Here’s a finding that might make your blood run cold—vampire bats have specially evolved nerves that can sense the heat…
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Male Frogs Woo Females With Disco
Male túngara frogs attempt to woo females with calls that sound like the backbeat to at least one 70’s disco song. Despite…
New Shrews Found
A newfound white-toothed shrew of the Crocidura genus (pictured) is one of four potential new shrew species discovered during an…
Elephants never forget old friends
When it comes to relationships, it seems some elephants never forget. The Asian variety remember old pals and have larger…
Tayras invest in fruit futures
MEERKAT-LIKE animals called tayras have been spotted stashing unripe fruit to eat later. If confirmed, the intriguing observation could bolster…
Hundreds of Rare Gibbons Found
A male northern white-cheeked gibbon and a mother carrying her baby hang out in a treetop in Vietnam‘s Pu Mat…
Back from the brink of extinction
While thousands of species are threatened with extinction around the globe, efforts to save the Grand Cayman blue iguana represent…
Rare bog spider found
A rare bog sun-jumper spider has been discovered at a nature reserve near Stirling. The tiny creature – which has…
‘Freaky’ Mouse Is Immune to Poison
Mice from different countries have likely interbred, producing what researchers call a “freaky†and “superior†house mouse that is resistant…
Wild Fish Uses Tool
A blackspot tuskfish off Australia has its mouth full as it carries a cockle to a nearby rock, against which…