animals

Itamar's Home: A center for animal-assisted therapy for children in Sderot

The shipping company ZIM will expand the trauma treatment center in Sderot, which will be named after Staff Sergeant Itamar Ben Yehuda, a Golani fighter who fell on October 7, 2023.

By WALLA! LOCAL
12/03/2025

Long Island dog rescue names adoptable puppies in honor of Bibas family

The rescue's founder was devastated by the announcement of their murders in captivity.

New study reveals domestic cats arrived in China via the Silk Road around 600 CE

Domestic cats quickly gained popularity among China's elite, considered luxury pets at royal courts.

Police rescue lion cub, two monkeys held illegally in Israel's South

The animals were transferred to inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for further care.

09/03/2025

Suspected mass poisoning of cats in Tel Aviv, surrounding cities

The bodies of six cats were also discovered in Kiryat Ono.

Mantis shrimps punch at bullet speed. How can they take it?

The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from reaching the mantis shrimp's body.

Colossal Biosciences creates 'woolly mice' with mammoth-like traits in de-extinction effort

Scientists edited seven genes to produce mice with woolly fur and cold adaptations similar to mammoths.

4.7 million years ago, giant flying squirrels moved through America’s treetops

These giant flying squirrels once glided through the landscape of Southern Appalachia around 4.7 million years ago, coexisting with rhinos, mastodons, and red pandas.

Labradoodle breeder slams “Doodle” crossbreeds as marketing hype

“Doodles. People are crossing a Doodle into every breed—Labradoodle, Goldendoodle,” stated Martin Rütter in the interview.

Scientists discover new 'mud dragon' species 6,000 meters below the Antarctic waves

Mud dragons (kinorhynchs) are tiny marine invertebrates (100 micrometers to 1 mm) essential to marine ecosystem function.

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