animals

Swift Foxes Go West

North America’s smallest fox has started to show up in places no one expected

By Ian Rose July 31, 2025

In this story: animals, wildlife, climate adaptation, conservation

At sunset with warm light shining, three of five wild swift fox pups play and run by their den in the tall, green grass in the Pawnee National Grasslands on the north-eastern plains of Colorado. One pup tracks a flying beetle while another sticks his head into the den and another keeps a look out.

Could AI Help Humanity Understand Whales?

This project hopes that decoding sperm whale sounds will boost conservation efforts

By Kathryn Hulick July 21, 2025

In this story: whales, marine ecosystems, animals, Gee Whiz, endangered species

A pod of sperm whale congregates near the surface of the sea.

Consider the Parasite

Beyond the ick factor, freeloading creatures are essential—and some species are in trouble

By Rachel Nuwer June 23, 2025

In this story: animals, Gee Whiz

Close-up photo of a trypanorhynch tapeworm with its four tentacles

What Drives People to Pursue Creatures That Slither and Slide?

One herpetologist embarks on a journey to find out why people are drawn to reptiles and amphibians

By Don Lyman June 2, 2025

In this story: animals, wildlife, saving wild places

A male Eastern Box Turtle moves across a path at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Harrisburg, Penn

How to Take a Nap Like a Baby Macaque

This is what creature comfort looks like

May 20, 2025

In this story: animals, photography, Animal Pics

A sleeping baby reddish-orange toque macaque is cradled against its mother. Its right hand is draping down.

Do Zoos Have a Place in 2025?

The ethics, conservation, and human entertainment are all part of the equation

By Hannah Richter May 19, 2025

In this story: animals, animal rights, Animal Pics

Qing Bao paces in her enclosure at the National Zoo on Friday, January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC |Photo by Oliver Contreras/Sipa via AP

Endangered Species Day Comes as Wildlife Face a New Crisis

Newly proposed laws and administrative rollbacks threaten endangered species like never before

By Kristen Weiss May 16, 2025

In this story: endangered species, wildlife, animals, wolves, animal rights

Beware the Blue Angel

These mollusks go with the flow but aren’t easygoing

By Allison Braden April 24, 2025

In this story: oceans, animals, Gee Whiz

A blue angel feasts on a Portuguese man-of-war.

Rewilding El Paso

Locals celebrate Texas Parks and Wildlife's reintroduction of bighorn sheep

By Ashley Stimpson April 21, 2025

In this story: animals, saving wild places, conservation

To Save the Tiniest Turtle in North America, Scientists Are Rebuilding Bogs From Scratch

The work is part of a growing movement of scientists starting with habitat conservation

By Carrie Arnold March 26, 2025

In this story: wetlands, animals, endangered species, conservation, Gee Whiz

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