These Animals Are Helping to Slow Climate Change—But They’re Dying

Animals play a key role keeping forests healthy The decline in animal populations in tropical forests may play a role in accelerating climate change, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows how the loss of animals reduces the ability of forests to store carbon that would otherwise accelerate...

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Queensland farm a haven for injured animals

Storybook Farm provides a secure home for animals with disabilities, injuries and special needs. Storybook Farm provides a home and care for injured animals. Storybook Farm provides a home and care for injured animals.A little farm with a big heart is helping three-legged dogs, blind horses and anxious donkeys live long and happy lives.Storybook...

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Steamy Calendar With Vet Students And Animals Is All We Want For Christmas

With this calendar, you'll never have a bad month. Omega Tau Sigma veterinary fraternity at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine recently released its 2016 Men of Vet School calendar to the public. The steamy calendar, which is an annual project, features students alongside adorable animals. Omega Tau Sigma/Cornell University And...

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Australian Zoo Animals Enjoy Christmas Treats!

Animals at Sydney's Taronga Zoo enjoyed an early delivery from Santa this year and were treated to edible Christmas presents Friday. Animals at Sydney's Taronga Zoo enjoyed an early delivery from Santa this year and were treated to edible Christmas presents Friday. The Taronga Zoo said the chimpanzees, including babies Fumo and Sudi,...

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The Reindeer

The first thing you need to know about reindeer is that, like a spy or a pro wrestler, they go by different names depending on where they are. If you're reading this in the Russian taiga or in the fjords of Lapland, you're familiar with reindeer, rangifer tarandus, the antlered species of deer that roam around munching on lichens and...

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Are Wild Animals Really Grateful When People Rescue Them?

We’ve all seen those heartwarming viral videos where a deer tangled in a fence or a fox with its head stuck in a jar suddenly become calm and “grateful” when a human approaches to save them from their predicament. For example, take this rescue of a wild deer: But, as much as we might like to believe that these wild...

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Animals that hate humans for no reason

We assume all animals like all humans but unfortunately after watching this video you will realise that this is not the case. What is that famous saying again? ‘Some people aren't animal people and some animals aren't people animals.’ This hilarious compilation of animals that hate humans was captured on film for our entertainment. Warning:...

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Origami Animals Spring To Life From One Piece Of Paper

It's like the tale of a superhero: By day, Gonzalo García Calvo is a musician in Madrid, but by night, he's an amateur origami artisan. You might be familiar with the art of origami from reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes in elementary school, or from folding our own clumsy frogs and cranes and flowers as kids. But the...

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See Giant LEGO animal sculptures unveiled in new trail

A collection of giant LEGO birds have been unveiled today at WWT Martin Mere. The 10 characters that form part of a LEGO brick animal trail were made from 123,200 LEGO bricks and took over 965 hours to build. This is the first time these amazing sculptures, especially created for WWT, have been seen in the North West among the real life...

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The Leopard Gecko

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight.  Lizards can sit unnaturally (or super naturally) still, stare, and then move in a flash — alien movements...

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The healing power of animals

The growing field of animal-assisted therapy has helped many anxiety and depression sufferers cope with their symptoms, writes Katie Byrne She tried prescription medication, psychiatry and therapy, but nothing could tame the black dog that gnawed at her very essence. As she descended into a state of hopelessness, she decided to do "one ...

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Dog Sets Dog Skateboarding Record For Dogs

It’s been a weird year for skateboards. As foretold, hoverboards are here, but they’re either really limited in what they can do or they’re not actually hovering. Fortunately, Peru’s Otto the Skateboarding Bulldog is here to set us straight: What matters isn’t how the board moves, it’s how cool it looks when a dog is the one riding it. Yesterday,...

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The funniest animal photos of 2015 revealed

The best entries in the inaugural Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been named This year's winning photograph, by Julian Rad Photo: Julian Rad The above image of a wild hamster, cheeks filled with food, expression of quiet determination writ large across its furry brow, has been named the...

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