Animals

A million blocks, dozens of animals: Midbarium’s new attraction

Dozens of giant animal installations made from 2 million blocks have arrived at Midbarium in Beersheba in a spectacular exhibition with creativity, imagination, and family fun.

LEGO Exhibition at Midbarium Beersheba.
A white-tailed ptarmigan in a snowy meadow in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes

Treatment of a female brown sea turtle at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

A Sea Turtle Hospital and Educational Center: A first look at the new rescue facility

Therapy dog Panda rescued by Israel Police.

Panda the therapy dog stolen from central Israel, held for ransom near Ramallah in the West Bank


KKL-JNF rehabilitates injured forest dormouse after rare daytime sighting

A rare forest dormouse spotted at a Galilee factory was rescued, treated, and released back into the wild by KKL-JNF.

 An injured forest dormouse being treated at KKL-JNF's Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center, April 2025.

At least 50 hippos die from anthrax in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Residents warned to avoid wild animals and boil water amid anthrax outbreak.

 Hippopotamus resting in the Zambezi River.

Petah Tikva father-son duo arrested for attacking neighbor, attempting to kidnap dog

The men, aged 62 and 31, allegedly threatened to kill the dog over the barking.

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

UC Berkeley's 'Salto' robot jumps and balances like a squirrel

Biologists and engineers designed an approach to increase the chances of a robot achieving upright and balanced landings without needing great grip strength, by controlling the forces along its leg.

 Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping in the forest of Noord Brabant in the Netherlands.

With Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi Colossal Biosciences revives the dire wolves

Using these fossils, scientists reconstructed the complete genome of the extinct species as part of Colossal's de-extinction process.

 With Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi Colossal Biosciences revives the dire wolves.

Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear.

A six-week-old baby hippo "Toni", named after German national soccer player Antonio Ruediger, is pictured with its mother Debby, at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany, August 15, 2024.

Real-life 'Game of Thrones' wolves are back: Dire wolves reborn through science

A Texas-based biotechnology company announced that it has successfully revived the long-extinct dire wolf.

 Dire wolves.

Russian man survives bear attack as sightings near Moscow increase

The man, who apparently survived the attack by managing to play dead, was out collecting antlers shed by elk and deer last week when the bear attacked him.

An American Black Bear swims in the water

Mommy, a 100-year-old tortoise, becomes the oldest first-time mother of her species

The hatchlings are the offspring of Mommy and Abrazzo, two Western Santa Cruz tortoises and the zoo's two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100 years old.

 Mommy, a 100-year-old tortoise, becomes the oldest first-time mother of her species.

Animals' PTSD from rocket sirens must also be acknowledged - opinion

In memory of Lev, a three-legged dog who became irreversibly paralyzed from fear of rocket sirens, I share his story and invite you to support Wind Chimes’ work with traumatized animals and people.

‘DESPITE MY usual discomfort with animals, especially ones that shed, I felt an immediate, special connection with Lev,’ says the writer.