The red sand boa is a non-venomous snake that thrives in dry scrublands and grasslands that offer loose sand the snake can ...

Painted woolly bat populations are declining. The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the species as “near threatened,” yet few nations within the species’ range offer the bats ...

Globally, the species is considered near threatened due to hunting, habitat degradation and other human-induced threats, the study said In Hong Kong, Eurasian otters were feared extinct but ...

The zoo said the original Lacumba, which means “Heart of Africa,” was introduced in 1971. Her successor, Lacumba II, was a beloved mascot until 2004. Naming the zoo’s new jaguar cub Lacumba III honors ...