The Greenland shark is the slowest shark in the sea, and perhaps the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth. A municipality on Greenland's west coast recently approved a bounty to kill 1,000 of them, setting fishers who say the animals are wrecking their livelihoods against scientists who warn the plan could backfire. A Bounty on a Centuries-Old Shark In February, the … [Read more...] about Greenland Offered $45 a Heart to Kill 1,000 Sharks That Can Live 400 Years — Then Dropped the Plan, but Not the Debate
Wildlife & Nature
Jonathan the Tortoise Is 194 and Still Thriving — and His DNA Shows Almost No Wear and Tear
He was hatched around 1832, before Queen Victoria took the throne and decades before Thomas Edison patented the lightbulb. Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is the world's oldest known land animal. Scientists have now read his genes to find out how he made it so far. Meet Jonathan Jonathan has spent most of his life on St. Helena, a British island in the South … [Read more...] about Jonathan the Tortoise Is 194 and Still Thriving — and His DNA Shows Almost No Wear and Tear
This Puppy Was Found Hairless And Starving On The Streets Of Thailand — A Year Later, 25 Million People Watched His Transformation
In January 2023, a severely underweight puppy with almost no fur was found on the streets of Thailand by Happy Doggo, a street dog rescue charity founded by Niall Harbison in 2021. The puppy, later named Rodney, was struggling with a severe skin condition that had left much of his body bare and was dangerously thin from starvation. A Difficult Start Rodney's skin … [Read more...] about This Puppy Was Found Hairless And Starving On The Streets Of Thailand — A Year Later, 25 Million People Watched His Transformation
Covered in Tumors and Close to Giving Up, a Stray Dog Named Boby Beat Cancer in Two Months — and Found a Family
Boby looked like a dog with no future. His body was covered in tumors, many of them open and infected, and he was badly malnourished. In early 2015, a Mexican animal protector decided to give him a chance anyway, and his recovery became one of the most shared rescue stories of the year. Abandoned and Covered in Tumors Boby was found in January 2015 in Hermosillo, in … [Read more...] about Covered in Tumors and Close to Giving Up, a Stray Dog Named Boby Beat Cancer in Two Months — and Found a Family
A 21-Pound Chihuahua Was Found Locked in a Crate on a NJ Highway. Here’s How Far He’s Come
Animal control found the crate first: locked, sitting off the shoulder of Route 80 in New Jersey, traffic speeding past just feet away. Inside was a Chihuahua who couldn't lift himself off the floor. What Officers Found On April 29, 2020, animal control officers discovered the crate and the dog inside, later named Stanley, said Megan Brinster, executive director of the … [Read more...] about A 21-Pound Chihuahua Was Found Locked in a Crate on a NJ Highway. Here’s How Far He’s Come