The sounds “umph, umph, umph” might not resonate with you, but for baby crocodiles still in their shells, they are telling mom, “Let us out!”
Biologists have known that shortly before hatching, crocodiles make noises within their eggs.
A new study, which involved playbacks of the pre-hatching calls, reveals these calls from the egg tell siblings it’s [...]
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Two little river otters went on a weekend tear in Petaluma, stopping at Mario & John’s Tavern and an auto parts store, but are now under the protective care of Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue.
On Friday night, some good Samaritans apparently moved three baby otters near the Petaluma River to a quiet creek area.
“We had a [...]
A baby seal from Japan is about to set flipper on U.S. shores. But unlike its wild counterparts, this seal is one that people are encouraged to touch and hold for as long as they like.
That’s because it’s a robot.
It’s been available in Japan for several years, but now the company has created [...]
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Plans to re-establish the habitat for sea birds and other native species on San Nicholas Island should not require the hunting down and killing feral cats because a more humane alternative is available, according to a statement released today by Best Friends Animal Society.
An environmental assessment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service´s Office [...]
The animal shelters hit hardest by recent flooding in Iowa received emergency grants to help provide shelter and care for the hundreds of cats and dogs displaced or rescued from the flood waters.
The American Humane Association issued $12,500 in emergency funds to several Iowa animal shelters. The money will help these agencies by bringing [...]
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Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, perhaps signaling that it is time to be born, French researchers reported on Monday.
The little crocs make an “umph! umph! umph!” sound right before they hatch, Amelie Vergne and Nicolas Mathevon of Universite Jean Monnet in Saint-Etienne, France reported.
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This tiny puppy may have been born without front legs but there’s no way that is holding her back.
Hope, the appropriately named two-legged Maltese puppy gets around by using a specially-designed device which features wheels from a model aeroplane.
The energetic pup uses her hind legs to boost her body forward onto her chest and operate [...]
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A U.S. Marine videotaped throwing a puppy over a cliff while on patrol in Iraq has been kicked out of the Corps, and a second Marine involved has been disciplined, according to a statement released by the Marines.
Lance Cpl. David Motari, based in Hawaii with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is being “processed [...]
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Siegfried and Roy might want to move the good furniture into storage for a while.
The famed illusionists welcomed five new tiger cubs to their exotic habitat on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday, a move Siegfried Fischbacher said would be therapeutic for Roy Horn, who was critically injured when he was mauled by a 380-pound [...]
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