The fossilized remains of a car-sized, prehistoric sea turtle have recently been found in the Spanish Pyrenees.
The huge reptile is the largest-known sea turtle to have been found in Europe, its size rivaling that of giant sea turtles that swam in the shallow seas covering much of what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous Period.
(Photo above is of a leatherback sea turtle, the largest living sea turtle, which has a leathery shell similar to that of the newly-discovered species.)
Researchers have recorded a chimpanzee showing her mother a leaf simply for the sake of sharing, revealing that it’s not just humans who enjoy sharing things that they have found.
Arthropods examples from major groups, including insects, crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, and more.
A recent study has found that platypus populations are becoming increasingly fragmented as man-made dams are restricting their movement, putting the unique Australian animal’s future under severe threat.
List of European animals, with pictures and facts. Discover the amazing fauna of Europe, with examples of all major animal groups.
A giant sunfish discovered off the coast of Portugal’s Azores archipelago in the North Atlantic, is believed to be the world’s heaviest bony fish, weighing 2,744 kg (6049.49 lb).
(Photo above is of the closely-related ocean sunfish, Mola mola.)
South America is a continent known for its high biodiversity. Its rainforests, grasslands, mountains and deserts are home to a vast number of species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
South American animals include mammals such as anteaters, tapirs, jaguar, maned wolf, howler monkeys and spider monkeys; reptiles such as caimans, anacondas and iguanas; amphibians such as poison dart frogs and the red-eyed tree frog; and birds such as the harpy eagle, rheas and macaws.
On this page is a list containing these and many other animals that live in South America, with pictures, facts, and links to further information on each.
Freshwater animals include mammals such as otters, river dolphins and hippos; birds such as dippers, herons and kingfishers; insects such as mayflies, water striders and dragonflies; fish such as bass, lake trout and piranhas, and amphibians such as frogs, newts and the axolotl.
On this page is a list including these and many other examples of animals that live in freshwater habitats from all around the world.
A recently-published report has revealed widespread declines in U.S. birds in all habitats except one.
On this page, we examine the key findings of the report, and take a closer look at 10 US bird species identified as “tipping-point” birds – species that have suffered significant decline in their population in the last 50 years.
How many of these ten birds have you seen recently? Have you noticed a decline in their numbers – or in the numbers of any other species? Let us know in the comments section.
Rice’s whale, also known as the Gulf of Mexico whale, was only discovered a year ago, yet is already on the brink of extinction. Found in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, the cetacean is the only species of baleen whale to reside in the region all year round.
With a population of just 50 individuals, Rice’s whale is thought to be the world’s most endangered whale species.
With fewer than 300 sightings of the megamouth shark having been reported since the species’ discovery in the mid-seventies, the recent appearance of a pair of megamouth sharks just 30 miles off the coast of San Diego came as a surprise to the fishermen who spotted the rare fish.
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