November 21, 2016 Lobstermen finding more odd colors in the catch When a 100-pound shipment of lobsters arrived at Bill Sarro's seafood shop and restaurant last month, it contained a surprise -- six orange crustaceans that have been said to be a 1-in-10-million oddity.
November 21, 2016 Freak Giant Lobster on Exhibit in (Where Else?) Coney Island Coney Island, long known for its circus-like sideshows and carnival atmosphere, was just joined by a new freak: an 18-pound lobster that experts say could be as much as 75 years old.
November 18, 2016 Newfound spider species masquerades as a dried-up leaf In the animal kingdom, sometimes the best survival strategy is to pretend to be something you're not — either to ambush unsuspecting prey or to convince predators that you're not very tasty
November 18, 2016 Chinese demand for rare fish bladders could spell extinction for world's smallest porpoise A rare species of fish and the world’s smallest porpoise – both face extinction as poachers work the waters of Mexico’s Gulf of California to meet the growing demand in Asian markets for the fish’s swim bladder.
November 17, 2016 Barrier in Cincinnati Zoo's Harambe exhibit failed to meet standards, feds say The Cincinnati Zoo's barrier to keep visitors and gorillas separate did not meet federal standards the day a 3-year-old boy fell into the exhibit, a USDA inspection report shows.
November 17, 2016 Here's what microbes are living on ATM keypads in New York City Automated teller machines aren’t just a source of cash.
November 16, 2016 Underwater listening station detects the calls of rare whales A listening buoy called Melville heard the distinctive call of an endangered North Atlantic right whale off New York on Monday,
November 14, 2016 Smell of plastic makes seabirds think it's a meal Scientists think they've figured out why so many seabirds feast on plastic floating in the ocean, often with deadly consequences.
November 14, 2016 'World's saddest polar bear' moved after outpouring of outrage towards Chinese mall The “world’s saddest polar bear” has been moved from his cramped cage in a Chinese shopping mall back to the ocean park he was born in.
November 14, 2016 Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva Scientists may very well be drooling over a tasty bear monitoring method in Alaska, and the key ingredients are bear saliva and salmon.
