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News Articles: Animals

A mason bee is pictured. The bees are known as good pollinators.

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  • Animals

As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

April 06, 2025
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  • Martha Ann Overland
A dog looks out from a cage at Auntie Ju's shelter for stray dogs on the outskirts of Bangkok on April 6, 2020.

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  • News

Has a shelter pet changed your life? We want to hear about it

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would also love to see photos of your purr-fect fur-ever friend.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
The rig shark is a small species of shark, growing to just about 5 feet in length. Scientists found it made a sound like a crackle of electricity when held.

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  • Science

What does the shark say? Click, click, click

Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Julie Depenbrock
Horses are exceptional athletes, able to push their large bodies farther and faster than many other animals.

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  • Science

The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses

A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Bear Michal sleeps on the ground at Bear Sanctuary Müritz in Germany in May 2015.

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  • Animals

March Madness is underway. So is March Napness, the tournament for hibernating bears

A handful of rescued bears in Europe are competing in March Napness, a bracket-style tournament to see what bear can stay in hibernation the longest.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Kaity Kline
A Fiji Island iguana is seen at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.  A new study suggests these iguanas reached the tropical island by crossing thousands of miles of ocean.

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  • Science

How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America.

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Everyone believes their cat is a special little creature.

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  • Science

These scientists are building a cat database to understand why they act like that

The project, called Darwin's Cats, aims to enhance our understanding of feline behavior and genetics.

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
A barred owl sits in a tree in Forsyth Park in 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Andy Young

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  • Animals

Nesting owls delay tree removal

A dying red oak was about to be felled when a bird’s parental instincts kicked in.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Wombats at the Hannover Zoo in Germany. Sam Jones, a self-described outdoor enthusiast with a large social media following, was widely criticized in Australia after briefly yanking a wombat joey away from its mother in the night.

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  • Animals

A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
 A North Atlantic right whale with propeller scars. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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  • Animals

Endangered Right Whale, other flora and fauna get new look in 10-year Georgia wildlife plan update

Over the next 10 years, the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Chattooga River crayfish and the Sicklefin Redhorse fish may get some outsized attention from conservationists.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Leon Stafford
Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Experts disagree on the purpose of males' tusks.

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  • Science

Does the narwhal's famous tusk help it catch fish?

Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A new report finds butterfly populations are declining in the U.S.

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  • Science

Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
The Mystic Aquarium announced the death of Chappy, who was rescued from downtown New Haven, Conn., in mid-February.

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  • National

Chappy the baby seal has died, weeks after being rescued in a Connecticut city

The aquarium helping Chappy — a nod to the New Haven, Conn., neighborhood where he was rescued last month — said he died of gastrointestinal issues and "was surrounded by love until the very end."

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A visitor to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp recorded a rarely seen part of the alligator mating ritual called the head slap, researchers say. Jennifer Berglund video screengrab

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  • Animals

‘Startling’ head slaps are part of alligator courtship, Georgia lab says. See video

Male alligators rumble during mating displays, but a lesser-known part of the ritual involves something even more dramatic.

February 27, 2025
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By:
  • Mark Price
Mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious cage mates.

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  • Science

Lab mice may give 'first aid' to unconscious mates

New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
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