Animals News

The U.S. government has put forward a proposal to grant captive chimpanzees the same endangered species status as wild chimps. This proposal has not gone down well with all scientists.

The Boreal Forest is home to many species of plant and animal life, it is also home to a great many species of birds. If one knows where to look, and or has a little luck eagles, hawks, Pileated Woodpeckers and many other birds can be spotted.

A 23 year old student from Norway has used photo manipulation to merge animals together to create some astonishing pictures.

Researchers have developed a safer vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease by reproducing the protein shells found on the disease-causing virus.

Musician Peter Gabriel and computer scientist Vint Cerf have launched the "Interspecies Internet", aimed at allowing animals to communicate with each other and with people on-line.

According to a new study of cats in the U.S., as many as 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion mammals are killed each year by house cats.

Advancetown - A new video shows just how cute orphaned baby bats can actually be, chronicling a day in the life of the bats and their caretakers.

A new study says that cats kill billions of birds and other small mammals every year. While most cat owners know already that their "cute" cats are killing machines, the estimates of numbers of other animals killed by cats in the new study are staggering.

Nashville - To paraphrase Cyndi Lauper, dogs just want to have fun, and there is no better place for pooches to have a great time than a nice dog park.

A newly adopted stray cat named Pwditat becomes a seeing-eye guide for 8-year old Terfel, a Labrador reriever mix in Wales.