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TOPEKA, Kan. — Biologists working for the Kansas Department and Wildlife and Parks made some surprising discoveries in a recent survey, including a furry killing machine with an eerie call. KDWP ...

A scientific expedition into a stretch of rainforest crisscrossed by farms, roads, and small communities has turned up 27 ...

Organisms have been evolving to adapt to changing environmental conditions ever since life on Earth began. Those species that ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse. The survey was conducted by Conservation ...

The tiny Pacific pocket mouse, named Pat after Patrick Stewart, weighs about the same as three pennies and is part of a San Diego-based conservation breeding program for the endangered species Anna ...

The wonderful world of tennis is helping nature’s tiniest mammals survive. Each year, following Wimbledon, thousands of used tennis balls are donated to UK Wildlife Trust. Volunteers at the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Pacific pocket mouse, one of California’s smallest and rarest native mammals, has moved one step closer to permanent state protection. Last week, the California ...

A mouse running across a garden wall or hiding behind old cardboard boxes may seem like a routine household problem. But in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During an expedition to the Peruvian region of Alto Mayo, scientists working with Awajun indigenous communities discovered new ...

LIMA (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to Conservation ...