Californian Opisthoteuthis and its resemblance to Dumbo

27-06-2022
Californian Opisthoteuthis lives at depths ranging from 500 to 2500 meters, and owes its nickname to the rounded body shape and two fins placed on the head used to direct its movements

Macropinna microstoma and its transparent head

27-06-2022
Macropinna microstoma has a peculiar head that allows it to capture, with its eyes, much more light than normal

Vampire squid: curiosity and science

26-06-2022
At the depths in which the Vampire Squid lives, the light is almost absent and the eyes of many predators are not accustomed, the infernal squid uses this condition to confuse them

The goblin shark and its peculiarities

26-06-2022
The elf shark populates the Japanese ocean floors between 250 and 1200 meters

Blind lion saved by scientists who restore his sight

25-06-2022
Asiatic lion who had lost his sight due to a severe bilateral cataract, was rescued by some Indian veterinarians, and was done with a surgery which replaced both lenses

China: Over 10,000 dogs will be slaughtered at the Yulin Festival

25-06-2022
The Yulin Festival in China has just begun, coinciding with the Summer Solstice: thousands of dogs will be slaughtered and killed

How artificial lights disturb diurnal songbird

23-06-2022
Among the environmental damage can be listed, like difficulty or loss of orientation in various animal species

Climate crisis: Emperor Penguin faces extinction within 30 years

22-06-2022
The research studied 15,000 penguins in two colonies in Antarctica, including the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea, the second largest emperor penguin colony, where all chicks have died for three consecutive years

Kansas: Extreme heat wave kills thousands of cows

21-06-2022
Since last June 11, temperatures have reached 38 ° C to 40 ° C and humidity has gone from 18 to 35 percent

Greenland: Polar bears are adapting to living without ice

21-06-2022
The discovery was published in the journal Science by an international team led by Kristin Laidre of the University of Washington

Frilled shark, the mystery of the abyss

18-06-2022
Rarely spotted, the frilled shark captures prey by bending its body and lunging forward like a snake

Colossal squid: between reality and legends

17-06-2022
The colossal squid lives in northern Antarctica, southern South America, southern South Africa and the southern tip of New Zealand, making it primarily an inhabitant of the entire Southern Ocean

Red Sea: Ship with 16 thousand sheep capsizes, killing almost all of them

16-06-2022
Incredible slaughter of sheep in the Red Sea: a ship that could carry up to 9000 specimens, had loaded almost twice as many, 16000

New Zealand: "180 Little penguins dead on the country's beaches"

16-06-2022
Veterinarians and scholars are transferring the poor blue penguins to the laboratories, to understand what killed them: the first theories spoke of a virus, but the disturbing reality is that perhaps the penguins are dead of hunger

The role of climate change in pollinator decline

14-06-2022
The ecological relationship between pollinators and plants is mutualistic: generally insects obtain nourishment through nectar

Florida: fish positive for 17 different drugs

11-06-2022
A fish off the coast of Florida has been found positive for several drugs, such as antidepressants or others, such as those to fight blood pressure

A small albino Galapagos Tortoise is born: but it is in a zoo

10-06-2022
A small albino Galapagos giant tortoise was born at the Tropiquarium Zoo, in Servion, near Lausanne, Switzerland

Animal Defenders: "Circus in Guatemala cut off lioness fingers"

10-06-2022
Due to her injury, the lioness began to limp and suffer, leading her to have a tumor as wel

China: the protection of the Asian Elephant is a priority

09-06-2022
Although the Asian elephant population has been declining around the world, thanks to protection efforts over the past 30 years, their population in China, especially Yunnan, has grown from 180 to around 300, and continues to grow

Koi: the Japanese carp and its long life

08-06-2022
A famous scarlet koi named Hanako lived 226 years

USA: the massacre of bald eagles

07-06-2022
The avian virus is continuing to bring the bald eagle population to its knees between the US and Canada

Tuatara: is it the longest-lived reptile in the world?

06-06-2022
Tuatara are among the longest-lived animals, in fact males can live for more than 100 years

Aldabra giant tortoise: can it still be saved?

06-06-2022
IUCN has classified the species as vulnerable

Orca of Seine found dead: it had to be killed due to an illness

02-06-2022
The carcass of the cetacean was found by a team from the environmental group Sea Shepherd

African lizard 'Spiderman' and a destiny that now sees it in danger

01-06-2022
Photographed for the first time in 2009 by Roy Daines, from that moment on, the demand on the market for this specimen has grown dramatically and now there are many specimens that live, unfortunately, in captivity