Wildlife

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium zookeepers Donovan and Jarek checked on the eight endangered red wolf pups. The wiggly, healthy pups will receive a more thorough hands-on veterinary exam later in the week — via Youtube

Zoo Miami’s newest litter of endangered African painted dogs received their follow-up 8 week exam which included getting weighed, having blood drawn and receiving vaccinations for distemper. This was only the second time that the puppies have been separated from their mother to be examined and they all did very well — via Youtube

What if, rather than cleaning your house properly, you instead welcomed in some bug-eating lizards? — via Youtube

The team spotted this Stubby Squid off the coast of California at a depth of 900m. The stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) looks like a cross between an octopus and squid, but is more closely related to cuttlefish. This species spends life on the sea floor, activating a sticky mucus jacket and burrowing into the sediment to camouflage, leaving their eyes poking out to spot prey like shrimp and small fish. Rossia pacifica is found in the Northern Pacific from Japan to Southern California, most commonly seen up to 300m deep, but specimens have been collected at 1000m depth — via Youtube

Two seven-month-old Sri Lankan Leopard cubs at Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands show off their climbing skills. The cubs’ antics were captured by a Go-Pro camera mounted at the top of the rope — via Youtube