Cycling dog is web sensation
Here’s one dog that doesn’t need to be taken for a walk. Based on this footage, Dotty the Dalmatian could be a serious contender for cycling’s famed polka dot jersey. Read More »
Scientists astounded by bizarre bouncing fish
Image: David Hall/seaphotos.com
A remarkable psychedelic-patterned fish that propels itself along the sea bed by bouncing like a ball has been categorised as an entirely new species. Read More »
Fisherman lands stingray the size of a shed
A British fishing journalist has landed the greatest scoop of his career after reeling in a stingray the size of a garden shed – the biggest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. Read More »
Rare photos capture reclusive Saharan cheetah
Rare images of the incredibly reclusive Saharan cheetah have been captured for the first time by field scientists working in Algeria. Read More »
Hundreds of albatross saved from deadly fishing hooks
Following yesterday’s story of how human efforts are helping the North American whale population comes good news about another aristocrat of the seas. Conservationists report an 85 percent reduction in the number of albatrosses killed by fishing boats in South African waters since a task force to save the birds was set up in 2006. Read More »
Baby boom delivers hope for endangered whales
Image: A whale baby boom off the United States’ Atlantic coast has prompted hopes that one of the world’s most critically endangered heavyweights may be staging a comeback. Read More »
Baby meerkats make public debut
Two meerkat pups born last month at an Australian zoo have gone on public view for the first time. The four-week-old pups, named Zanzibar and Nairobi, are the first meerkats to be born at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo in nine years and zookeepers are celebrating their arrival as an important breeding success. Read More »
Chimp owner’s chilling 911 call: ‘He’s ripping her apart’
Further horrific details have emerged of this week’s chimpanzee attack in Stamford, Connecticut. In disturbing and chilling audio footage of her desperate 911 call, the chimp’s owner pleads hysterically: “Send the police with guns… Please hurry up, he’s killing my friend… They’ve got to kill this chimp!” Read More »