May 2, 2016 Photo first: Rare tiger family portrait For the first time, conservationists have spotted an Amur tiger dad leading his family along a snowy trail in Russia's Far East forests
May 2, 2016 Secret hideout helped penguins survive the Ice Age Earth's last ice age was so cold that even Antarctica's emperor penguins had trouble with the chill, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Bald eagle protects eggs, braves snowstorm One bald eagle might be in the running for "parent of the year." Despite the cold temperatures, one bald eagle has been captured by a live camera feed from the Pennsylvania Game Commission buried up to its head in snow as it sits over its eggs. In some images from the feed, the patriotic bird's beak can be seen poking out from the pile of snow.
May 2, 2016 Penguins rapidly conquered New Zealand after humans ate rivals Bones left behind by a penguin that was eaten to extinction reveal that a remarkably fast turnover in species occurred after Polynesian seafarers wiped out New Zealand's weird wildlife, a new study reports
May 2, 2016 Photographer captures weasel hitching ride on woodpecker's back While it might not have caused the same kind of a commotion as a certain dress, one image showing an unlikely animal pair certainly went viral Tuesday. A photograph taken by an amateur Essex, U.K.-based photographer that shows a weasel riding on the back of a woodpecker in flight made the Internet rounds, inspiring countless tweets and memes.
May 2, 2016 Meet 2 new spider species: 'Skeletorus' and 'Sparklemuffin' Two gorgeous new species of peacock spiders nicknamed "Skeletorus" and"Sparklemuffin" have been discovered in Australia, according to a new report
May 2, 2016 Scientists discover 'glowing' sea turtle In late July, deep sea divers made a glowing discovery: a sea turtle that reflected light.
May 2, 2016 Aww! Panda cub Bei Bei is a 'precious treasure' A giant-panda cub at Smithsonian's National Zoo is no longer nameless: The furry youngster will now be called Bei Bei (BAY-BAY), which means "precious treasure" in Mandarin, according to his naming ceremony, held at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Sept. 25.
May 2, 2016 No boys allowed: Snake mom has 'virgin birth' A female water snake in Missouri can do something that no human woman can (no matter how badly she might want to): She can have babies without any help from a male
May 2, 2016 Wasp DNA produces genetically modified butterflies When a wasp injects its eggs into a caterpillar, the results are grisly to say the least. The viral DNA of the wasp alters the caterpillar’s immune response, allowing the host to stay alive as the eggs grow into larvae and begin to eat its body. After about 10 days of feeding, the larvae emerge, killing the caterpillar.
