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A rare baby spider monkey has been wowing visitors at Chester Zoo. These pictures show the Colombian black-headed spider monkey, named Olive, being cradled by her mum Kiara.

Naman Ramachandran Prime Video has unveiled the first trailer for “Poacher,” the new series from Emmy-winning “Delhi Crime” creator Richie Mehta, executive produced by Bollywood star . An eight-part crime drama based on true events, “Poacher,” which bowed at Sundance 2023, uncovers the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history.

Rance Collins Angela Bassett hit a special golden hue carpet on Thursday to celebrate the docuseries series “Queens.” Bassett serves as executive producer and narrator of the show, which explores female leaders in wildlife species. From the beginning of pre-production, the project was entirely led by women. “I said ‘no,’ initially, because I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, to be in a booth so we can do these voiceovers [is] many, many hours.’ And then they came back again.

A decapitated White Fronted Goose has been found dead in a plastic bag after being shot near a Scots river.

Queens is Nat Geo’s latest wildlife series that follows six domains ruled by the fierce and formidable matriarchs of the animal world.

tells two very striking and profound stories: the one in front of the camera, which follows six powerful sisterhoods within the animal kingdom, and the one happening behind the scenes, with the first-ever women-led production team for a natural history series.You can't tell one without the other, and it's evident in the chill-inducing trailer, which Glamour is exclusively premiering ahead of the series' debut on Monday, March 4. Narrated by Oscar winner and Angela Bassett, Queens examines the impact of the matriarchy from the smallest ant to the largest land and sea mammals.The seven-episode series was filmed over four years in 12 countries and is, without question, one of National Geographic's most ambitious and crucial projects, both for the future of wildlife and the women telling their stories.

A monkey is on the loose in a Scottish village after escaping from the Highland Wildlife Park.

Viewers of BBC's Winterwatch have furiously slammed the show for being 'sickening' after the latest episode showed footage of a dead animal.The episode which viewers branded as 'animal cruelty' saw BBC presenters Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan set up an infra-red camera which captured a dead deer being eaten.The pair set up the cameras at the RSPB Arne nature reserve in an attempt to capture footage of night animals feeding. While the camera successfully captured some movement from the animals, viewers quickly flocked to social media to argue that the footage was 'animal cruelty' as dead animals were shown during the 'sickening' clips.

A YouTube has sadly passed away at 54 years old, just days after sharing a heartfelt goodbye video. Beloved reptile influencer Brian Barczyk, who had a following of over 1.6 million on Instagram, died in Michigan after battling stage-four pancreatic cancer. His company, The Reptarium, shared the heartbreaking news with his many followers, describing Brian as someone who "touched countless hearts and minds around the world." Just days before, Brian had shared a moving 16-minute farewell video with his fans, where he confessed: "We really thought we could beat this." Brian was well-known and loved in the wildlife community for his enthusiastic videos about tropical animals.

The owner of two dogs seen in brutal TikTok videos showing badgers and foxes being attacked has walked free from court. Liam Talbot was banned from keeping animals for three years after admitting causing animal fighting, which was documented in footage posted on the social media platform.

Chris Packham has told how security on the BBC's Winterwatch has been beefed up because of “specific threats” against him.

RiverQuest, a birder-focused cruise, is weighing anchor.The two-decade-old cruise run by the Connecticut River Museum — which documents New England’s longest river’s ecology and history, and houses a replica of Dutch Colonist and fur trader Adriaen Block’s ship, the Onrust — departs from Haddam, about 12 miles upriver from Essex.Naturalist Cathy Malin, a 10-year RiverQuest veteran, leads the sightseeing cruises, which take in the whole riverscape, from wildlife to geology, and from ecology to history.The special birding cruises run through late fall and culminate in the otherworldly spectacle of the swarming tree swallows.“Every cruise is different because the river is different with each season, and the scenery changes every day,” Malin told The Post, adding that in March, when it’s colder, “we usually have the whole river to ourselves.” Less boats equals less humans, less disturbance — and better chances of wildlife roaming close to the banks and eagles flying.The bald eagle was designated the United States’ national bird in 1782, but by the 20th century, they were on the brink of extinction. They were added to the endangered species list in 1978.No longer listed as endangered, Malin estimates there are now about eight nesting couples in this area, up from zero in the mid-20th century.These comeback kids signify the Connecticut River’s return to good health.

life-saving efforts to treat a gastrointestinal abnormality, aquarium officials said.The 16-year-old female bottlenose dolphin died while being held by animal care experts who were preparing Winter for a procedure at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium where the famous marine mammal has long resided.“While we are heartbroken by Winter’s death, we are comforted knowing that our team did everything possible to give her the best chance at survival,” said veterinarian Dr.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium broke the news this week that the 16-year-old bottlenose dolphin has been fighting a gastrointestinal infection. Handlers now say that she may not pull through her illness.“She wasn’t quite eating as much as she typically would, so that kind of ramped things up in terms of us wanting to do more in terms of her care,” said aquarium president Dr.

told the Cape Cod Times that Arnold would continually stumble and fall over, so the team gave him an exam.“Upon exam our veterinary team found that he had two open-fractures on his foot,” the wildlife center explained on Facebook. “This means that the tissue and skin has been pulled away leaving the bone exposed.

Wired, they both arrived at roughly the same time on Tetiaroa atoll, a remote 3.7-square-mile island in French Polynesia. But now the legendary Brando is dead, having left behind a modestly sized village he built on the island a few years after filming 1962’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” – and where tens of thousands of rats are thriving.

told Entertainment Tonight that he plans to take an offer from his longtime enemy, Carole Baskin, and her husband in the name of serving less time behind bars.  “It is time for Carole and Howard to put up or shut the hell up because I’m accepting their offer,” Exotic, 58, said from the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

46-second home security video of a bobcat attacking a man’s wife has gone viral, documenting a scary turn of events that started with the surprise ambush — and ended with the man throwing the animal onto his front lawn. By Friday, the video had more than 6.3 million views.The video starts with a calm scene — the man greeting a neighbor and commenting on his need for a car wash.

a bevy of healthy, rambunctious, carefree kittens.At Explore.org, website users can browse livestreams of captive and wild animals from all over the world, from the adorable to the abominable, such as dogs, bears, sharks, bats, alligators, otters and more.At this very moment, nearly 400 viewers agree that watching kittens nap live is more rewarding than televised news. The therapeutic kitties come courtesy of Kitten Rescue, a sanctuary in Los Angeles, California.

Tiger King star Carole Baskin is calling attention to the grave risk to animals at the now closed theme park at the centre of the Netflix docuseries.The licence for the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park was suspended this week and the place will remain closed for at least the next 21 days after an inspection by United States Department of Agriculture officials exposed the neglect of animals at the hands of owner Jeff Lowe.But Baskin insists the closure means the animals remain in danger, as

Often nicknamed ‘kings of the jungle’, despite living almost entirely in desert and grassland, lions are about as iconic as animals get – and from Aslan to Simba, they’ve dominated pop culture for years.

Directorial debuts tend to be wild, shaggy, and filled with a vigorous energy that makes you overlook youthful missteps. So, to that end, you’d never guess in a million years that “Wildlife” (2018) was the directorial debut of actor/writer/filmmaker Paul Dano (“There Will Be Blood,” “Prisoners,” “Little Miss Sunshine“).

Adine Roode, founder of HERD (Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation & Development) received an urgent call one day from wildlife vet  Albertus Coetzee. Dr Coetzee informed her that an injured albino elephant calf, approximately four months old had been found, still entangled in a snare that she had pulled out from where it had been set.  There was no sign of her family anywhere.

How did Habitat XR come about and was the intention always to do films about nature?