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October 29, 2015

Could some vultures disappear from Africa?

More than half of Africa’s vultures are facing a growing risk of extinction, due to widespread poisoning and targeting by poachers, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

October 28, 2015

Penguin gets cataract surgery

Veterinarians have performed cataract surgery on a penguin at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

October 23, 2015

Female beluga whale dies at Georgia Aquarium

One of the first beluga whales to arrive at the Georgia Aquarium has died.

October 22, 2015

New species of tortoise found on Galapagos island

Scientists now believe two populations of tortoises on the island of Santa Cruz are genetically distinct and thus separate species

October 22, 2015

GPS collars used to end monkey madness in Gibraltar

Faced with the problem of wild monkeys causing increasing havoc in urban areas, officials in the tiny British territory of Gibraltar recently turned to GPS technology in an effort to resolve the situation. The post GPS collars used to end monkey madness in Gibraltar appeared first on Digital Trends.

October 21, 2015

Neglected horses had hooves that were 3 feet long

A concerned call about the welfare of someone's pet pigeons led to a disturbing discovery in a Maryland stable: three horses in such a severe state of neglect that a local rescue group was absolutely horrified.

October 21, 2015

Scientists: Ship may have killed humpback whale found on San Francisco Bay Area beach

Scientists say a ship may have hit and killed a young humpback whale that washed up at a beach in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this week.

October 21, 2015

DNA tool helping biologists find elusive or invasive species

When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the water, like clues left behind at a crime scene.

October 21, 2015

First ever remains of baby woolly rhino discovered in Siberia

You might have heard of the woolly mammoth, but paleontologists have unearthed a well-preserved baby woolly rhinoceros in Siberia’s Sakha Republic. The remains are believed to be at least 10,000 years old. The first images from the rare find were released by the Academy of Sciences in Yakutsk, which is the capital of the Sakha Republic, reports the Siberian Times. This is the first time that the remains of a baby woolly rhino has been discovered.

October 21, 2015

Officials begin testing mysterious goo linked to San Francisco Bay Area bird deaths

San Francisco Bay Area officials have begun laboratory tests and necropsies on dead seabirds found coated with a mysterious substance that looks and feels like dirty rubber cement.