Millones de abejas desaparecen de sus colmenas sin dejar ningún rastro, en ocasiones ni siquiera el cuerpo del delito. Este alarmante hecho que lleva de cabeza a decenas de expertos del sector apícola de medio mundo durante años parece haber encontrado una explicación: la Apocephalus boreal. Read the rest

This is the death-defying moment in which two mountain goats lock horns on a tiny plinth of rock in the Italian Alps – 13,000 feet up.

The risk-taking pair began play-fighting halfway up a mountain in Montasio and soon found themselves battling at this perilous spot as another goat looked on.

Brave photographer Marius Sabo captured the remarkable moment as he tracked the animals up the treacherous mountainside.

High and mighty: Two young mountain goats lock horns in a terrifying play-fight at 13,000ft, in preparation for the ‘real’ battles over females in December Read the rest

Científicos en Australia hallaron tiburones híbridos y aseguran que podrían ser un indicio de cómo los depredadores marinos se están adaptando al cambio climático. Read the rest

Scientists have found the world’s first hybrid sharks in waters off Australia – a discovery that researchers said could have implications for the whole world.

The predators are a cross between the common blacktip shark and the Australian blacktip shark.

Scientists say interbreeding between the two species is a sign the animals are adapting to warmer waters. They have also warned it could make the sharks stronger.

A hybrid black tip shark containing both common and Australian black tip DNA in Australian waters. The mating of the local Read the rest

Los orangutanes de un zoológico de Milwaukee, en Estados Unidos, podrán hablar muy pronto con sus amigos primates utilizando tabletas iPad conectadas a internet. Read the rest

La familia Thivillon lleva cuidando de su gorila, Digit, durante más de una década. Pero tener una compañera así en casa tiene sus altibajos. Read the rest

They are among the most fearsome creatures around, often attempting to eat humans and large wild animals.

But workers at a reptile park in Australia were left amazed today when its grumpiest crocodile decided to steal a lawnmower.

Employees at the Australian Reptile Park, north of Sydney, realised something was wrong when they heard one of the keepers let out a yelp.

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From a shark flashing a toothy grin to a macaque caught monkeying around, these hilarious pictures reveal that some animals know how to have a laugh.

Beaming broadly from ear to ear as they bring in 2012, these creatures prove they have a sense of humour as they pose happily for the camera.

Among the cheery creatures are a happy hippo and an exuberant Gibraltar ape, who is clearly more than happy to pose for a picture or two.

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The turkeys are coming home to roost at Butterball.

After a pattern of vicious abuse was caught on tape and posted online, authorities in North Carolina have raided a facility of the turkey giant.

The raid came after allegations made by animal advocacy group Mercy for Animals, who sent an undercover investigator to work for the company for three weeks.

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Shocking abuse: An investigator for Mercy for Animals working undercover at the Butterball plant found many turkeys like this one, subjected to kicking and stomping at the facility Read the rest

Una rara especie de pez sin cerebro y sin rostro fue descubierta cerca de las costas de Escocia, gracias a un amplia investigación realizada en ese país sobre vida marina. Read the rest