Mammals

"If she had not been there we would have had a completely different type of tragedy," said the mother, Virginia Havens.

The previously unknown dolphin species inhabited the area of today's landlocked mountainous Switzerland 20 million years ago.

A veterinarian decided that the best course of action was to euthanize the dolphin due to its poor condition.

The jackal is hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from its normal home, with the closest breeding group located more than 600 miles away in Estonia.

Dusky pademelon babies measure about the size of a jelly bean when they are born.

3D imaging of grasshoppers' mandibles avoids the destruction of samples and may be used with other species.

A new study found that while eye closure is a common indicator of sleep for mammals, this does not appear to be the case with sharks.

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

The CDC wants to raise awareness of the risks of rabies after three people died from the disease between September and November 2021.

"I wanna see the Pixar movie about the turtle and buffalo in the zoo," noted one enthusiastic viewer.

The critically endangered whale, dubbed Snow Cone, is one of just 70 breeding females left on Earth.

"Unfortunately not every rescue has a happy ending, but at least we were able to free her from her trauma and pain," the animal's rescuers said.

North Carolina officials who rescued the black bear cub determined that she was unsuitable for release back into the wild.

The Humane Society of Weld County estimated that the medical costs for all the animals would amount to thousands of dollars.

"I can hear him right behind me and feel him breathing on my back," said the hunter. "Then I feel a paw on my lap."

The miniature horse was trained as a therapy pony that provided emotional support to people in need.

There are thought to be fewer than 200 Arabian leopards left in the wild.

The bear was "likely aggravated" by the couple's dog, which wasn't on a leash at the time and was barking at the animal, park officials said.

The Staffordshire bull terrier sank its teeth into the smaller dog's neck and began "shaking it like a toy," a court in northwest England has heard.

The attack occurred in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—the largest national park in the United States.

One of the great white sharks that was spotted feeding off the whale measured more than 17 feet in length.

Jambolina, a 12-year-old European brown bear saved after years of performing in circuses, "suddenly and unexpectedly passed away," said the Four Paws charity.

Today, the frightening disease that caused the Black Death "is treatable with commonly available antibiotics," the CDC said.

According to educational website BearWise, there are more than 6,000 black bears living in Tennessee.

Marcos Uzquiano is one of the subjects of new documentary "Tigre Gente" that casts light on the illegal trade of jaguar fangs in Bolivia.

It is estimated that there are only around 1,400 monks seals left living in the Hawaiian Islands.

Newsweek spoke to Joshua Zeman, director of "The Loneliest Whale," about his quest to track down the enigmatic 52-hertz whale.

A team in India managed to rescue the leopard after a four hour-long operation.

Grizzly bears within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

The footage of the spooked gorillas was captured at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park—part of the Walt Disney Resort near Orlando, Florida.