The Mount Lyell shrew is as mysterious as it is adorable. And now, there are photos of this elusive tiny mammal—none existed before.

A pile of poop belonging to a Eurasian river otter is actually very exciting because of where researchers found it. Learn more here.

No one’s ever photographed a live New Britain goshawk—that is, until this past March. Get the story and see the rare bird here.

The cutest little critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat crossed paths with a trail cam in Queensland, Australia. See it here.

New footage proves there have now been at least three wolf cubs born in Colorado since the species’ reintroduction.

A baby orphaned elephant got a spa day. Watch caretakers coat the baby’s skin with coconut oil and then cover her in dirt—and learn why.

Watch footage of hundreds of baby hammerhead sharks swimming together off the coast of Australia. The more you look, the more you see.

Cross river gorillas are extremely rare, with only about 300 of them left in the wild. Check out this exciting new trail-cam footage.

A coffee farmer didn’t realize he was filming an extremely rare animal, the Amazon weasel, for the first time ever. Watch the footage here.

When an extremely rare whale washed ashore in New Zealand, the scientific community became very excited. Here’s what it is.