Animals

A dog in Canada gives birth to a rare green puppy

6:08am March 01, 2022

A bulldog in Nova Scotia welcomed a litter of puppies. Seven were born at first, but the eighth puppy didn't look like the others. Its fur was green. It's a rare condition that will fade with time.

Magpies' unexpected reaction to GPS trackers may have revealed altruism in the birds

5:27pm February 28, 2022

Researchers tried to attach tracking devices to magpies for a study. But the magpies helped each other to remove them — a possible sign, the scientists say, of altruism in the birds.

Science

The time of year the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit explains why some species survived

4:36pm February 28, 2022

The asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs hit in spring the northern hemisphere, a new study suggests. Scientists say animals in the different hemispheres may have fared differently after the event.

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The case of the Stephens' kangaroo rat is being called a conservation success

5:01am February 28, 2022

The nocturnal rodent, the Stephens' kangaroo rat, was on the endangered species list but this month it was reclassified as threatened.

Hank the Tank wasn't on a one-bear crime spree — he had accomplices

6:55am February 25, 2022

DNA samples show that at least two other bears have broken into area homes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The bears have caused a lot of damage.

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Herd of cows escape dairy farm and roam a Georgia neighborhood

5:50am February 25, 2022

A woman's doorbell camera captured footage of the cows ruining the landscaping in her front yard. They cows escaped at 3 a.m., but were rounded up later and returned the farm.

Hank the Tank is "our big bear friend who has adopted the Tahoe Keys neighborhood as his residential area," police in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., say. Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife say that DNA samples show that at least two

DNA evidence shows Hank the Tank didn't work alone

11:35pm February 24, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Evidence shows that giant bear is getting a bad rap. And local officials say they're getting so many calls about him that it's affecting their ability to take emergency calls.

A bee sucks nectar from a flower in Berlin, Germany. Bee populations are in decline in industrialized nations across the globe.

The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans

1:19pm February 24, 2022

by Dave Davies

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

3-legged porcupine, Quill 'Porky' Smith, finds new home at Amarillo Zoo

5:09am February 23, 2022

A North American porcupine arrived at the Amarillo Zoo in Texas late last month, after suffering a gunshot wound. He's now a star attraction, both for the zookeepers and the Texas panhandle public.

A massive bear has broken into dozens of homes near Lake Tahoe

5:55am February 22, 2022

They call him "Hank the Tank" — a 500 pound black bear that's wreaking havoc in California's Lake Tahoe area. He's damaged more than 30 homes — eluding capture for more than seven months.

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