2Min News Roundup

From pterosaur eggs, to upside-down dinosaurs, to ancient insects, we’re recapping some of our favourite fossil finds from 2017!

TOPSY-TURVY
CAVE CUB
BABY LOUIE
EGG JACKPOT 
FEATHERED FRIEND 
OLDEST TICK 
AMBER INSECTS 
MUMMIFIED SALAMANDER 
JURASSIC SQUIRRELS 
STRANGE ADDITION

Illegal wolf killings spark an investigation in Washington, an increase in medicines containing banned animal parts, super-sized penguin fossils discovered in New Zealand, and a Bryde’s whale carcass in Namibia could help settle a century-old scientific conundrum! Get these stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.

SHARK-DRAGGING CASE CLOSED
ANCIENT PARASITE  
SUPER-SIZED PENGUIN
LIZARDS OF OZ 
TASMANIAN TIGER
VULTURE DECLINE
SUMATRAN RHINOS IN TROUBLE
WOLF REWARD
ILLEGAL TRADE MEDS
NEW MARINE REFUGE
BRYDE’S WHALE WASHUP 

New species discoveries in the Greater Mekong, a missing marsupial reemerges, a sea turtle rescue with a difference, and some stunning humpback ballet. Get these stories and more in your two-minute blast of wildlife news!

NEW SPECIES BONANZA
ANCIENT ANIMAL 
MISSING MARSUPIAL
COSY SQUIRRELS
WHAT GOES AROUND
BUTTERFLY LAWYERS
LYNX AND PUMA
HUMPBACK BALLET
OCEAN ACIDITY
TANGLED TURTLE
CRANKY SEA LIONS

A new ghost scorpion found in Malaysia, scientists unearth the oldest fossil eye, crafty orcas take down rays in New Zealand, a tadpole-hunting jumping spider, and hope for a rare ibis in Morocco! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news!

SCORPION SURPRISE
CAMERA TRAPS SURVEY
WACKY DINO
ANCIENT EYE
TADPOLE SNACK
ZOMBIE STINGRAYS
GREAT WHITES IN MAINE
LONE WOLF
HOPE FOR IBIS
RAINBOW RECORD

Rare clouded-leopard cubs spotted in Borneo, the discovery of 200 pterosaur eggs, Canada protects a record stretch of ocean and microbes named after “Rush”! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news!

RARE SIGHTING
CAN CLAW
STRESSED OUT WHALES
SERENGETI OF THE ARCTIC
PESTICIDE PROBLEMS
BAT BRAINS
MUSICAL MICROBES
DEEP DWELLER
ANCIENT EGGS
DEFORESTATION GROWING
TREETOP TUMBLE

A new frog in Brazil, breeding success for the world’s smallest glider, whales enjoy a spa day in Canada, and how a ’toxic’ gas might help power elephant seals’ deep dives.

HYBRID HELPERS
FINCH SPECIATION
NEW FROG
KAKAPO COMEBACK
HUMPBACK HIDEOUT
BOWHEAD DAY SPA
DEATH-DEFYING DIVES
3.5-BILLION-YEAR-OLD LEGACY
TINY GLIDER
'LYUBA' ON LOAN

Blue whales take over Monterey Bay, parrotfish teeth could lead to breakthroughs in materials science, a new leaf-mimicking insect and amazing insight into how chimps warn troop members of imminent danger. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news!

TRANQUILIZER SHORTAGE
BACK-AND-FORTH BAN
ODD MONKEY OUT
CHIMP ALARMS
UNBREAKABLE TEETH
OPEN WIDE
BLUES IN THE BAY
NEW LEAF MIMIC
ART SQUATTER

Another illegal wolf hunt in Oregon, bonobos are “nice” to their neighbours, bacteria-carrying mosquitos could help stop the Zika virus, an ancient cave lion cub discovered, and a bizarre frilled shark spotted in Portugal. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news!

THIRD WOLF DEAD
HELPFUL MOZZIES
HELPING HAND
ANCIENT DIGITS
CAVE CUB
VAQUITA DEATH
DEEP BLUE DINNER
FRILLED SHARK
FUNGUS AMONG US
LEOPARD LANDS A CROC

Poachers make moves in South Africa, Asia and Europe, the “golden wonder” salamander seen for the first time in 40 years, a puzzling horde of Port Jackson sharks spotted in Bass Strait, and a new species of orangutan described by scientists. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news!

RHINO TRAGEDY
BIRD POACHING
GOLDEN TRIANGLE TRADE
SAFFRON SALAMANDER
NEW APE
LONGNECK FOSSIL
SHARK WIN
PORT JACKSON PARTY
COYOTE DECOYS

A four-metre great white causes a stir in Australia, a rare albino civet spotted in the wild, koalas return to Dharug National Park, an ancient species of jellyfish shakes up what we know about life under the Arctic sea ice, and rhinos fitted with in-horn trackers. These stories and more in this week’s two-minute blast of wildlife news!

SHARK SPOTTED
KOALAS ON CAMERA
RARE WHITE CIVET
ARCTIC JELLY
STUPID STUNT
LUCKY LIZARD
TONGUE TROUBLE
HORN TRACKERS
DANGEROUS PHOTOS
1 VS. 30

Diplomats in North Korea accused of smuggling for the wildlife trade, a rare toad spotted in Ecuador, banded hare-wallabies reintroduced in mainland Australia, and pilot whales strand in Hawaii. Get these stories and more in this week’s two-minute recap of wildlife news!

NORTH KOREA TRADE
WALLABY HOMECOMING
RARE TOAD SIGHTING
STAR ATTRACTION
CHATTY CATS
HAWAII WHALE STRANDINGS
MAKO TAKE
BUTTERFLY BLIP
DRAGON STROLL

Over 1,000 reptiles seized in India, black rhinos return to Chad, a wasp with a Harry Potter-inspired name, and an urchin overpopulation concerns scientists in California. These stories and more in this week’s 2-minute recap of wildlife news.

BLACK RHINO RESTOCK
REPTILE BUST
RETURN OF THE AUROCHS
INJURIOUS ELK
WHALE TAIL
LAND LOBSTER
POTTER WASP
URCHIN EXPLOSION
BOW RIDER

A parakeet invasion in Mexico, concern mounts over America’s wild horses, donkey skin demand in China attracts wildlife traffickers, a bad year for oceanic “dead zones” and a pair of dead-whale predator parties. Get these stories and more in this week’s 2-minute recap of nature news!

PARAKEET INVASION
DONKEY SKIN TRAFFICKING
WILD HORSES
WOLF KILLINGS
DEAD ZONES
SUNDERBANS BIODIVERSITY
POLAR BEAR FEAST
SURF AND TURF
SNAKE SNACK
MOUSTACHED BIRD

A giant tree rat that’s new to science, a smuggler of narwhal tusks gets a prison term, sponges aplenty discovered in the deep sea, “mystery” Philippines whale identified, and a jaguar’s incredible caiman catch. Get these stories and more in your weekly roundup of nature news!

SOCIAL MEDIA SALES
SMUGGLER SENTENCED
BELLY BITE
TREE RAT CONFIRMED
SANDERS SPIDER
KEYSTONE SPONGE
PHILIPPINES “MYSTERY”
LONG LIVES
PANDAS ON THE MOVE
JAGUAR VS CAIMAN

Conservationists announce plans to return tigers to Kazakhstan, why mercury could be putting some jaguar populations at risk, a potentially exciting otter clip from Japan, and indigo snakes released in Florida. These conservation stories & more in your weekly recap of wildlife news!

KAZAKHSTAN TIGER
RHINO HORN AUCTION
TOXIC JAGUARS
RIVER OTTER RESURGENCE
SOOTY SERPENT
CRAZY ANT CONTROL
POLAR BEAR UPDATE
ANTELOPE HOPE
ROMANIA PREDATOR CONTROL
HARPY CAM

From purple toads and toothless dwarf dolphins to ants with musically inspired names, we’re using this week’s two minutes of wildlife news to recap some of the year’s coolest newly discovered species.

ICE CAVE MYSTERIES
PEACOCK SPIDERS
PURPLE TOAD
CRIMSON KATYDID
RADIOHEAD ANT
CAVE SPIDER
YODA FRUIT BAT
ANCIENT REPTILE
DWARF DOLPHIN
ATTENBUG

Rare video of mating sea angels, orangutans at risk in their unprotected habitat, how an invasive snake is destroying Guam’s forests & an exciting pangolin sighting. These stories and more in your weekly blast of nature news!

ORANGUTANS AT RISK
SNAKE ASSAILANT
PANGOLIN SIGHTING
LEMMING LOUNGING
TURTLE TROUBLE
ROAD RODENTS
BAT CRASH
DISAPPEARING BUTTERFLIES
BLUEFISH BUFFET
ANGEL DANCE

Tailless whip scorpions fight territorial battles, the deepest-diving fish sets a new record, a rare tree rat rediscovered in Australia and primate deformities concern scientists. These stories and more in this week’s roundup of wildlife news!

CANNIBAL CLASHES
SCORPION STINGS
DEEP DIVER
COCKATOO SQUID
NEW CRAB
TREE RAT
AMAZON DISCOVERIES
FACE WARP
LONE STAR OCELOT
BRYOZOAN FIND

The US shelves a controversial shark-cull proposal, scientists dig into the extinct dodo bird, climate change could be shrinking fish & two new species discovered. Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news!

FLOODS RAGE ON
CAT VS. COWS
SHARK CULL SHELVED
SHRINKING FISH
NOISY WATERS
BIG-EARED BAT
PURPLE FROG
SNOW LEOPARD SPLIT
HORSING AROUND
WAY OF THE DODO

Elephants come to the rescue as floods hit Nepal, rare Siamese crocs hatch from their eggs, a white moose spotted in Sweden, and a first-ever sighting in an octopus den! These stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.

NEPAL FLOODING
OCTOPUS’S GARDEN
MUCOUS MACHINE
POLYESTER PARTICLES
RARE CROCS
MYSTERY MOOSE
PESTICIDE PROBLEMS
HOPE FOR THE MINK
OCELOT HUNT
EAGLE VS. DEER
BIG FISH, LITTLE FISH