Wildlife

Stranded juvenile whale found dead along Sabah beach

The Bryde’s Whale that was stranded and died along Tanjung Aru Beach 3 in Kota Kinabalu.

‘Rarer than striking lottery’: Cyclist spots Malayan tapir in Lorong Halus

Mr Eric Teo told The Straits Times that the size of the tapir was slightly bigger than half a normal sedan.

Wild possum shelters with plush toys in Australian airport shop

Staff at Hobart Airport in Australia’s Tasmania state said the disoriented marsupial was spotted among the stuffed toys on March 18.

Kenyan court charges two men including Chinese citizen with smuggling live ants

FILE PHOTO: Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Learning from Punch the monkey: How S’pore experts help abandoned baby animals get back on their feet

lcpunch16 - A king penguin chick hatched in 2019 that required hand-raising

Credit: Mandai Wildlife Group

Kenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in luggage

Ants are valuable to Kenya’s ecosystem.

Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in Indonesia

Rescuers inspect a pod of stranded whales on March 10 at Mbadokai Beach in Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Wildlife to replace humans on next series of British banknotes

King Charles’ portrait will continue to appear on the next series of notes.

Why are cicadas so loud and where in Singapore have droves of them appeared?

A cicada nymph found near Block 321 Tampines Street 33 being collected by entomologist Foo Maosheng.

Crocodile sighting at Sabah beach prompts urgent safety measures

Tanjung Aru Beach in Sabah has experienced periodic crocodile sightings over the past few years.

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