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'Lost' chameleon rediscovered after a century in hiding. And it's spectacular.
By Stephanie Pappas published
More than a century after it was last seen, a spectacularly colorful chameleon is back.
1st-ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild is not 'cute and cuddly'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Filmmakers spent three years following pandas in China's Qinling Mountains, capturing never-before-seen footage of males competing over females.
Only two northern white rhinos remain. And they're both female.
By Ruth Appeltant, Suzannah Williams published
Sadly, this success story only stretches as far as the southern subspecies of the white rhino.
2 captive beluga whales finally freed to a seawater sanctuary in Iceland
By Tom Metcalfe published
Two young beluga whales that were on show in an aquarium in Shanghai have now arrived at a seawater sanctuary off Iceland. This is the first time they've seen the sea in more than a decade.
Famous 'immaculate conception' painting is unrecognizable after art restoration failure
By Rafi Letzter published
A botched restoration of a Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting in Spain has frustrated art conservators and recalled memories of an earlier, similar mistake involving a painting of Jesus.
One of the world's smallest cats chirps like a wee bird, first-ever audio recording reveals
By Mindy Weisberger published
The voice of a Chilean wild cat called a güiña, the smallest wild cat in the Western Hemisphere, was recently recorded for the first time — and it sounds like a cheeping bird.
Outrageous 'Tiger King' zoo owners say they help tigers. Conservation experts disagree.
By Mindy Weisberger published
The sensational human drama of "Tiger King" dramatically downplays how tigers are harmed by unregulated captive breeding in unaccredited zoos.
Single lightning strike kills 4 endangered mountain gorillas
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Lightning strikes kill wild animals relatively often, but the deaths of four rare gorillas represent a huge loss for the species.
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