Long before the one-horned rhinoceros became confined to the swampy grasslands and riverine forests of Assam and Bengal — and a lone national park in Uttar Pradesh — the massive animal thundered ...

Decoded genome of meat in pup’s stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species Researchers have shed light on the final centuries of the woolly rhinoceros after studying a ...

On the vast expanse of the Siberian steppe 14,000 years ago, a 2-month-old wolf pup gobbled down some woolly rhinoceros flesh. Moments later, its underground den collapsed, killing the pup and its ...

Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies. In a first, researchers found a ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Towards the end of the last ice age, an ancient wolf feasted on a ...

Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from an unusual place: the stomach contents of a naturally mummified Pleistocene wolf pup from Siberia. As its ...

Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost. By Ari Daniel It’s not every day that one gets to hold a chunk of hide ...

A fearless muntjac deer weighing just 50 pounds went head-to-head with a nearly two-ton rhinoceros at a zoo in Poland in a caught-on-camera David and Goliath bout for the ages. A caretaker at Wroclaw ...

Animals in captivity can end up with some unusual neighbors —surprising encounters. In a naturalistic rendition of David vs. Goliath, a 28-pound Reeves’s muntjac named Tata, a small deer species ...

The viral video shines a light on animal behaviour and rare, unexpected zoo interactions Dubai: Building on this dramatic encounter, a viral wildlife moment swept through Poland’s Wrocław Zoo as a ...