December 28, 2015 10 strangest animal discoveries of 2015 Every year, scientists wade into jungles, deserts and museum collections to examine animals and, if they're lucky, discover a new species.
December 22, 2015 Two 'extinct' snakes spotted swimming off Australia's coast Scientists feared the last of Australia's short-nosed sea snakes died about 15 years ago, which makes this new sighting doubly auspicious: A wildlife official snapped a photo of not one but two of the snakes swimming off the western coast—and they were making googly eyes at each other.
December 21, 2015 Zoo's cute baby baboon makes public debut A cute baby baboon has made his public debut at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo.
December 20, 2015 Michigan governor approves bill that clears way for wolf hunt Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent predator, reviled by some as a menace to farm animals and beloved by others as a symbol of untamed wildness, was driven to the brink of extinction in the lower 48 states a half-century ago.
December 17, 2015 Take a look at this bizarre, head-banging bee If there was a heavy metal rock fan in the natural world, it would have to be of Australian native blue banded bee.
December 14, 2015 Cheetah genome shows a cat with nine lives Cheetahs may be one of nature’s great survivors.
December 12, 2015 First tiger cub born at London Zoo in 17 years A tiger cub has been born at London Zoo for the first time in 17 years, with the moment captured by hidden cameras, the zoo announced Wednesday.
December 12, 2015 New study finds logging still a threat to Monarch butterflies in Mexico A new study shows that small-scale logging is more extensive than previously thought in the Monarch butterflies' winter nesting grounds in central Mexico.
December 12, 2015 From ants to gorillas: London Zoo begins its annual census of all creatures great and small From aardvarks to zebras, the residents of London Zoo are coming forth to be counted.
December 11, 2015 Loose leopard fleeing rooftop in India bites man A frightened leopard burst through the roof of a house in western India Monday and bit a man on the behind while trying to flee.
