1-foot-long creature with ‘tail shield' found at India farm. It's a new species

On a farm in southern India, agricultural workers dug into the damp soil and uncovered a 1-foot-long creature with "distinct" ...

Mud creature - with ‘rectangular' body - found in Australia bay is new species

‘Dwarf'-like sea creature found on coral reef. It's an ‘iridescent' new species As the tide recedes from the Bay of Rest, mud ...

Experts stunned after finding elusive creature in unexpected location: 'Can add to the body of knowledge'

Researchers are concerned that habitat loss will reduce the migration options for the veery and have already seen signs of ...

‘Dwarf’-like sea creature found on coral reef. It’s an ‘iridescent’ new species

Off the coast of Papua New Guinea, a “dwarf”-like sea creature with spotted eyes swam around a reef. It darted into a nearby coral as a shadowy figure approached, but its hiding spot wasn’t quite ...
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Wildlife rescuers respond after exotic creature is found in middle of neighborhood street: 'Often released by pet owners'

When left to their own devices, boa constrictors can threaten the ecosystem and create an imbalance in an area's biodiversity ...

‘Large’ creature with spines on its belly found in stream. It’s a new species

As darkness settled across southern China, a “large” creature with spines on its belly sat in a stream. Its multicolored eyes ...

‘Golden’ sea creature found ‘deep within’ underwater caves. It’s a new species

Mikey’s golden pygmygobies were “typically found deep within caves” of offshore coral reefs, the study said. The fish were seen swimming “along the surface of cave roofs and walls in small groups of ...

Pale creature with ‘sharp’ claws found in cave in China. It’s a new species

In a mountainous cave of southeastern China, a pale creature with “sharp” claws moved along the rocky ground. A beam of light cut through the shadows and eventually landed on it. Scientists peered at ...

Aquatic creature with ‘pointed’ teeth found hiding in Brazil. It’s a new species

Jussari catfish were found in a “clearwater stream” and hiding “mainly in the roots of the invasive species Hedychium coronarium,” a type of ginger lily, researchers said. Much about the new species’ ...

Baby sea creature spent months entangled in fishing gear. Then a ‘miracle’ in CA

A baby sea creature was caught in fishing gear for months off the coast of California, a company said. Chex Mix, the calf of a “well-known” mama humpback in the area, found itself trapped in a ...
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Creatures found clinging to walls of 16th-century forts in Nepal are new species

New species of gecko were found on the walls of 16th-century forts in Nepal. Bhattarai, et al (2025) ZooKeys Centuries ago in the Siwalik Mountains, a range in the outer Himalayas, ancient people ...

9-ton prehistoric creature — with duck-bill face — found as new species in NM

The hadrosaur would have lived in the same ecosystem as armored ankylosaurids, horned dinosaurs like the Navajoceratops, as well as the “Bisti Beast,” a well-known horned dinosaur of New Mexico, ...