Nazi ‘super cows’ roam English countryside
A once-extinct breed of cattle brought back from the dead by Nazi scientists is roaming the English countryside for the first time in 4,000 years. Read More »
Britain launches £10m bid to save bumble bee
The British government has assembled a £10 million fighting fund to bankroll efforts to halt the decline of the country’s bee population which beekeepers claim could pose a greater threat to humanity than the current financial crisis. Read More »
Mystery over polo horses’ sudden deaths
Polo officials in the United States have launched an investigation after 21 horses died in mysterious circumstances as they were due to compete in a match in Florida on Sunday. Read More »
Dogs out-smart chimps in Harvard exams
A university laboratory dedicated to the study of canine cognition has established that dogs may actually be smarter than chimpanzees – at least when it comes to knowing the difference between one bucket and another. Read More »
Island celebrates first fledgling bird since 1620
A highly endangered fledgling petrel spotted on Nonsuch Island off Bermuda is the first bird of its species to be born on the island since the 17th century, conservationists claim. Read More »
Owls take on New York parrots in ‘Nest Side Story’
Image: A New York electricity company is employing plastic battery-powered owls to prevent thousands of wild parrots in Brooklyn and Queens from sabotaging its equipment. Read More »
Orangutans under threat from illegal pet trade
A booming illegal pet trade in Sumatran orangutans and gibbons in Indonesia is helping to drive the apes to the brink of extinction, wildlife trafficking campaigners warn in a new report. Read More »
Man bites python in three-hour snake fight
A Kenyan man survived a three-hour struggle with a four-metre python by biting the snake’s tail as it prepared to swallow him whole. Read More »