May 2, 2016 Rare ‘sofa shark’ stuns scientists Marine biologists landed an unusual catch off the coast of Scotland recently – a so-called ‘sofa shark’ or false catshark.
May 2, 2016 Elusive sea creature with hairy, slimy shell spotted after 31 years An elusive sea creature that boasts a vibrant golden shell covered in thick, slimy hair was recently spotted for the first time in 31 years, researchers say
May 2, 2016 What the animal world would look like if humans never existed If humans never existed, lions, saber–tooth tigers, 330–pound beavers and house-sized armadillos would be walking around Texas right now. A new study from researchers at Aarhus University demonstrates what the world would look like for mammals if the most destructive super predator of them all — Homo sapiens — had never been around.
May 2, 2016 Baby panda twin dies at National Zoo One of giant panda Mei Xiang's twin cubs died Aug. 26, just five days after its birth, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., reported.
May 2, 2016 'Panda swap' keeps newborn twins in mom's care Zookeepers are playing a complicated game of "baby swap" with two new pink and fuzzy panda twins at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C
May 2, 2016 How ‘vampire’ spiders could help in the fight against malaria A study conducted by researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand has highlighted a pair of unlikely recruits in the battle against human malaria – two species of spider.
May 2, 2016 Mini frog, bat with freakish tongue found in Bolivia A "robber frog" with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia
May 2, 2016 Prehistoric ‘Scarface’ discovered Pacino has some pint-sized competition. Researchers have recently unveiled a newly discovered pre-mammal species named Ichibengops munyamadziensis — “Scarface of the Munyamadzi River.” The dachshund–sized prehistoric carnivore, which may have been venomous and lived 255 million years ago, earned this moniker from the groove on its upper jaw.
May 2, 2016 'Base jumping' spider soars from rainforest treetops Like a base jumper leaping off a high precipice into the abyss below, a flat, brownish spider dives from the top of a tall tree and careens through the air, spiraling downward before smashing into the tree's trunk
May 2, 2016 Rocky Mountains YMCA captures video of real-life 'Bambi' and 'Thumper' A video of a deer and rabbit frolicking outside has gone viral.
