January 15, 2019 Newborn orca spotted off Seattle coast. Will the baby survive its 1st year? The beleaguered orca population in Puget Sound near Seattle finally has something to celebrate — one of the females recently delivered a baby.
January 15, 2019 Australian wildlife officials to pump oxygen into rivers after thousands of fish are killed in heatwave Nearly a million fish were found dead last week in an Australia river prompting local wildlife experts to find ways to curb the heatwave conditions they claim are responsible for the deaths.
January 15, 2019 Dogs were domesticated in North America 10,000 years ago, study says Apparently, dogs may have been man’s best friend in North America for quite some time. A new study suggests that domesticated dogs have been on this side of the Pacific for roughly 10,000 years.
January 14, 2019 Rare calico lobster found at Maryland market, donated to aquarium The life of a rare calico lobster was spared last month when a seafood market owner in Maryland thought it was "special" — but it was much more special than they thought.
January 14, 2019 Snake covered in 500 ticks suffering from anemia after pests 'sucked all the blood out of him' A tick-covered carpet python was almost unrecognizable last week after a snake catcher rescued it from a pool.
January 14, 2019 Ancient, 50-foot-long whale crushed baby whale skulls for dinner An ancient whale twice the length of today's orcas once chowed down on other whales in the Eocene epoch's seas.
January 11, 2019 'Raining' spiders? Sky in Brazil covered with black dots during 'strange' phenomenon Portions of an overcast sky in southeast Brazil are painted with tiny black dots — and no, it has nothing to do with birds.
January 11, 2019 Mississippi woman looking for cat finds 7-foot alligator in storm drain instead: ‘Name him Pennywise’ A woman in Pascagoula, Mississippi, hoping to locate her missing cat came across an estimated 7-foot gator lurking in a storm drain instead.
January 11, 2019 White tiger named Kenny bred for $50G, allowed to live because owner’s son 'thought Kenny was cute' With his wide face, short snout and huge underbite, Kenny the rare white tiger makes a strange spectacle.
January 11, 2019 Snake found covered with more than 500 ticks A carpet python in Australia had a whopping 511 ticks that took vets several hours to remove.