Animals
Family finds owl in Christmas tree after a week: ‘He was hugging the trunk’
The family had brought the tree to their home and decorated it before they spotted the bird, who initially didnt want to leave A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: more than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches. Katie McBride Newman said […]
The 35 Best Wildlife Photos Of 2019
Every year, we eagerly wait to see the fantastic photos that battle it out for fame, glory, and the chance to win their artists the honor of being called the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This year’s winner is none other than Yongqing Bao, who won the award with his stunning photo called ‘The Moment,’ […]
Frozen wolf’s head found in Siberia is 40,000 years old
Fur, teeth and tissue largely intact on remains of animal bigger than a modern wolf The severed head of a wolf that died about 40,000 years ago has been found in Siberia, and because of the freezing conditions, the remains are so well preserved that the fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact. […]
PETA Asks People To Stop Using Anti-Animal Phrases And People Cant Help But Laugh
We don’t like to beat a dead horse here at Bored Panda, but PETA has opened a can of worms and gotten on people’s goat again, by being pig-headed. Taking aim at popular animal-based idioms like these, the animal rights organization hopes that ‘anti-animal language’ or ‘Speciesism’ will one day be put in the same […]
This corrupt, illegal war on wildlife makes losers of us all | Dominic Jermey
The time for treaties is over we need to halt the worldwide trade in animal parts, says the director general of ZSL Civil war is devastating. Until the Taliban booted me out of Afghanistan in 1998 I was the last western diplomat to go I had a front-row seat on the impact that sustained war […]
How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves
The long read: Abandoned as a child, Marcos Rodrguez Pantoja survived alone in the wild for 15 years. But living with people proved to be even more difficult The first time Marcos Rodrguez Pantoja ever heard voices on the radio, he panicked. Fuck, he remembers thinking, those people have been inside there a long time! […]
Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered list
With its punky green mohican the striking Mary river turtle joins a new ZSL list of the worlds most vulnerable reptiles It sports a green mohican, fleshy finger-like growths under its chin and can breathe through its genitals. The Mary river turtle is one of the most striking creatures on the planet, and it is […]
12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty contest in ‘Botox’ row
Twelve animals disqualified from Saudi show after receiving injections to improve their pout 12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty contest in ‘Botox’ row Twelve animals disqualified from countrys annual show after receiving injections to improve their pout Matthew Weaver Last modified on Wed 24 Jan 2018 17.00EST Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on […]
US to allow imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe
Campaigners fear move by Trump administration will damage global efforts to end the ivory trade Donald Trumps administration plans to allow imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe into the US a move campaigners fear could damage global momentum on ending the ivory trade. In 2014, US big game hunters killing elephants in Fish and Wildlife […]
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers
Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say The abundance of flying insects has plunged by three-quarters over the past 25 years, according to a new study that has shocked scientists. Insects are an integral part of life on […]