One of the most unusual animals in the world was the thylacine, which was a marsupial with a dog-shaped body and the stripes ...

Conservationists often raise the young of endangered species in captivity before releasing them into suitable habitats as ...

Ancient DNA reveals that cave lions were a distinct evolutionary lineage that split from modern lions more than a million ...

On a fenced U.S. preserve, a pair of heavy‑boned canids now stalk and play that, until recently, existed only in tar pits and textbooks. Colossal Biosciences says these living pups carry the signature ...

Don’t Miss the Full Video Story Below What if the past was not really gone forever? Creatures like the saber toothed tiger, ...

By Will Dunham June 4 (Reuters) - The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

The Oregon Zoo released 22 northwestern pond turtles into the Columbia River Gorge to boost the endangered species' population. The turtles were raised in a conservation lab where they grew quickly, ...

One skull belonged to an extinct right whale species called Balaenella brachyrhynus. Using microCT scans, scientists found ...

Today’s announcement by Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences about a successful hatching of chicks from an artificial egg would represent a major innovation, if the claims can be ...

There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to ...