Animals

Mar 22, 2013 06:32 AM EDT

Millions of Prawns Wash up on Beach in Chile

Millions of prawns have now blanketed a beach in Coronel, which is about 330 miles or 530 kilometers to the south of the capital Santiago, Chile, according to media reports.

Mar 21, 2013 03:35 PM EDT

Great White Sharks Eat Four Times As Much As Previously Estimated (VIDEO)

Great white sharks might be even more ravenous than previously thought. A new study shows that the world's largest predatory fish eat up to four times as much as scientists previously estimated.

Mar 21, 2013 02:53 PM EDT

Two New Species of Woodlizards Discovered in Peru

Tucked away in a little-explored part of the Andes mountains, scientists have located two new species of woodlizards.

Mar 20, 2013 04:39 PM EDT

Binge-Eating Trout Can Quadruple Size Of Its Stomach

Researchers have learned the Dolly Varden, a kind of trout, can quadruple its stomach size to make room for eggs from spawning salmon each August.

Mar 20, 2013 04:19 PM EDT

London Zoo Exhibits a New Trend: Habitats Designed For the Animals, Not the Humans

The London Zoo's newest habitat is the first to make the animals' natural habitat the priority.

Mar 20, 2013 03:39 PM EDT

Rat In Fukushima Caused Power Outage At Crippled Nuclear Plant (VIDEO)

Engineers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear campus in Japan have indicated the two-day power outage at the beleaguered campus may have been caused by a rat.

Mar 20, 2013 01:30 PM EDT

Why Environmentalists Fear Peace with North Korea

With no humans allowed between the countries, wildlife has come to flourish in the DMZ.

Mar 20, 2013 12:26 PM EDT

Giant Squid Nearly Went Extinct, New Analysis Of DNA Reveals (VIDEO)

New evidence that the world's giant squid all belong to one species also suggests that the mysterious creatures had a close call with extinction, a report from the journal Nature suggests.

Mar 20, 2013 10:26 AM EDT

Spooky New Species Of Crocodile Newt Found In Vietnam

A devilish looking new species of crocodile newt has been identified in northern Vietnam by an international team of researchers.

Mar 20, 2013 09:28 AM EDT

Study Explains Why Sea Snakes are Evolving Smaller Heads

A new study from Australia has shown why some species of sea snakes have developed smaller heads than related species of sea snakes.

Mar 20, 2013 07:20 AM EDT

All Giant Squids Belong to One Species: Study

There is just one species of giant squid in the world, even though the creatures may look different, according to a new study.

Polar bears found in the western shore of Hudson Bay

Mar 20, 2013 05:27 AM EDT

Climate Change Forcing Polar Bears to Stay on Land

A new study has found that climate change has forced polar bears to spend a lot of time on land. Since the polar bears require drifting sea ice to travel, hunt and mate, less ice means they have to survive on their fat reserves. Researchers add that the change in migration pattern has also affected reproduction of these polar bears.

Mar 19, 2013 02:14 PM EDT

Rare Maleo Eggs Successfully Incubated And Hatched At Bronx Zoo (VIDEO)

Three rare maleo chicks hatched successfully after months of carefully controlled incubation at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Mar 19, 2013 11:56 AM EDT

Chicken Lays Giant Egg In China, Half Pound Egg Shocks Villagers (VIDEO)

When locals cracked the egg open they found a double yolk and, to the Guizhou villager's surprise, another egg, which they also cracked open and found another yolk.