...
Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...
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Dark coats may have helped the earliest mammals hide from hungry dinosaurs
During the age of dinosaurs, early mammals probably lacked the stripes and spots of their modern relatives, having uniformly dark, drab coats.
Early mammals were all one color, study suggests
The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...
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62-million-year-old fossil solves century-old mystery of mammal linked to humans
A 62-million-year-old mammal fossil reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, plant-based diet, and evolutionary ties to primates ...
Two rare apex predators killed less than a week apart by vehicles in Florida
Two rare animals in Florida died within days of each other from vehicle collisions in nearly back-to-back blows for the ...
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Goodbye River Monsters: Scientists Declare Two of the World’s Larger Freshwater Fish Extinct
Many of Earth’s greatest creatures became extinct once humans came along and began using them ... Colby is a writer at A-Z Animals primarily covering outdoors, unique animal stories, and science news.
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Turkish official vows to enforce controversial law to cull stray dogs after death of a 2-year-old
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday pledged to fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets in the wake of the death of a 2-year-old girl. The ...
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Florida Missing Child Alert canceled for 14-year-old girl
A Florida Missing Child Alert was canceled after a 14-year-old girl from Pasco County was found safe on Saturday.She was initially last seen in the 3600 block of Cheswick Drive in Holiday ...