<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Animals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:57:19 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Watch bison herd defend a newborn calf from wolf attack in a primeval Polish forest ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/watch-bison-herd-defend-a-newborn-calf-from-wolf-attack-in-a-primeval-polish-forest MW4EYMSHK8RdDXxabDehD Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:57:19 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:09:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A completely different story': 300 million-year-old fossils reveal the first vertebrate land dwellers weren't what we thought, researchers claim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/a-completely-different-story-300-million-year-old-fossils-reveal-the-first-vertebrate-land-dwellers-werent-what-we-thought-researchers-claim dBiFkdozEYLDzEhCaJmjr3 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:26:37 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:43:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/wildlife-inside-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-acted-differently-during-russias-invasion-camera-traps-reveal 4w6QPpvLjumtreeCMshmw4 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:42:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/they-reliably-chose-the-statistically-more-favorable-option-a-crow-researcher-explains-how-these-winged-geniuses-process-numbers-and-what-it-could-reveal-about-human-math-smarts 48ZMLgbAAjsahBEXLojvP6 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:20:27 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:03:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elusive dwarf fox, feared extinct, photographed for the first time on island off Yucatán ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/elusive-dwarf-fox-feared-extinct-photographed-for-the-first-time-on-island-off-yucatan hj9HRuvQkyBW6XHxqKZvBS Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:58:38 +0000 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:59:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I never thought we'd see one alive': Elusive goblin shark captured on camera for the first time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/i-never-thought-wed-see-one-alive-elusive-goblin-shark-captured-on-camera-for-the-first-time cK6tT6cKPH6E9fT3snAGai Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:48:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/worlds-rarest-great-ape-decimated-by-4-days-of-extreme-rain-with-7-percent-of-population-lost-to-cyclone kJ9HCaF2SrSLhc9XMJnqzf Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:59:05 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:01:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/ancient-squirrel-poop-from-arctic-permafrost-contains-dna-from-mammoths-bison-horses-and-big-cats Y5Bujb8ksFQVMJByALSwHG Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:40:57 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/scientists-discover-5-million-year-old-whale-graveyard-stretching-for-hundreds-of-miles-in-the-indian-ocean hKsGvkFE6pi6tKtwgoUZeg Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:38:59 +0000 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:44:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stupid hot: Heat waves cause cognitive changes in animals, making them more aggressive and unable to complete basic tasks ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/stupid-hot-heat-waves-cause-cognitive-changes-in-animals-making-them-more-aggressive-and-unable-to-complete-basic-tasks oDipPBz4t7VWLLYJnpXTci Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/worlds-largest-scorpion-had-6-inch-pincers-and-prowled-uk-land-and-waters-415-million-years-ago vSsdKosDSnAM4nTzBzJdRN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:36:13 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:40:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/new-velociraptor-cousin-was-a-4-winged-dragon-that-hunted-prey-from-the-trees-of-ancient-china-fossil-find-hints F4XZaZ5jhKeSDczk5GVzpj Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:38:02 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:08:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Daddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders-arachnids/daddy-longlegs-may-be-capturing-and-devouring-frogs-in-the-tropical-forests-of-south-america qXSK36dhLnvFHq5JcLaWSb Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:46:39 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/animals-were-imprisoned-in-jails-where-humans-were-incarcerated-the-bizarre-trials-of-the-late-middle-ages-and-surprising-lack-of-criminal-cats webfHFmJManMEegvZbfzsH Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:35:36 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:22:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ First whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/first-whole-genome-sequence-of-a-greenland-shark-holds-clues-to-their-extreme-longevity uCz2pAvXzh6Q64spiXpoq7 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:49:51 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:19:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/we-were-being-bullied-in-our-own-home-how-authoritarian-hoas-are-contributing-to-the-insect-apocalypse yFtpWg98zWza5qUDrGn6BC Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:49:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/how-did-animals-survive-the-asteroid-that-killed-the-dinosaurs mQfeBsx2CXQps5oHFxdPNK Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/marine-mammals/seal-pups-were-dying-from-a-corkscrew-killer-on-a-canadian-island-it-turned-out-to-be-cannibals iHAHV2GRT4KbK9VmiSeQSL Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/theres-a-new-t-rex-from-the-dinosaur-age-and-it-ruled-the-seas-with-a-skull-crushing-bite YFUMm7AbnayrmAx9Wzo3Wa Thu, 21 May 2026 20:13:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/complex-animals-evolved-up-to-10-million-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-fossil-discovery-shows 4aekcppXeD2acEmMFVdkgV Wed, 20 May 2026 22:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish near Singapore's 'Island of Death Behind' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/aquatic-animals/deadly-highly-venomous-box-jellyfish-discovered-near-singapore-is-a-newfound-species Hbp4RcBgJqSh773m29oArA Tue, 19 May 2026 18:59:30 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 23:34:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/last-titan-of-thailand-discovered-and-its-the-longest-necked-dinosaur-on-record-from-southeast-asia qMS6mkZR8dqymo2pZPcHeT Sun, 17 May 2026 14:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/a-combination-of-amazement-and-horror-hitchhiker-fish-hide-in-manta-ray-buttholes oZwNBkmTgWWELArLLLmhfL Tue, 12 May 2026 16:39:22 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/insect-apocalypse-is-already-fueling-malnutrition-in-some-regions-first-of-its-kind-study-reveals hJVuXj8mAYju2ytbMmPYvD Mon, 11 May 2026 21:51:03 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'More than 100 million years of evolution': How snakes evolved and lost their legs ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/more-than-100-million-years-of-evolution-how-snakes-evolved-and-lost-their-legs 69BxQAbhTynoa7txmqkJrR Sun, 10 May 2026 15:05:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny ones ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/more-polar-bears-are-approaching-human-sites-as-the-climate-warms-and-its-not-just-the-skinny-ones SpPPFg9bau6aZx58AN2kd9 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are we more closely related to cats or dogs? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/are-we-more-closely-related-to-cats-or-dogs 7KxiEn5da6MZ7LKxwgNwBW Sun, 10 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the difference between a lion and a tiger? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/whats-the-difference-between-a-lion-and-a-tiger 3ysXrnesPG2Fgu4ZgheUJk Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/city-birds-appear-to-like-men-more-than-women-but-experts-have-no-idea-why 3tegHtys5iDp7z5nXJNLf6 Fri, 01 May 2026 15:44:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are the ultimate survivors ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/their-greatest-challenge-since-they-stared-down-the-asteroid-paleontologist-steve-brusatte-on-why-birds-are-facing-their-biggest-existential-threat-since-the-dino-killing-asteroid bjUDx4pzcR8GMJ9CoLSqwb Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:33:11 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:13:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/he-began-to-cry-and-almost-fell-to-the-floor-the-fluffy-fossil-that-finally-showed-the-world-that-birds-are-dinosaurs 6jnMDs3VnCoZXL2W8X9yoW Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:04:28 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:23:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/aquatic-animals/mystery-of-golden-orb-found-in-depths-of-ocean-off-alaska-finally-solved JCD84mvWq4BgFUNPYWirJM Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:57:26 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do cats and dogs shake their heads? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/why-do-cats-and-dogs-shake-their-heads tgqggDtSsYeRKi2pdNdSDo Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:33:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/kraken-octopus-that-lived-at-the-time-of-the-dinosaurs-was-a-62-foot-long-apex-predator-of-the-ocean f2H3G5XpYE7ThKSeKZALoQ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:09:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak —‬ but that hasn't stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/parrot-missing-half-his-beak-wins-jousting-with-special-technique efccRn5JBV3C6cDuHDjNJP Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mole-rats-wage-bloody-wars-of-succession-to-choose-a-new-queen-but-one-colony-did-something-scientists-have-never-seen-before p6YUQpKR6MUweHxuB4k2Md Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/can-chickens-really-run-around-with-their-heads-cut-off WHXJ6wbHz45PZMad4fQuH8 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New study confirms lobsters feel pain, driving scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/new-study-confirms-lobsters-feel-pain-driving-scientists-to-call-for-a-ban-on-boiling-them-alive oonw6hFYFL3bF8WbzMxU2d Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:47:14 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:48:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs —‬ and it was key to surviving the world's worst mass extinction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/strange-mammal-ancestor-laid-huge-leathery-eggs-and-it-was-key-to-surviving-the-worlds-worst-mass-extinction rVWjMAQmxtz43vqnDcu4GW Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:56 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:51:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/triassic-croc-relative-from-ghost-ranch-new-mexico-finally-identified-after-nearly-80-years-in-museum-basement fzVYwwW8Ti86Lobo9wKyJA Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:45:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'More questions than answers': Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/more-questions-than-answers-experts-baffled-by-alaskan-mammal-eating-orcas-spotted-near-seattle kXEed7t5Mxdf5hmY7JeMtR Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:09:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/chimpanzees-in-uganda-are-locked-in-a-deadly-civil-war-after-their-group-split-apart-and-scientists-dont-know-why ShEv7fyjnMxDRikUmBo4LA Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:08:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/worlds-fattest-parrot-has-record-breaking-breeding-season b2n8zYduBZVPJrDuDPetv5 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:13:28 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:44:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/fossil-site-in-china-reveals-bevy-of-complex-creatures-lived-prior-to-the-cambrian-explosion-including-a-dune-like-sandworm qzJ5ex38QVfknGCBjuxDAa Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:10:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:58:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Octopus quiz: Are you a sucker for cephalopod science? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/octopus-quiz-are-you-a-sucker-for-cephalopod-science 9LaD9MTUreyUXoZvYQ23cF Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:53:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It blew my mind': Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas 'water cave' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/it-blew-my-mind-long-lost-ice-age-ecosystem-including-fossils-of-lion-size-armadillo-and-giant-ground-sloth-discovered-in-texas-water-cave 2VLz63JzJxoKMvXjCMRMWi Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-jaw-dropping-first-glimpse-of-sperm-whale-birth-and-how-nasa-is-turning-astronauts-into-test-subjects 3i4rsFQw2Y6V6QgEBiwbuD Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/critically-endangered-hare-spotted-in-surprising-location-for-the-first-time-in-40-years 7cLuaSZ5ev7hgU4A6cdUEV Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:38:53 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/watch-sperm-whale-headbutt-another-for-no-apparent-reason AuWygE8DvrT6VQHjkFkhcE Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:56:29 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/a-secret-weapon-to-fight-carbon-emissions-was-just-discovered-beavers vySMFTK6HGdg6GqN5GvboW Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:24:59 +0000