The beloved Olympic mascots are color-changing critters that are vulnerable to climate change

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The pair of animals chosen as mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats — ...

9 rare animals caught on camera in the ‘Amazon of Asia’

A 2025 survey in the forests of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia uncovered several rare and endangered animals.

New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher

A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school ...

Inside Asia's Amazon—camera traps reveal the secrets of the Annamite Mountains

A camera-trap survey conducted throughout 2025 has revealed the bewildering breadth of biodiversity hidden within the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hope Returns to Panama’s Forests With the Rediscovery of Four Missing Frog Species

Smithsonian researcher Brian Gratwicke and colleagues describe how acoustic technology aided the remarkable rediscovery of four amphibian populations thought to have vanished from Panama’s mountain ...

Rare otter species making comeback at New Forest Wildlife Park

Two rare smooth-coated otter cubs have been born at New Forest Wildlife Park.
IFLScience

Wrestling Bears And A Pangolin "Taxi": Incredible Footage Reveals Host Of Rare Species In The Annamite Mountains

The most trafficked animals in the world were also captured by these cameras. The Sunda pangolin is pictured giving a ride to its pangopup on the back of its tail as it trundles through the forest.
Discover Wildlife

Did you know the biggest rat in the world is nearly a metre long? That's one whopping rat...

There are two contenders for biggest rat in the world, depending on how you want to measure it. One measures 88cm long while ...