Cats, dogs receive blessings in Japan as part of unique coming-of-age tradition

Pets took center stage at a Shinto shrine near Tokyo this week to receive blessings from priests in a tradition originally observed for chil...

Egg-laying mammal not seen in over 60 years is rediscovered in Indonesia

A team of scientists from Oxford University has rediscovered a long-lost mammal known as Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus atten...

Japanese scientists accidentally discover virus in insects that only kills males

A group of scientists from Minami Kyushu University in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, accidentally discovered a virus that only targets male in...

Japan grows mouse embryos in space in historic first

In a world first, a group of Japanese scientists successfully grew mouse embryos aboard the International Space Station (ISS), offering hope...

3 of the 7 last remaining pandas in US will be returned to China sooner than expected

Three of the last seven pandas remaining in the United States will leave sooner than expected, as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington...

Chinese police rescue 1000 cats headed for slaughter, sale as ‘pork’

Police in eastern China rescued over a thousand cats being transported to a slaughterhouse to then be killed and illegally sold as “pork,” “...

Watch: Bali monkey negotiates for food in exchange for woman’s stolen iPhone

A video of a woman in Bali, Indonesia, negotiating with a monkey and bribing the animal with food to get her stolen phone back has recently ...

Zoo Atlanta will soon be the only place in the US to see pandas

The Smithsonian National Zoo’s three pandas, which also include a male cub, are set to be returned to China in December, leaving the United ...

Video of relaxing bears ignite online debate on whether they are humans in costumes

Some users have expressed their skepticism, suggesting that the bears may be two individuals dressed in bear costumes ...

Watch: Man braves narrow street drain to save kittens during heavy rain in Malaysia

A Malaysian man is being called a hero for submerging his entire body in dirty rainwater to save a couple of trapped kittens. What happened:...

UK zoos confirm Chinese zoo’s standing bear is real as ‘costume’ allegations persist

A pair of zoos in the U.K. have indirectly backed the Chinese zoo that found itself in hot water after a sun bear in one of its exhibits was...

Indian tech company brings in 4-legged new hire to boost paw-ductivity

Bijlee’s designation is revealed as the company’s official mascot and brand ambassador ...

A S. Korean dog meat farmer was convinced to surrender 200 dogs after 3 decades

What used to be filled with rusted and filthy cages, his property has now been transformed into a field filled with crops such as sweet pota...

Scientists discover why kangaroos are not naturally found in Asia

A study conducted by biologists from Australian National University (ANU) and ETH Zurich in Switzerland may have discovered why Australian m...

Japanese researchers develop app that can detect pain in cats

Pet owners can access the app by signing up for an account using the company’s website ...

Watch: Baby elephant plays with human companion in wholesome video

“Elephant calves are one of the most playful mega herbivores one can come across” ...

Hundreds of new species discovered in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region at risk of extinction

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called on governments in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong region to increase protection for newly discovere...

Hong Kong hotel offers dim sum cart for dogs

A dog-friendly hotel in Hong Kong is offering up dim sum to canine companions traveling with their owners. While dog parents enjoy their buf...

Japanese scientists create litter of mice with 2 fathers

Japanese researchers have successfully used male mouse cells to create eggs, marking a significant breakthrough in reproductive biology.  Th...

Leopard caught on CCTV killing and dragging away pet dog from home in India

Shocking CCTV footage captured a stray leopard entering a village in Pune, India, to kill and drag away a resident’s pet dog.  The leopard w...

New data links COVID-19 origin to raccoon dogs in China market

International researchers have discovered new genetic material collected at a Chinese market indicating that COVID-19 originated in coronavi...

Lost dog reunited with owner after video of it waiting outside every day goes viral

A lost dog in Malaysia was reunited with her owner after a video of the pet waiting outside a shop in the pouring rain went viral. The video...

HelloFresh drops Thai coconut milk due to monkey slave labor

Germany-based meal delivery company HelloFresh will stop selling coconut milk sourced from Thailand due to the country’s use of monkey slave...

Rare footage captures majestic tigress and three cubs in Thai rainforest

A tigress and three cubs were captured on camera in a 20-second video uploaded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday.  The wildlife c...

Knife-wielding roosters kill 2 men in cockfighting events in India

Two men have reportedly been killed by knife-wielding roosters in separate cockfights in India. To mark the three-day celebration of the Hin...

Japanese pet cremators exposed for burning animals along with trash

Gorin Corp., a cremation services firm that provided subcontractors to Owari Hokubu Seien in the Japanese city of Inuyama, learned that the...

Body of missing Indonesian woman discovered fully intact inside 22-foot python

Villagers found the body of Jahrah, a 54-year-old Indonesian grandmother, undigested and largely intact inside the stomach of a python on M...

Marine mammals that inspired ancient mermaid tales are now ‘functionally extinct’ in China

The dugong — a marine mammal that purportedly inspired ancient mermaid tales — has been declared “functionally extinct” in China due to the...

Dogs shed tears of joy when reunited with their owners, study suggests

Dogs shed tears of joy when reunited with their owners after being separated for a long time, a study published on Monday in peer-reviewed ...

Dog dies after 2-day hunger strike following owner’s death

A village dog in China died two days after going on a hunger strike following its owner’s death. The dog, who reportedly accompanied its o...

Elephant mom tries to teach her clumsy calf how to go down a slope in viral video

A video of a mother elephant teaching her baby how to climb down a small slope as he dives headfirst and clumsily tumbles down has gone vir...

Overworked elephant rips Thai owner in half

A 20-year-old male elephant named Pom Pam reportedly ripped his owner, Supachai Wongfaed, in half using his tusks in the Thai province of P...

Macaque caught on video peering into home as Japanese city continues to hunt monkeys attacking locals

A Japanese macaque was caught on camera clutching onto a railing of a door as it observed the interior of a house in Yamaguchi City, Japan....

Wild cheetahs to be reintroduced to India 70 years after their extinction in the country

Cheetahs were nearly driven to extinction in India when a maharaja — or Hindu prince — hunted down the last one in the country in 1952, nea...

7-ton haul of illegal animal parts worth $18 million seized by Malaysian authorities

Malaysian customs officials seized a haul of illegal animal parts, including rhino horns, elephant tusks, pangolin scales and tiger bones w...

4-month-old baby dies after being kidnapped and thrown off roof by monkeys in India

A 4-month-old baby from India was reportedly killed after being kidnapped by a troop of monkeys and dropped from a three-story roof. A fam...