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![Rewild the World at Bedtime by Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Ella Beech © Wide Eyed Editions, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7iushqCGp7cS2Jm2JwLqkP-320-80.jpg)
'Most of Gorongosa's large animals had died': How an African paradise for nature recovered from the ravages of war
By Alexander McNamara published
"Where once there had been more than two thousand elephants, now there were fewer than two hundred."
![Close-up of a Sumatran tiger in a jungle.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZUXHZGghYTsD5F3vLgcm3P-320-80.jpg)
Is the Javan tiger back from extinction? New study ignites controversy.
By Patrick Pester published
Geneticists have critiqued a study suggesting extinct Javan tigers are still alive, but the search is just beginning.
![A northern marsupial mole eating a gecko.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3mcrBcy73qfeoaRnXqRTdU-320-80.jpg)
Extremely rare marsupial mole that 'expertly navigates' sand dunes spotted in Western Australia
By Sascha Pare published
Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu rangers have photographed an elusive mole covered in silky golden locks that burrows in the sands of Western Australia and is only spotted a few times per decade.
![A gray wolf photographed in the wild in Wisconsin.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pv9xEtaryd52ATPLc7nMXF-320-80.jpg)
Giant coyote killed in southern Michigan turns out to be a gray wolf — despite the species vanishing from region 100 years ago
By Sascha Pare published
A hunter who killed a gray wolf during a legal coyote hunt in Michigan's Lower Peninsula in January said he mistook the animal for a large coyote.
![Two pictures, one of a brown rat and the other of a black rat, facing each other.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C35MhERoB2FfYqfy3ydyEW-320-80.jpg)
A war of the rats was raging in North America decades before the Declaration of Independence
By Sascha Pare published
Rodent bones from archaeological settlements and shipwrecks in North America reveal that brown rats were introduced earlier than thought and came to dominate black rats within a few decades.
![A Patagonian mara lying in the grass in captivity.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cuzu7woT79nr242aaEgFx-320-80.jpg)
Patagonian mara: The monogamous rodents that mate only a few times a year but pee on each other constantly
By Sascha Pare published
Male Patagonian maras follow females wherever they go and rub poop on the ground around them to deter rival males.
![A dog holds a bowl in its mouth with pleading eyes begging to be fed a scrumptious morsel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hVFWVAZJWqdj7dELyHw9im-320-80.jpg)
Genetic quirk in 25% of Labrador retrievers can lead to overeating, obesity
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists have discovered that a genetic mutation in certain breeds of dogs can lead to obesity.
![Remains of a baby elephant, with its legs shown above the dirt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/unBqvHpwbfZRZhBN4JjmRc-320-80.jpg)
'They are very well aware of their agency': Elephant calf burial ritual discovered in India
By Hannah Osborne published
Elephant burial rituals have been discovered in India, with herd members placing calves upside down in irrigation pits then covering the bodies with soil.
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