Greenland sharks are large, slow-moving animals that swim in the north Atlantic Ocean. They are also some of the longest-living animals on Earth. A team of scientists recently used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 Greenland sharks. They…
Hummingbirds move at incredible speeds. One type can travel up to 60 miles per hour (97 kmh). How do hummingbirds navigate their surroundings when they are moving so fast? A new study from the National Academy of Scientists suggests they use…
Cephalopods are a group of animals that includes squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish. They change their skin color to blend in with their surroundings. This ability has have baffled scientists for years. They thought cephalopods could only see in black and…
Everyone has seen a roaring dinosaur in a movie or TV show. It turns out that might not have really happened. New research shows that dinosaurs might actually have made a chirping sound, similar to the sound a bird makes. That…
Cheetahs are known for being the fastest land animal. They can run as fast as 70 miles per hour (112 kmh) in short bursts. Now, thanks to the Cincinnati Zoo, we can see what they see as they run. The…
The freckled guitarfish is a fantastic example of animal camouflage. Part of the skate family, this flat fish looks like a combination of a shark and a ray. Its pointed head meets its body near two round pectoral fins that…
Scientists have a variety of ways of measuring an animal’s venom. They can measure how strong the venom is, how much venom the animal can inject at one time, or how much damage the venom does. CNET combined these measurements…
An octopus named Inky has escaped from the New Zealand's National Aquarium. Maintenance workers left a gap at the top of his tank. The hole was large enough for the octopus to slip through. Based on the tracks Inky left behind, zoo employees determined that he crawled across the…
After being pestered by an aggressive bird at a city restaurant, PhD candidate Jean-Nicholas Audet was inspired to study how city birds might differ from birds who live in the country. The study looked at birds who lived in Barbados, an…
On March 17, SeaWorld announced that it would no longer breed orcas. This decision came after years of criticism from animal rights activists. The pressure increased after a 2012 book and a 2013 documentary claimed that SeaWorld’s orcas were not…