Looking out my dining area window, it is easy to see Fall has arrived.  Leaves are drifting down from the oak tree. Dried ...

Looking out my dining area window, it is easy to see Fall has arrived. Leaves are drifting down from the oak tree. Dried ...

Pangolin scales, elephant tusks, rhino horn, and a rare wood all are preferred objects in the illegal wildlife trade. African giant pouched rats, with their keen sense of smell, however, could soon ...

Artistic rendition of male Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus wandering the Kashmir valley (Chen Yu) There are signs of breakage and flaking of the elephant bones, suggesting their exploitation by humans.

A giant fossil skull found in India’s Kashmir valley decades ago belongs to an unknown “straight-tusked” extinct elephant species, scientists say. The skull, along with nearly 90 stone tools ...

A drugs haul weighing more than an elephant has been seized in the Mexican navy's biggest ever drugs bust. The operation saw 23 people arrested off the country's southwest coast. The haul weighed ...

Native to Northern Mexico to the deserts of Arizona, the bunny ears cactus (Opuntia microdasys) is a slow-growing plant like most other cacti. They’re sometimes also called angel’s wings or ...

A giant fossil skull found in India’s ­Kashmir Valley 24 years ago belonged to an unknown “straight-tusked” extinct elephant species, scientists have said. The skull, along with 87 stone ...

Officials say this year, the zoo's elephants will take on an 800-pound pumpkin, provided by the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers Club. This tradition dates back more than 25 years and serves as a ...

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