animals

First fluorescent frog found in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- The first naturally fluorescent frog was discovered recently in Argentina -- almost by chance, a member…

Baby hippo makes a splash in Australia

Zoo-goers in Australia are introduced to a rare baby pygmy hippo, the first of its kind born at Taronga Zoo…

Dalawang pawikan na natagpuan sa isang hukay, ibinalik na sa karagatan

STA. MARIA, Romblon (Eagle News) - Nasagip ng mga tauhan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Department of Environment and Natural…

Soccer-playing bumblebees get goal-scoring buzz

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Using sweet treats and patient coaching, scientists in London have taught a group of bumblebees how…

French army groom eagles to down drones

Amid the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force groom eagles…

U.S.-born panda Bao Bao arrives at her new home in China

CHENGDU CITY, SICHUAN PROVINCE, China (Reuters) -- Female Giant Panda Bao Bao arrived at her new home in southwestern China's…

Africa’s newest, rarest crocodile faces battle for survival

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -- When conservationists discovered the world's newest crocodile species after years of sloshing through mangroves and…

Gabon’s forest elephants slain for ivory at alarming rate

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at an alarming rate in the central African nation…

Zoo prepares to say bye-bye to Bao Bao

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) -- Giant panda Bao Bao will leave the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. next week…

Fears of exploding whales as New Zealand clears carcasses

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New…

Vienna zoo panda twins play around as they celebrate half-year birthday

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (Reuters) -- Fu Feng and Fu Ban, the famous panda twins born in Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo, turned half…

Paw-fect rescue: Bulgarian stray cat gets bionic legs

BULGARIA, Europe (AFP) -- Two stray Bulgarian cats who lost their hind legs in accidents have been given bionic paws,…

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