Jessica PhelanJune 23, 2012 07:08

Conservationists hope the latest birth will help their research into how to keep the species from going extinct.

Jessica PhelanJune 20, 2012 14:09

Tragedy at Minnesota zoo: Animals drown in severe floods

Thankfully, two seals and a polar bear were able to swim to safety.

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Two of Lake Superior Zoo's seals managed to swim to safety - including this one, who was spotted by local residents on a nearby road. (Justin Cich/Facebook)

Tragedy struck the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth, Minnesota, overnight when heavy flooding caused several animals to drown.

IUCN Red List update: Nearly 2,000 species added

Jessica PhelanJune 19, 2012 13:33

Several of the new additions are considered to be at urgent risk of extinction, for example Colombia's "purring" Caquetá titi monkey and the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.

Fish along US coast seeing recovery in stocks, says NOAA

Alexander BesantMay 15, 2012 16:09

Six fish populations in the US were rebuilt to 'healthy levels,' according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Chimps have culture, a new study suggests

Alexander BesantMay 10, 2012 18:06

Chimpanzees may differ from one another in culture and way of doing things, a new study suggests.

Tim Hortons, Canadian coffee giant, moves on animal welfare

Alexander BesantMay 5, 2012 20:03

Tim Hortons, Canada's largest coffee chain, is moving to improve its animal welfare record.

Rare Amur leopard photographed in northern China for the first time

Alexander BesantApril 25, 2012 20:16

Amur leopard photos were released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - a rare glimpse at a critically endangered cat that lives on the Russian-Chinese border.

Hyenas alter their diets according to Lent

Alexander BesantApril 5, 2012 15:45

A new study of hyena droppings in Ethiopia show that when the animals are deprived of meat and cheese scraps from homes and butcher shops during lent, they instead hunt donkeys and other game.

Scientists claim to find the deepest dwelling land animal in a cave

Alexander BesantFebruary 22, 2012 19:47

A team of European researchers searching for life inside the earth, discovered what could be the world's deepest dwelling land animal.

Scientists discover that goats develop 'accents'

Alexander BesantFebruary 16, 2012 21:51

Just like humans, goats can develop accents too, say scientists in a report released Thursday.