Conservation

Zoo officials noted that there are fewer than 100 individual Amur leopards left in the wild and are mainly found in the Russian Far East.

The photographer who captured the video, Bobby Wummer, said the alligator probably lost its limb while fighting

The driver in the video did something "absolutely insane" and attempted to swerve past the huge animal.

Rescuers removed bricks from the shed one by one so they were able to tranquilize the tiger from a safe distance.

Big cat expert Tara Pirie said this behavior is "rarely seen" because leopards are often alone, but it can occur between a mother and her cub.

Timothy Mousseau, a professor of biological sciences, told Newsweek that military action in Chernobyl could be dangerous to the animals living there.

The pod of beluga whales have adopted the narwhal as one of their own, and now a hybrid animal may be on the cards.

Pictures show the bears being put in cages and moved to a more remote village, as the shelter near Kyiv could no longer guarantee their safety.

Lifeguards found the whale, covered in bloody injuries, on Malibu Surfrider Beach on Sunday evening.

Naomi Rose told Newsweek whales have had to adapt to a special way of sleeping, that differs dramatically from other types of mammals.

The 2-year-old albino calf was welcomed into the herd after she was rescued from a poacher's snare, abandoned and wounded, with her family nowhere to be seen.

Arinita Sandilya at animal rescue organization Wildlife SOS told Newsweek that keeping elephants on busy roads is "dangerous and reckless."

The 4-year-old big cat was up to her neck in water, struggling to stay afloat, when wildlife officials arrived at the village in Maharashtra state, India.

It is the first calf to be born into the endangered family for two years, according to the Center for Whale Research.

Ian Redmond, a tropical field biologist and conservationist, told Newsweek wildlife was a keystone to ecosystems around the globe.

"It is important for us to understand how these reptiles are adapting to survive in a human-dominated environment," said an ecologist.

The research marks a breakthrough that could help efforts to conserve and breed rare slender tail lantern sharks.

Snake catcher Nick Evans said just one of the birds would have been a small meal for the mamba

There have been 18 reports of mountain lions in Boulder since January 15, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.

Sea monkeys are cult-favorite pets sold as a novelty for children but they are interesting creatures in their own right.

Human equipment is one of the leading threats to California sea lions.

The police are urging people for information while they carry out post-mortem tests on the dead eagles.

"She is hope for the species and for humanity," Care for Wild CEO and founder Petronel Nieuwoudt said in a statement.

Over 10,000 sea turtles along the Texas coast have been recovered in the past two winters alone, with thousands dying due to "cold stunning" or hypothermia.

The dead leader had wounds all over his body as his four former allies ran away with bloody paws, Jeffery Wu, who found the body, said on Instagram.

Animal welfare groups and professionals have been trying to free the crocodile for years, but in the end, it was a local resident that succeeded.

The frosted flatwoods is now only found in small numbers in Florida and Georgia, with numbers falling by 90 percent in the last 20 years.

Kara Schilling, curator of mammals for the Phoenix Zoo, said: "We will miss his 'roars' to greet the carnivore keeper staff in the mornings, and his 'grumbles' while he impatiently waited for his keepers to get his diet ready."

Tigers are an endangered species, but their numbers have rebounded in several countries in recent years.

Daisy the rhino and Modjadji the zebra foal were both taken to the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary after they were found alone in the wild.