Animals

Indian toddler bites venomous cobra to death

The toddler lost consciousness after biting the snake but is now in good health.

 Cobra snake.
 Crocodile, close up view.

Hundreds of crocodiles killed by authorities in West Bank farm, owner says he was never warned

A tiger at Aalborg Zoo.

Zoo in Denmark asks public for unwanted pets to feed its carnivores

Uriel Nuri, employee of The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo employee succumbs to wounds sustained in leopard attack


Monkey business in Ramle ends in cement factory capture as crackdown continues

The Nature and Parks Authority said the green monkeys are believed to have been released by private individuals who kept them illegally and then let them go when the responsibilities became too much.

A monkey captured by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority on July 29, 2025

Israel foils smuggling of 140 exotic reptiles in Ben-Gurion Airport, animals in terrible condition

Custom inspectors discovered the animals, including iguanas, pythons, tegus, and scorpions, in poor condition after enduring freezing temperatures and a lack of food.

140 reptiles and other animals were seized by Israeli authorities.

Ancient 'Monkey Lizard' with weird skin appendages hints at a colorful past

Mirasaura provides the first direct evidence that complex skin appendages appeared early during reptile evolution and are not unique to pterosaurs, birds, and other dinosaurs.

Ancient 'Monkey Lizard' with weird skin appendages hints at a colorful past.

New research hints: Spiders came from the sea

Researchers have discovered that the nervous system of this ancient marine arthropod surprisingly resembles that of modern arachnids.

Sea spider in Antarctica.

The story of Dogxim – the animal that wasn’t supposed to exist

A hybrid between a dog and a pampas fox, a creature that wasn't supposed to exist—but somehow did. Dogxim confused scientists, her genes, and the laws of evolution.

Pampas Grey fox

Japan under threat: 500-kilogram monsters chasing humans

A newspaper delivery man was dragged 100 meters before being torn to pieces, a hunter disappeared with bloodstains as the only evidence of his death – and this is just the beginning.

A brown bear

Two of the world's strangest creatures are rewriting evolution science

A new study on a 100-million-year-old fossil reveals: The platypus and the echidna, the only two egg-laying mammals, may have been born in water rather than on land.

Platypus

Ukrainian medic killed while rescuing dogs and wounded soldier honored by animal orgs.

Before her death, she had told soldiers “Until I leave food for every animal, we won’t go further.”

Dr. Yeryomenko with one of the many dogs she helped evacuate from the war zone.

Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

Growing demand for meat worldwide sparks debate about 'tza’ar ba’alei chaim' – causing needless suffering to living creatures.

 HOW DO factory farms figure in?

Israeli scientists: Stressed plants emit ultrasonic sounds influencing insect behavior

Female moths avoid plants emitting distress sounds, Israeli scientists find.

 Israeli scientists: Stressed plants emit ultrasonic sounds influencing insect behavior.

Chinese media reports: Cloned yak born in Tibet, weighs 33.5 kilograms at birth

Cloned yak weighed 33.5 kilograms at birth, significantly more than most newborn yaks, according to researchers.

 Chinese media reports: Cloned yak born in Tibet, weighs 33.5 kilograms at birth.