‘Shy’ male anteater finally gets mate
Ramat Gan Safari imports mother-and-daugher pair from Denmark to try and alleviate veteran resident Termite’s loneliness
View ArticleCrimean dolphins defect to Russia
Mammals trained to find underwater mines, retrieve objects and keep enemy divers away
View ArticleIsraeli team’s prosthetic fin saves ‘Freedom’ the turtle
Design modeled after wings of a US fighter jet; reptile had two flippers amputated due to fishing net damage
View ArticleFemale white rhino born in Ramat Gan
Unlike her male counterparts, calf will be able to stay at the park and continue the line
View ArticleCamel kills US man in Mexico
Animal park owner Richard Michael Mileski trampled, bitten on the foot and shoulders
View ArticleDevotees slaughter tens of thousands of animals in Nepal festival
6,000 buffaloes, 100,000 goats killed in world’s largest sacrifice as act of gratitude to Hindu goddess; animal rights activists appalled
View ArticleJerusalem zoo braces for snowfall of biblical proportions
Zoological gardens staff scrambles to ensure animals remain safe during this week’s looming winter storm
View ArticleUAE ‘Arabian Ark’ forestalls extinction
25 species of mammals and 170 types of birds on a desert Gulf island reserve make a comeback
View Article2-year-old giraffe dies after surgery
Jengo, who arrived in Israel six months ago, was operated on for a genital defect
View ArticleAnimals show slurping skills in safari vid
Filmmaker puts camera at the bottom of drinking troughs to catch beasts as they have a sip
View ArticleSafari springs to action to save joey
After baby kangaroo prematurely leaves mother’s pouch, Israeli vets strap it back in with masking tape
View ArticleAnts use great teamwork skills, study finds
Israeli researchers show ants organize into intricate formations under supervision of leaders to carry heavy objects
View ArticleIsraeli gazelle in danger of extinction
Fewer than 2,000 Palestinian mountain gazelles left in the wild, says British expert
View ArticleIsraeli-born tiger Oz kills New Zealand zookeeper
Veteran keeper Samantha Kudeweh had worked with animals for 20 years; authorities launch investigation
View ArticleOstrich sticks its neck out at passersby in Jerusalem
Gilo residents unable to hide their heads in the sand when they see a large ostrich wandering through the streets
View ArticleBaa, baa, biblical sheep, have you an Israeli passport?
A couple’s quest to bring a breed of biblical sheep back to Israel butts heads with veterinary guidelines for importing livestock
View ArticlePossible new octopus species found near Hawaii — scientists
Pacific Ocean researchers spot small, light-colored creature, without fins and with suckers in a row on each arm
View ArticleIn Israel, hyenas and wolves team up to survive
Israeli and American researchers observe striped hyenas moving at the center of a grey wolf pack in the Negev
View ArticleRaised with miracle of parents’ survival, author writes magical Holocaust tales
With the X-Men and vampires as her influences, Helen Maryles Shankman brings ‘fabulist’ realism to Wlodawa, Poland
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