Wildlife

Using an 800,000-year-old tooth, researchers unlock the secrets of Israel’s ancient elephant haven

Archaeologists uncover clues to the lives of giant elephants and early humans who shared Israel’s Hula Valley nearly 800,000 years ago.

Hula valley's Gesher Benot Ya’aqov.
A total of 288 cameras placed at various distances from the trails recorded wildlife before, during, and after the disturbance.

More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided

The defendant kept a grivet monkey inside a cage in his yard for at least a month.

50-day prison sentence for man who kept monkey chained with iron links at home

(Left) Israeli woman is seen in Jericho, in Area A, before being escorted back to sovreign Israel by security forces on August 18. (Right) A monkey is seen in a Jericho home before being rescued by Israeli security forces on August 17.

Authorities rescue Israeli shoppers, seize illegal monkey from residence in Jericho, West Bank


Snakes have two clitorises and they're both important, new study reveals

This female-led study discovered that snake clitorises are important for sex and can be stimulated to cause pleasure, despite years of scientific neglect.

Snake (illustrative)

Botswana investigates elephant deaths near Chobe National Park

Two years after a natural toxin killed 300 elephants, a new spate of elephant deaths has authorities wondering what caused the deaths this time.

 A combination photo shows dead elephants in Okavango Delta, Botswana May-June, 2020.

Israeli toddler attacked by coyote in LA

The child was taken to the hospital where her injuries were treated and she was given multiple rabies shots. 

 A coyote in Yosemite National Park, California, US.

WATCH: Monkey attacks Miss Peru after she poses for a photograph

It's not the first time something like this happened: A model posed next to a macaque monkey, but it got a bit too fascinated by her strapless dress.

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths

Temperatures estimated to be impossible without climate change plagued a number of European countries during the summer of 2022.

A man dives into River Thames, during a heatwave in Oxford, Britain, July 19, 2022.

WATCH: Israel's mountain gazelle go for winter run near Jerusalem

As temperatures drop and winter sets in across Israel's capital, the Gazelle Valley urban park becomes a running track for the native mountain gazelle species.

 Jerusalem's Mountain Gazelle are an endangered species, with only 5,000 estimated gazelles left in their natural habitats.

Salamanders spotted in Israel's north, mark coming of winter

Salamanders are most active on the winter's rainy nights, but they are facing the risk of extinction around the world.

 Salamanders spotted at the Banias River in Israel's north

Wildlife species worldwide have dropped significantly in survival. Here's why.

World leaders are expected to meet at the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) this December, in order to find solutions to the depletion of species.

Forest near Dundukovo dam in Central Bulgaria

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island

The Chatham Island stranding occurred on Saturday, and also involved surviving pilot whales being euthanized.

 Volunteers try to assist stranded pilot whales that came to shore in the afternoon after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings, in Golden Bay, at the top of New Zealand's South Island, February 11, 2017.

You'll be surprised what two animals seem to live together in peace

Human-wildlife conflict increases as urban environments encroach on natural habitats, and coyotes have become a major source of these conflicts as they began frequently visiting human settlements.

Cheerio the cat died in 2021 after living his life in a loving home, a fate millions of cats do not get to experience.