Articles tagged as Animals | Smithsonian Magazine

The scimitar-horned oryx was declared extinct in the wild in 2000.

Rewilding the African Scimitar-Horned Oryx

In a historic first, an animal that went extinct in the African wild is reintroduced, giving hope for many endangered species

April 15, 2016

New Research

After Decades of Decline, Tiger Populations Could Be on the Rise

Though the latest numbers seem hopeful, the majestic creatures are not out of the woods yet

April 11, 2016

New Research

Pig Heart Beat for Over Two Years in Baboon’s Belly

Researchers take big step forward in the quest to develop cross-species organ transplants

April 7, 2016

Decades of conservation efforts have led authorities to downgrade the turtles to threatened, though many challenges still remain

April 6, 2016

Silverside fish are among the species protected by a new West Coast commercial fishing ban on foraging fish.

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NOAA Just Moved to Protect Puny Fish

Why a new ban is a big deal for the ocean’s tiniest creatures

April 5, 2016

The fake egg looks and feels the same as a real vulture egg.

Scientists Are Using Electronic Eggs to Study Vultures

A sensor-packed egg, developed by a team at Microduino, could lead to clues about the birds’ livelihood

April 1, 2016

The little brown bat infected with white-nose syndrome found in the state of Washington

The fungal disease, which has devastated bat populations in the Eastern U.S., has now shown up in Washington state

April 1, 2016

Broadcast towers will soon blink for the sake of birds.

With a simple blink, tall towers can go from deadly to bird-friendly

March 31, 2016

New Research

305-Million-Year-Old Fossil Helps Unravel the Spider’s Evolutionary Web

The spider look-alike shows what separates modern spiders from their ancient eight-legged cousins

March 30, 2016

Europe

Save a Horse, Ride a Cow Through the Swiss Alps

A farm in Switzerland offers a slow moo-tion ride through the alpine countryside

March 30, 2016

A bison takes a stroll down the road in Elk Island National Park, Alberta

Next week, the Blackfeet Tribe will receive 89 buffalo calves that descended from Montana stock in a Canadian National Park

March 29, 2016

A black rhino takes to the air in the first stage of its venture during the 2013 World Wildlife Fund's Black Rhino Expansion Project.

A new project is flying rhinos from South Africa to Australia to create a “biological insurance policy” against increased poaching

March 28, 2016

$Just a fraction of the nearly 25,000 pounds of diamondback rattlesnakes displayed at the 2016 Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.$

One of the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup bagged nearly 25,000 pounds of rattlers this year

March 25, 2016

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) trio in trees, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

Why People Turn to Lemurs and Other Endangered Animals for Dinner in Madagascar

A close look at trade in bushmeat finds that consumption is common and out in the open

March 25, 2016

New Research

Prairie Dogs: The Fiercest Killers in the West

New study reveals white-tailed prairie dogs attack and kill ground squirrels with no provocation

March 23, 2016

Giraffes make their way across the Mara River. Whether they’re ambling or galloping, giraffes maintain balance by moving their necks in synchrony with their legs.

What Elephants, Zebras and Lions Do When They Think No One’s Watching

The stunning results when a photographer uses remote cameras to capture Africa’s great beasts

April 2016

Weird Animals

Storks Move to a Trashy Neighborhood

White storks in Portugal and Spain are forgoing thier annual migration to Africa to pig out in landfills

March 18, 2016

With one chick hatched, there’s another still to come

March 18, 2016

But the orcas currently living in its parks will remain there for the rest of their lives

March 17, 2016

The dorsal side of Oneis tanana, which could be the only butterfly species endemic to the Alaskan Arctic.

New Research

A New Species of Butterfly Was Hiding in Plain Sight

The Tanana Arctic could be a rare butterfly hybrid—and it’s the first such find in nearly 30 years

March 17, 2016