Conservation

The dog suffered puncture wounds on its neck, back, legs, and chest after being grabbed by a mountain lion in Grand Forks, Canada.

The venomous snakes can be heard rattling as snake catcher Marissa Maki reaches inside the cactus with a pair of tongs.

The elephant had been carrying 200 pounds of ivory in its tusks, and was the largest to be hunted in the country since 1996.

The attack took place during a show at the aquarium, with families watching on as the trainer struggled in the water.

There are an estimated 4,500 black bears bears living in Massachusetts, with the population increasing near to heavily populated areas, meaning bears occasionally wander onto roadways.

An Ohio woman found the raccoons nesting in her ceiling and proceeded to separate the mom from the babies instead of calling for help

Conservationists say the sea lion breach points to the dangers of net-pen fish farming, a practice they believe should end in British Columbia.

Rachael Pfeiffer, from the Care for Wild sanctuary, told Newsweek that rhino orphans are normally extremely traumatised and afraid.

The hilarious viral video of alligators reacting in unison has gained 2.9 million views.

A biologist at the Pennsylvania Game Commission said the turkey has defied all longevity records in the state.

Newsweek spoke to Nick Evans, snake catcher and black mamba researcher, about one of the most feared snakes in the world.

Katrina Liebich, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, told Newsweek that salmon skin becomes moldy as they decline to the point of death.

"You would be more likely to find a Rolex sitting on the ground than you would a snake like this," snake catcher Alex Trejo said of the 7-foot snake.

The footage shows the takin happily jumping up and down shortly after its birth.

The female opossum was found with injured back legs and puncture wounds, with four babies in her pouch.

In the video the homeowner's wife stumbles in, shocked at the scene unfolding in her kitchen as the snake catcher wrangles with the python.

The lions had oxytocin sprayed up their noses as they sniffed meat at a wire fence.

Despite the increase in numbers, the overall growth of the species is slowing and conservation experts are concerned.

Forest rangers spotted the unusual behavior during a regular patrol of the Pench Tiger Reserve in Nagpur in India's Maharashtra state.

The escapee, Pink Floyd, fled from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005.

The extremely rare twins were first discovered in the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya January and are the first to be born in the area for almost 20 years.

Kansas City Zoo said its 45-year-old orangutan called Jill was "immediately enchanted" by the baby.

The young male leopard was spotted prowling around the manufacturing unit of the car factory in Chakan, Maharashtra state and caused panic among staff.

Homeowner Dan Powell told Newsweek the alligator was about 13 foot and is regularly seen around the swamp.

A team of scientists is set to study the DNA of the creatures that have made the shipwreck their home.

The cobra was a hatchling from recent weeks and had attempted to eat a snake about 3 inches larger than itself.

"As heartbreaking as it is, whale strandings are a natural phenomenon," the New Zealand Department of Conservation said in a Facebook post.

Rob Brandford of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, told Newsweek the mother had been getting "increasingly distressed" as she wasn't able to save the calf.

"Now, we have about 45,000 spider species that we know of, but it's likely there are closer to 90,000 species out there," said PhD candidate Anna Holmquist.

The two pairs of protected Mexican gray wolves were raised on the ladder ranch in New Mexico.