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Star of ‘Free Willy’ pleads for help to save orcas from closed park

Star of ‘Free Willy’ pleads for help to save orcas from closed park

By Michael Lee Simpson "Free Willy" star Jason James Richter is imploring French authorities to urgently relocate two captive orcas from a closed marine park. The whales remain in tanks at Marineland Antibes near Cannes, in France, despite a 2021 ban requiring relocation by 2026. TideBreakers activists say

90-million-year-old fossil of ‘missing link’ bird-like dinosaur discovered

90-million-year-old fossil of ‘missing link’ bird-like dinosaur discovered

By Stephen Beech The 90-million-year-old fossil of a tiny bird-like dinosaur has rewritten history, say scientists. They described the discovery of a near complete skeleton of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis as the “missing link” for a mysterious group of prehistoric animals. The identification of the fossil was made

New research finds caterpillars ‘drum’ to communicate with ants

New research finds caterpillars ‘drum’ to communicate with ants

By Stephen Beech Caterpillars "drum" to communicate with ants, reveals new research. The creepy crawlies use complex rhythmic beats to allow them to "speak the language" of the eight-legged insects and gain their trust, say scientists. An international research team found that butterfly caterpillars use

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday. The flightless birds moult during summer, relying on stored fat to survive for several weeks until their waterproof

Warm Springs Ponds: Researcher to study potential metals exposure in migratory birds

They swim like ducks and look like ducks, but American coots are members of the rail family of birds. Coots have faces only a mother coot could love. Their flattened features resemble those of a hapless pugilist. Bald eagles hunt coots because the slow fliers are easy to snatch. Quirky

Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

The plight of a baby monkey in Japan who has become an internet sensation shows the cruelty of zoos, an animal rights group said, as sales of the plush IKEA orangutan the animal clings to boomed. Punch, a baby macaque abandoned by its mother, shot to stardom after being pictured

From extra treats to new toys, pets get their royal treatment today

Dogs get extra walks, cats get new toys to ignore and Americans act like they don’t already spoil their pets every day. National Love Your Pet Day on Feb. 20 gives pet owners an official excuse to shower their four-legged buddies with more attention. Grooming appointments stack up,