Patty Salvack 
A new survey of pet parents looked into some of the most popular myths about pet care—and some may surprise you. A whopping 92 percent of respondents still believe myths about their furry friends, according to the poll of 2,000 dog and cat owners. Contrary to popular belief, 68% of dog parents didn’t know that …
Tachymenoides harrisonfordi – credit Edger Lehr, University of Illinois A snake new to science has been named after Harrison Ford in honor of his passionate environmental advocacy and for the matter of a small character he played in a small film series called Indiana Jones. Tachymenoides harrisonfordi was discovered by German herpetologist Edger Lehr on Peru’s …
Jackelin Reyna Houston Zoo Elephants are one of the holiest animals in Hinduism. Also, yoga was invented in India. Is it any surprise then that elephants really like doing yoga? Check out this picture for example—the world’s largest and heaviest land animal doing a headstand. Can you do a headstand? At the Houston Zoo, elephants …
Photo courtesy of @alebiancardi_catfishing_madcat – Instagram A professional Italian fisherman just reeled a 9-foot catfish out of a river that just last year was suffering so badly from Europe’s heatwave that in some places it had dried out almost completely. As long as a U-Haul truck, he released the fish in order to allow such …
Mastodon tooth found on the beach by Jennifer Schuh When a California woman found what looked like used firewood on a beach, she snapped some photographs of the nevertheless strange-looking object and went on her way. As it turns out, she had stumbled across something remarkable—a mastodon tooth, and after posting pictures of it on …
Diver Rex Colubra and small mouth bass – SWNS A scuba diver has forged an unlikely bond with a wild fish and the pair meet up every summer beneath the waves for a reunion. Rex Colubra made friends with the small mouth bass while on a fresh water dive in September 2021. The odd encounter …
NOAA Don’t call it a comeback, blue whales have been here for years, rocking their peers and putting sailors in fear. The largest animals on Earth are returning to the coastal Californian waters in larger and larger numbers, with sightings on whale-watching trips becoming increasingly common. According to a 2014 study investigating the impact of …
Knuthenborg Safaripark – Museum of Evolution / YouTube (Fair use) Denmark is celebrating the opening of its first dinosaur museum by shipping over the largest dino skull ever found. Once, the enormous, 10-foot-long dome belonged to a male Torosaurus that weighed over 6.5 tons. It’s the largest skull of any known land animal ever recorded. …
Philip and Julia Garner with brood- SWNS A couple who hand-reared a one-day-old duckling before releasing her back to the wild were left stunned when she returned to their home six months—and brought a few family members. Phil Garner took the tiny mallard under his wing after finding her abandoned on a fishing lake, before …
Photos by P. Barriga / University of Georgia study Monarchs are the only insects to attempt such a massive trek as the one from Canada to Mexico—and the success of this butterfly’s 3,000-mile journey may come down to how many white spots are on their wings. A new study by University of Georgia researchers suggests …