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April 18, 2025

Elusive Deep-Sea Colossal Squid Captured On Video For the First Time—And It’s a Baby!

On March 9, 2025, an international group of scientists achieved something remarkable while aboard a Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel. Off the coast of the South Sandwich Islands, in the South Atlantic Ocean, they were the first to ever film a live colossal squid in its natural habitat—and it’s a baby.

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April 18, 2025

Study Finds Crows Understand Basic Geometry, a Skill Thought to Be Unique to Humans Up Until Now

Alongside creatures like chimpanzees, dolphins, and dogs, crows are widely considered to be one of the world’s smartest animals.

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April 17, 2025

Pet-Finding Service Has Saved Over 45,000 Lost Animals and It’s Completely Free

Each year, more than 10 million cats and dogs go missing across the United States.

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April 17, 2025

Baby Lambs Sit in Pouches Carried by Donkeys Along Ancient Paths for Seasonal Grazing

Donkeys have carried heavy loads on their backs for centuries; but in rural Italy, they take on the most precious cargo of all—baby lambs. Wearing specially designed saddles, each with a cozy pocket for a lamb, the donkeys carefully transport their adorable passengers between high alpine pastures in summer down to the Lombardy plains for winter grazing. This age-old tradition, known as transhumance, has lovingly earned these hard-working animals the nickname, “donkey nannies.

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April 16, 2025

Watch How Zoo Elephants Protect Their Herd During a Recent Earthquake in Southern California

Earthquakes are frightening experiences for anyone, but for elephants, who “hear” with their feet, they can be particularly terrifying.

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April 11, 2025

LEGO’s Colosseum Becomes a Regal Nap Spot for Cats Everywhere

Cats have a motto: “If I fits, I sits.

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April 9, 2025

Long-Extinct Dire Wolf Is Successfully Brought Back to Life by Biotech Company

Fans of Game of Thrones will be familiar with dire wolves, which were the faithful companions of the Stark children. But now, they're much more than characters in a hit television show. The species, which has been extinct for over 12,500 years, has been brought back to life by Colossal Bioscience. The de-extinction company announced that it had successfully birthed three dire wolves, a landmark achievement.

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April 8, 2025

100-Year-Old Tortoise Becomes First-Time Mom and Savior of a Species

There’s great news coming from Philadelphia Zoo.

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April 5, 2025

Why This Photographer Dedicates Her Practice to the Quiet Strength of Horses [Interview]

Growing up on a farm in Denmark, photographer Katja Jensen encountered countless animals.

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April 4, 2025

This 3D Mona Lisa Painting Cat Bed Will Turn Your Feline Friend Into a Masterpiece

Everyone knows cats are iconic, but now our feline friends can be celebrated as literal works of art thanks to a 3D cat bed by PawsLove. The clever design invites cultured cats to curl up in the arms of Mona Lisa and rest among Van Gogh’s Irises. The wooden cat bed features an ornate frame at the front and 3D art in the interior.

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