Wildlife

A "mystery monkey" in Borneo appears to be a rare hybrid between two different species competing for habitat, a new study suggests.

Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.

Dingoes are an "intermediary" between wolves and domestic dog breeds, according to a new study that sequenced the genome of a dingo puppy.

Spanish police have seized 1,090 taxidermy animals from a warehouse in eastern Spain. Around a third of the specimens belong to species that are endangered or are already extinct.

A rare Greenland shark that washed up on a U.K. beach is thought to be at least 100 years old, but scientists aren't sure what happened to it.

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic is one of two newly described species found in countries outside their native range.

A mountain lion tweet by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation led to a viral debate about pet ownership.

Some "highly predatory" brown bears change habitats to target more reindeer and moose calves after emerging from hibernation in Sweden, a new study finds.

Jonathan the tortoise has become the oldest tortoise ever by reaching 190 years old. He was already the oldest living land animal.

A spellbinding new video captures a Gentoo penguin's point of view as it feasts on a giant ball of sardines alongside diving albatross and cormorants.

A mesmerizing new video of an elusive blanket octopus swimming above the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia shows a "once-in-a-lifetime encounter."

Authorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.

Hundreds of bear parts and their derivatives, such as bile, have been smuggled into Australia and New Zealand since 2007, including polar bears.

The stunning lobster, named Haddie, is bright blue with dark purple specks.

New Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.

Great white sharks can't see the difference between humans swimming, humans paddling on surfboards and seals, which may lead to mistaken identity when they are juveniles.