An eight-foot alligator has been captured after it lashed a woman with its powerful tail after munching on dog food left on her front porch. Officials in Texas, USA, rushed…
These cute armadillo babies have been rescued from a field in Colombia after their mother was probably killed by a predator. The Centre for Care and Assessment (CAV) of the…
Scientists have named a new species of millipede that lives hidden in leaves on the forest floor after the popular American singer Taylor Swift. Dr Derek Hennen told Newsflash that…
The world's oldest zoo will provide care for over 30 endangered northern bald ibis chicks as part of a programme to lead them back to their natural habitat using a…
Oyster reefs almost wiped out by centuries of neglect can be restored in just six years, say marine experts at the University of Virginia. And even 'functionally extinct' reefs that…
The world's oldest zoo in the Austrian capital Vienna has welcomed 30 rare baby fish that are extinct in the wild. These La Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon longidorsalis), which are extinct…
Specimens from an extremely rare insect species that was believed to have been extinct for 130 years have been found in a German forest. The insect, Bittacus hageni, a type…
Birdwatchers have been astounded by the sighting of Hedwig-like snowy owls, as popularised by the Harry Potter films, in Spain, miles away from their natural habitat in the Arctic tundra.…
This is the moment two macaws drink water from a puddle on a busy city road just feet from passing cars due to the destruction of their natural habitat. An…
This is the moment Brazilian firefighters rescue a sleepy sloth relaxing on telephone cables. The incident was filmed at a residential complex in the municipality of Bayeux in the Brazilian…