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A “strawberry” leopard walking in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve. Photo © Deon De Villiers. This photo of the day features a “strawberry” leopard walking in South Africa’s Madikwe Game…

A gray zorro (Pseudalopex griseus) in Patagonian Chile. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. This canine has many names: the gray zorro, the chilla, and the South American gray fox. Despite…

11-month-old Amur leopards at the San Diego Zoo. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo today released footage of three 11-month-old Amur leopards that debuted last…

Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) in Big Sur. Photo by Rhett A. Butler In the United States, the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs have been associated with the religious holiday of…

Karukinka’s La Paciencia Valley. Photo © Wildlife Conservation Society Conservationists are opening a 34 kilometer (21.3 mile) trekking trail in Chile's Tierra del Fuego. The trail will connect stunning uplands…

Baby aardvark with mom. Photo courtesy of the Colchester Zoo. A female aardvark (Orycteropus afer) named Oq gave birth last month to her seventh baby, making the breeding program at…

Indian flying fox soaring at the WCS Bronx Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS. Indian flying foxes (Pteropus giganteus) are now soaring a the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Bronx Zoo.…

The baby giraffe was born at 6 feet tall and weighing in at around 100 pounds. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS. A baby Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) was recently…

Weedy scorpion fish is a new addition the New York Aquarium on Coney Island. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS. This bright yellow weedy scorpion fish (Rhinopias frondosa) is the newest…

Baby bongo. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsande Zoo. A female bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) was born at the Zoological Society of London's Whipsnade Zoo last month. "The calf and her mum…

A rescued Horsfield's tarsier named Lad, shortly after being released, eating an insect. Photo courtesy of Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC). Earlier this month, biologists with Danau Girang Field Centre…

Calf scott and mother Azizah on their walkabout. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. Elephants have been spotted roaming the pastoral fields of eastern England. Released for a jaunt from…

The cryptic Junin rail. Photo by: Mike Parr. Few people have ever laid eyes on the Junin rail (Laterallus tuerosi). Located in a single lake in Peru, the well-camouflaged bird…

Releasing a green marine turtle named Crush back to the South China Sea. Photo by: Sea Turtles 911. Last month, an organization devoted to marine turtles in the China, Sea…

Pot-bellied seahorse: adult and baby. Babies, or fry, are brown black but turn yellow over time. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher. The Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) New York Aquarium has…

Mom and baby enjoy lunch. Malagasy giant jumping rats are born blind and hairless. Photo courtesy of ZSL. Twin Malagasy giant jumping rats (Hypogeomys antimena) were born in the Zoological…

Slender loris baby stays close to mom. Photo courtesy of ZSL. Twin grey slender lorises (Loris lydekkerianus) were born in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) zoo in London this…

Newborn twin cottontop tamarins clinging to their parent's back. Photo courtesy of ZSL. Twin cottontop tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) were born in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) zoo in London…

The Sumatran tiger, Raika, at the London Zoo playing with scented pillow. Photo courtesy of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The Sumatran tigers at the London Zoo received an…

Kedih di Sumatera. Foto oleh: Rhett A. Butler. Dengan warna bulu yang jelas dan ekspresi tenang terkadang nyaris melankolis, kedih (Presbytis thomasi) adalah salah satu primata Asia yang kurang dikenal.…

Danau Girang Field Center (DGFC) and Wildlife Rescue Unit staff securing crocodile's powerful mouth. Photo courtesy of DGFC. Researchers in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo have successfully satellite-tagged…

The vast peatlands of Borneo are being destroyed at record rates, leading to among other impacts vast carbon emissions. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Forget the groundhogs, February 2nd is…

Giant leaf frogs are among the 50 reptiles and amphibian species found in the park. Photo by: Andre Baertschi. Surveying a little-explored park in the Peruvian Amazon has paid off…

The towering Puya raimondii is the world's largest bromeliad. Photo by: Giacomo Sellan. Found in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia, the world's biggest bromeliad Puya raimondii is imperiled by…

A brown-spider monkey in Selva de Florencia National Park. Photo courtesy of WCS. Researchers with The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Colombia’s National Parks Unit have located at least two…

Green forest dragon in Indonesian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Or "Gung Hay Fat Choy" phonetically). Today marks the start of Chinese New Year, which…

Children watch the rereleasing of a southern river terrapin back into the wild. Photo by: Eleanor Briggs. Only around 200 southern river terrapins (Batagur affinis) survive in the wild, but…

Transporting a stranded pygmy killer whale back to the wild. All photos by: Scubazoo. On Tuesday a female pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) was found stranded on Tanjung Aru beach,…

An adult male blackthroat Foping National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, June 2011. © Per Alström. A species of robin with a black head, aptly named the blackthroat (Luscinia obscura), had…

Bloodied male green iguanas fight in Colombia. All photos by: Rhett A. Butler. Found throughout Central and South America and parts of the Caribbean, the green iguana (Iguana iguana) is…