Animals

WATCH: Donkey rescued from private vehicle at Jerusalem checkpoint

The driver, a 28-year-old resident of Beitar Illit who was coming from Gush Etzion into Jerusalem, claimed that the donkey was unwell and that he was taking it to a farm in east Jerusalem.

Israeli security forces rescue a donkey from the back of a private vehicle on July 21, 2026.
A softshell turtle

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Sea turtle rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Caesarea.

Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea

A rare box jellyfish, the Red Sea, July 2026

Rare box jellyfish spotted in Red Sea waters


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.