Month: February 2022

The oldest living land animal now has a new title—the oldest tortoise ever known. Nicknamed Jonathan, the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) is believed to have been born in...

On Groundhog Day, all eyes are on one particular groundhog. But groundhogs, it seems, are not so solitary. Researching groundhogs in Maine, Christine Maher, a behavioral ecologist at the University...

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. Growing up in Guatemala, I remember getting excited reading about jaguars or leopards...

Proximity to humans may be turning armadillos into night owls. Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states. They are also...

If you’re a word nerd, you’ve probably already plunged into Wordle, the word guessing game that’s taken the Internet by storm, racking up millions of daily users in just three...

Sun bears, Asiatic golden cats and pig-tailed macaques may sound like an exotic wildlife assemblage to many westerners, but these mammals play important roles in Myanmar’s ecosystems. However, many of...

Under a new policy, the Environmental Protection Agency will now take into account impacts of pesticides on species listed under the Endangered Species Act before allowing the chemicals to be...