animals

6 record holding animals you’ll never be as good as

Follow a month-long science expedition to discover new fish species, more corals than anywhere else in the world, endangered turtles and other sea life new to science.

The invasive fire ant wreaks havoc on humans and animals around the world – and can even kill. Find out what scientists are doing to stop this deadly invasive species. Includes stunning video.

Check out pics of some of the 14 new species discovered in the Serra Geral in Brazil's Cerrado region, which is a conservation hotspot.

FishZilla or the snakehead is a native Chinese fish which has shark like teeth, a taste for blood and can walk on land. Reports and media coverage have sparked this documentary which is soon to air.It has had a detrimental impact on local fish stocks and it has been known to even attack humans! 

Something is threatening the health of bats in America. Why you'll care -- especially this summer. Read more...

Oprah exposed some of the horrors inherent in the nature of the puppy mill business. However, she made, what we consider to be, a blunder when she defended the breeders by saying that they thought of these dogs as livestock. The implication is that livestock can be abysmally treated by their owners. Sign the petition and pass it along to everyone.

(Excerpt): I wrote a funny anecdote about the wild ducks in my town and my experiences feeding them. One reason I wrote this was because I have looked in vain to find websites devoted to mallards, which simply appreciate ducks for being ducks. Many websites are devoted to the hunting and eating of ducks. I think it's important to learn to appreciate other species in order to expand our awareness of the natural world, which all too often, we humans take for granted and consider ourselves separate from.

Huddler has started a new "Debate of the Day" feature and today's is sure to inspire some compelling conversation. Researchers are being aggressively persecuted for animal research - where should we draw the line between human benefit and animal cruelty? Add your two cents!

China's thriving economy has opened up new routes for invasive species.

Information about Tigers!

The other day I started thinking about what animals might smell worse than a nasty, wet, unwashed dog. So I did a little research and it turns out there ’s quite a few candidates. Here’s a list of the world’s smelliest.

The HSUS Disaster Services team has ramped up its response to the wildfire emergency in southern California, operating around the clock to rescue, shelter, and provide veterinary care to hundreds of animals.

Last summer, in Canada more than 350,000 newborn seals were killed for fur extraction and unfortunately the next summer much more will die for fashion. In the last four years, there were more than 1 million seals killed in Canada.

In the last decade, in all the year lot of wildlife are killed by train accident in walayar forest and nearby areas. This include killing of elephants, which has become a permanent story to public, press and media. Within 4 months, 5 elephants are killed in this area.Un accounted number of other wildlife including Sambar deer, mouse deer, monkeys, reptails etc have lost their lives on railway track all the year. In walayar especially in forest area, there are two rail tracks. One passes through deep inside the forest and another one on the fringes.