The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

IKEDA, Osaka Prefecture—A marsupial from Australia kept at the Ikeda city-run Satsukiyama Zoo was listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest wombat ever in captivity. Wain celebrated his ...