Tarantula mating season is in full swing. Not everyone comes out alive

October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They ...

Rabbit populations boom in parts of Australia as ideal conditions see pests return

A resurgence of rabbit populations following recent rainfall is driving experts to urge for increased control measures.
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10 animals that have hundreds of babies at once

In the wild, some parents welcome hundreds, even millions of babies at once and often rely on numbers for survival. Here are ...
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First Orange-bellied Parrots fly into Melaleuca for breeding season

So far, Orange-bellied Parrot Tasmania Program volunteers have spotted the return of six birds to their Melaleuca breeding ground. Of those six, five were wild-born and one was captive born. A ...
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Breeding Program at Queens Zoo Helps Restore Vulnerable Rabbit Species

The Queens Zoo plans to continue its breeding work next spring when the rabbits’ natural mating season begins. The New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) is listed as vulnerable by the ...
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Breeding Program at Queens Zoo Helps Restore Vulnerable Rabbit Species

SUNDAY, Oct. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fifteen young New England cottontail rabbits born at a New York City zoo have been released into the wild in Maine as part of an effort to save the only rabbit ...