It’s not everyday that Henry the polar bear sees something that weighs more than he does. At 1,200-pounds, the polar bear is the world’s largest land predator, but here was something substantially heavier, and it was just sitting there in his enclosure. Defensive at first, Henry eventually dug into the sweet crunchy flesh of a The post Polar Bear Gleefully Eating a 1,400-Pound Pumpkin Donated for His Dinner iS a Sight to Behold appeared first on Good News Network.

Every November, the 1,200 denizens of Australia’s Christmas Island break out the rake and leaf blower and head out to their yards, driveways, and sidewalks. It’s not dead oak and beech leaves on their minds, however, but another red-tinted carpet—100 million crimson-colored crabs. Outnumbering their human neighbors 100,000 to 1, the Gecarcoidea natalis or Christmas Island The post Residents Need Patience and ‘a Rake’ to Enjoy the 200 Million Migrating Crabs on Christmas Island appeared first on Good News Network.

Tramping through coastal marshlands in eastern China, a strange looking deer roams freely in herds of hundreds; a remarkable recovery from where they had been just a few decades ago. Described in ancient China as a beast with the antlers of a deer, hooves of an ox, face of a horse, and tail of a The post Miracle Recovery for World’s Rarest and Strangest Deer – Just 39 Became 8,200 appeared first on Good News Network.

An extinct species of rhino that lived inside the Arctic Circle 23 million years ago has been discovered. The nearly complete fossilized skeleton was recovered from the fossil-rich lake deposits in Haughton Crater on Devon Island, in the Canadian High Arctic. It is the most northerly rhinoceros species known. Rhinos have an evolutionary history that The post Evidence of Rhino Living in Frigid Arctic Circle 23 Million Years Ago Discovered in New Fossil appeared first on Good News Network.

Four dogs rescued from a ‘squalid’ and derelict house in England are being given a new purpose—they’re being trained as police K-9s. The springer spaniels were found in April alongside dozens of other dogs crowded into a property in South Yorkshire. Newly-named Bruce, Pablo, Lola, and Nellie are currently acing assignments in their training to The post Dogs Rescued from ‘Squalid’ House are Being Retrained as Police Sniffer K-9s appeared first on Good News Network.

Six new species of bats have been discovered inside the protected forests of the Philippines—just in time for Halloween. The tube-nosed bats were identified by an international research team that pointed out how the nocturnal – and slightly spooky – group of mammals is incredibly diverse. “I’m astonished at how much we still don’t know The post Six New Species of Bats Discovered – Just in Time for Halloween appeared first on Good News Network.

Native species like the Endangered Palau ground dove have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island in Palau. Working together in 2023-24, government agencies advised and assisted by the NGO Island Conservation, removed damaging invasive rats which devoured native bird eggs and young, decimated native plant populations through seed The post Endangered Palau Ground Doves are Thriving After Restoration Effort appeared first on Good News Network.

A volunteer and his 7-year-old German shepherd named after a goddess have been hailed as heroes for finding a lost toddler amid plummeting temperatures. In Dorchester, New Hampshire, temps were passing 40 on route to an expected 20°F when a mother called 911 to frantically explain that her 2-year-old daughter and the family dogs were The post Toddler Safe After German Shepherd Tracks Her for Hours in Cold Dense Woods appeared first on Good News Network.

The Bahamas were once crawling with pirates, but have always been crawling with lizards. Do the two have anything in common? Well, much like the old trope of pirates missing legs and hands, many of the lizards of the Bahamas are too. The reason we know this is because there happened to be the right The post Peg–Legged Lizards Lead a Pirate’s Life On Caribbean Islands appeared first on Good News Network.

Scientists studying the North Atlantic right whale have celebrated a year without mortalities in which four new whale mothers entered the breeding population. 11 calves were born this year, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium reported in a document released Tuesday. Covered by AP, the animals have now increased to 384 individuals thanks to increased The post Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Population Is Slowly Increasing, Scientists Say appeared first on Good News Network.