Wildlife

Scientists Bring the Dire Wolf Back from Extinction After 13,000 Years

Scientists Bring the Dire Wolf Back from Extinction After 13,000 Years

For 13,000 years, the dire wolf has been nothing more than fossilized memory and fantasy fiction. Now, three pups—engineered from ancient DNA and born under the watch of a billion-dollar...

Scientists Bring the Dire Wolf Back from Extinction After 13,000 Years

For 13,000 years, the dire wolf has been nothing more than fossilized memory and fantasy fiction. Now, three pups—engineered from ancient DNA and born under the watch of a billion-dollar...

Activists Fight to Free Latin America’s Last Captive Orca After Decades of Isolation

Activists Fight to Free Latin America’s Last Captive Orca After Decades of Isolation

For over 30 years, Kshamenk, the last captive orca in Latin America, has lived alone in a concrete tank.

Activists Fight to Free Latin America’s Last Captive Orca After Decades of Isolation

For over 30 years, Kshamenk, the last captive orca in Latin America, has lived alone in a concrete tank.

Florida Woman Fights Off Alligator with Bare Hands to Save Her Dog

Florida Woman Fights Off Alligator with Bare Hands to Save Her Dog

Her dog never saw it coming. A quiet Florida walk turned into a nightmare when a 6-foot alligator lunged from a lake and clamped its jaws around her rescue dog’s...

Florida Woman Fights Off Alligator with Bare Hands to Save Her Dog

Her dog never saw it coming. A quiet Florida walk turned into a nightmare when a 6-foot alligator lunged from a lake and clamped its jaws around her rescue dog’s...

Bonobos Break the Silence of Evolution with Human-Like Speech Patterns

Bonobos Break the Silence of Evolution with Human-Like Speech Patterns

In the depths of the Congolese rainforest, bonobos are saying more than we thought possible—combining calls into something eerily close to human speech.

Bonobos Break the Silence of Evolution with Human-Like Speech Patterns

In the depths of the Congolese rainforest, bonobos are saying more than we thought possible—combining calls into something eerily close to human speech.

California’s Western Burrowing Owls Fight for Survival as Urban Sprawl Pushes Them to the Brink

California’s Western Burrowing Owls Fight for Survival as Urban Sprawl Pushes Them to the Brink

They’re small, with piercing yellow eyes and a love for underground homes. But California’s Western Burrowing Owls are fighting a battle for survival against relentless threats.

California’s Western Burrowing Owls Fight for Survival as Urban Sprawl Pushes Them to the Brink

They’re small, with piercing yellow eyes and a love for underground homes. But California’s Western Burrowing Owls are fighting a battle for survival against relentless threats.

Southern Bog Turtle Teeters on the Edge of Extinction

Southern Bog Turtle Teeters on the Edge of Extinction

The southern bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, faces extinction with fewer than 2,000 remaining in the wild. Habitat loss from development and illegal poaching have halved their population since...

Southern Bog Turtle Teeters on the Edge of Extinction

The southern bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, faces extinction with fewer than 2,000 remaining in the wild. Habitat loss from development and illegal poaching have halved their population since...