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Fackler, Alabama

The Rock Zoo

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.
Hyenas and crocodiles dined on a waterside carcass together, caught via camera trap.
science

You Never Know Who Will Turn Up at an Elephant Carcass

Researchers in Kenya spied some unexpected guests at these “carrion bonanzas”
Roxanne Hoorn August 16, 2023
Tucson, Arizona

Javier Javelina On a Tandem

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
Tsuzuki Mamoru-kun
Yokohama, Japan

Tsuzuki Mamoru-kun

A giant gorilla guardian of the neighborhood, warning people to drive safely.
poison

Podcast: Snake Island

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, this rock has certainly earned its nickname.
The Podcast Team August 14, 2023
A tiny, whiskered archaeologist (aka a common black rat) emerges from its nest.
rats

In Colonial Williamsburg, Thieving Rats Save History

Historians owe a debt of gratitude to these furry pilferers.
Amy Crawford August 10, 2023
A jumping spider in Manila, Philippines.
meteorites

Wonder Is Everywhere: Spider Wrestling, the Return of the Giant Peanut, and More from Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White August 4, 2023
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Underwater Museum of Art

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.
An asiatic subspecies of cheetah once roamed India. Efforts to reintroduce the animal there threaten the traditional sustainable harvest of salai trees.
forests

India's Cheetah Reintroduction Threatens an Indigenous Tradition

Behind the headlines of the animals' rocky return, a displaced community struggles to access trees they have tended for generations.
Tanvi Dutta Gupta August 3, 2023
Orca pods can develop their own cultures that result in distinctive behaviors, including cooperation with humans.
museums

The Killer Whales of Eden and the 'Law of the Tongue'

Orcas and humans once hunted together in southeastern Australia, until their millennia-old relationship broke down.
Roxanne Hoorn October 11, 2023
outsider art

Podcast: Knight’s Spider Web Farm

The helpers behind these one-of-a-kind art pieces have eight legs.
The Podcast Team July 27, 2023
A naked mole rat in laboratory tunnel. The oldest recorded naked mole rat in captivity lived to 39 years old.
animals

The Secrets of the Longest-Living Mammals

Why do mole rats, Brandt's bats, and bowhead whales live so much longer than their relatives?
Roxanne Hoorn July 26, 2023
insects

Podcast: Amazon Night Hikes

Overcoming a fear of our multi-legged friends—at night, in the world's largest tropical rainforest.
The Podcast Team July 26, 2023
animals

Podcast: Face to Face

The Atlas Obscura team shares memorable encounters they’ve had with animals—everything from parakeets to a very special opossum.
The Podcast Team July 20, 2023
We asked readers to share their most magical encounters with wild animals, such as Madeleine Oh's story of playing with a baby fox.
monkeys

9 Incredible Wild Animal Encounters From Our Readers

From playing tag with sea lions to holding hands with an orangutan.
Sarah Durn July 18, 2023
Gerlach, Nevada

Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.
taxidermy

Podcast: Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends

Two very special dogs lovingly preserved after death.
The Podcast Team July 13, 2023
Biologists on the Canary Islands only became aware of the islands’ robust population of angelsharks about a decade ago.
islands

This Fake Beach in the Canary Islands Is a Baby Shark Paradise

Tenerife's Playa de las Teresitas attracts tourists looking for sun—and endangered angelsharks.
Dag Goering July 10, 2023