Animal
Loch Ness Monster Is 'Obviously' Not Just a Whale Penis, Scientist Says
Why did you post this? Did you just wake up and think ‘the world needs to see a whale dick today’?
A Journey to the Crystal Warehouse, Home to a Decaying Great White Shark
The pickled shark has been airlifted to a wholesale crystal emporium-slash-mini dinosaur park by an eccentric natural history entrepreneur.
Male Desert Beetles Impress the Females with Oral Sex
Scientists said that that oral sex helped the male beetles increase their chances of successful mating.
Japanese Monkey Shatters Glass Ceiling to Become First Female Boss in Zoo’s History
She’s not monkeying around.
Heartbroken Woman Finds Remains of Her Missing Dog at Meat Stall
The theft and killing of a pet dog has prompted online outrage in China.
China Transfixed by Family of ‘Lost’ Elephants Going North for No Apparent Reason
The elephants have wandered hundreds of miles and were spotted taking a nap this week.
Chinese Zoo ‘Sorry’ for Not Revealing 3 Leopards Were on the Loose
A zoo lied about its missing leopards for fear of scaring visitors away.
China Is Running Out of Lab Monkeys To Experiment On
A ban on wildlife trade and an explosion in scientific research are causing a shortage of lab monkeys in China.
Debt Collectors Attacked Restaurant with Cockroaches. They Didn’t Know Cops Were Eating There.
“They did not know who was attending the banquet, so they regretted it a lot,” a police chief said.
Japanese Zoo Finds Out Why Its Toucans Keep Flirting but Won’t Get It On
For five years, Toto and Poko showed courtship behavior but left behind infertile eggs, confusing zookeepers.
Scientists Discover the First Animal That Doesn’t Breathe Oxygen to Live
The parasite—which lacks mitochondria, and the genes and proteins needed for breathing—yet again expands our horizons for the possibilities of life on Earth.