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August 25, 2024

Seals enjoy underwater enrichment puzzle at Melbourne Zoo

Melbourne Zoo captured video of its seals getting tasty treats with an “underwater puzzle feeder” designed for their enrichment and engagement. The footage shows the seals poking at the puzzle feeder, then keepers replacing the treats.

August 25, 2024

On this day in history, August 25, 1916, National Park Service created under President Wilson

President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act into law on August 25, 1916, creating the National Park Service to oversee America's rapidly expanding system.

August 24, 2024

Sea lions caught on camera overtaking popular California beach in droves, closing it to public 'indefinitely'

One popular beach in Monterey, California, has been closed to the public for an indefinite amount of time due to an influx of sea lions.

August 24, 2024

Sea lions 'respond' after California beach is closed to the public

The City of Monterey has closed San Carlos beach near Cannery Row after an influx of sea lions from the Channel Islands overtook the sands. (Credit: City of Monterey)

August 24, 2024

Anthony Fauci’s West Nile virus diagnosis: What to know about the mosquito-borne disease

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been diagnosed with West Nile virus. Here's what to know about the disease.

August 24, 2024

Zookeepers in Australia rehabilitate penguin found 'far from home'

Pascale, a northern rockhopper, one of the rarest penguin species, was found “far from home” and washed up on a beach in Southwest Australia before being taken in by a team of vets at the Perth Zoo.

August 24, 2024

Spiky creatures wash up on Texas beach, described as 'your worst nightmares’

A venomous, bearded fireworm was found on the beaches of Corpus Christi, Texas, and might just be "your worst nightmare," as it delivers a painful sting that can last for hours.

August 23, 2024

Boy reels in colossal 118-pound white marlin on Nantucket, possibly breaking junior world record

Young angler Stone Fornes reeled in a possible junior world record white marlin weighing 118.2 pounds off the coast of Nantucket. A local restaurant helped cook up the fish for dinner.

August 23, 2024

Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of mosquito-borne disease

Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.

August 23, 2024

How scientists in Iowa are working to stop the bird flu outbreak infecting US dairy cows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying animals at the National Animal Disease Center in Iowa in an attempt to stop the bird flu outbreak that is spreading through U.S. animals.