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April 27, 2018

Great white shark Hilton, 1,326-pound real life 'Jaws,' spotted off Gulf Coast

A real life "Jaws" named Hilton was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico just west of the Florida Keys this week.

April 27, 2018

Award-winning wildlife photo disqualified because it features a 'stuffed anteater'

The experts all looked at the photo individually and came up with the same conclusion: it was a phony photo.

April 27, 2018

Sharks, crocodile spotted feasting on whale in 'rare' drone video

Sharks and a saltwater crocodile went on a feeding frenzy about a mile off the coast of Australia — and the "rare" event was caught on tape.

April 27, 2018

There are more gorillas than we thought, study finds

Although still highly vulnerable, there are more western lowland gorillas than previously thought, a new study finds.

April 26, 2018

'Monster' walleye fish caught in Iowa lake

A “monster” walleye fish was caught in Lake Rathbun in Iowa, the state’s Department of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday.

April 26, 2018

CRISPR could one day help conservationists save our ocean’s coral

In a recent study, scientists demonstrated for the first time that the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 can be successfully used on coral. The breakthrough suggests CRISPR could offer a boost for conservationists.

April 25, 2018

Florida fisherman catches 120-pound ‘granddaddy of all catfish'

A Florida fisherman recently caught a 120-pound blue catfish in the state’s panhandle.

April 25, 2018

Promiscuous monkeys are having sex with other species, research shows

Sex-mad monkeys have been bonking off with other species, creating an entirely new hybrid population of apes - and scientists are absolutely fine with it.

April 24, 2018

Rhino poachers shot dead in raids by armed rangers in South Africa

Two poachers have been killed during coordinated raids by armed rangers in Kruger National Park in South Africa.

April 24, 2018

Baby giraffe escapes Indiana zoo enclosure, leads staff on wild chase

A 7-month-old female giraffe at an Indiana zoo briefly escaped her enclosure on Monday.