May 2, 2016 'Yeti' crab grows its own food, lives in Antarctic spa What's white and blind and hairy all over? A yeti, of course! Or, in this case, a yeti crab — a marine creature that lives near the thermal vents in the ocean floor where hot water gushes into the sea.
May 2, 2016 'Endangered' cougar has likely been extinct for 70 years The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to remove the eastern cougar from the endangered species list after determining the subspecies has likely been extinct for 70 years.
May 2, 2016 Alien-like worm invades US A bizarre invasive worm with its mouth in the middle of its belly has been found in the United States for the first time, according to new research
May 2, 2016 Longest tiger shark trackings reveal new insights into migration patterns Not much is known about the tiger shark, though researchers are now discovering the creatures are apparently big on travelling. A new study by Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute in Florida details the first–ever continuous tracking of the apex predators that was carried out for over two years. This gave scientists a glimpse into the sharks’ bird-like migration patterns.
May 2, 2016 Mind meld: Social wasps share brainpower Wasps that live in large, social colonies may "share" brainpower, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Rare white porpoise caught on camera A rare white porpoise has been caught on camera in the Baltic Sea near Denmark.
May 2, 2016 Happy ending for injured koala mom and her media star baby It’s a happy ending for this adorable koala mom and her media star baby. A recent photo, which sparked plenty of social media buzz, showed Phantom the baby koala, or joey, clinging to his mother Lizzy while she underwent surgery at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Queensland.
May 2, 2016 Polar bears now eat dolphins, thanks to global warming Faced with a rapidly changing habitat, polar bears are adapting with a new entrée: For the first time, a polar bear was seen preying on a white-beaked dolphin carcass that had been trapped in the ice in Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean
May 2, 2016 Adorable baby koala cuddles mom during surgery It’s an image that could melt the coldest of hearts. Phantom the baby koala, or joey, clings to his mother while she undergoes surgery at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Queensland, Australia.
May 2, 2016 New York zoo welcomes tiny deer fawn A tiny pudu fawn, the world’s smallest species of deer, has been born at a New York City zoo.
