{
  "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1",
  "title": "World Animal Rescue Network — Newsroom",
  "home_page_url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/",
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  "description": "Animal welfare briefings, species reports and rescue guides from World Animal Rescue Network, a global not-for-profit animal welfare organisation.",
  "language": "en-GB",
  "items": [
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      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/how-many-species-are-endangered-iucn-red-list/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/how-many-species-are-endangered-iucn-red-list/",
      "title": "How Many Species Are Endangered? What the IUCN Red List 2026-1 Actually Says",
      "summary": "The IUCN Red List has now assessed 175,909 species, and more than 49,500 of them are threatened with extinction — 28% of everything assessed. But the headline number is routinely misread. Here is what it counts, what it leaves out, and why the true total is almost certainly higher.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Reports",
        "how many species are endangered",
        "how many animals are endangered",
        "IUCN Red List 2026",
        "how many endangered species are there",
        "number of threatened species",
        "what percentage of species are endangered",
        "how many species are extinct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/living-planet-report-73-percent-explained/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/living-planet-report-73-percent-explained/",
      "title": "What the Living Planet Report's 73% Figure Actually Means — And What It Doesn't",
      "summary": "WWF's Living Planet Report found a 73% average decline in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020. It is one of the most cited and most misquoted statistics in conservation. It does not mean the world has lost 73% of its wildlife.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Reports",
        "living planet report",
        "73% wildlife decline",
        "how much wildlife have we lost",
        "living planet index explained",
        "wildlife population decline statistics",
        "WWF wildlife decline report"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Lions (The Only Cat That Lives in a Group)",
      "summary": "A roar heard 8 km away, a mane that advertises health, and the only truly social big cat on Earth. Twelve verified facts about lions.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "lion facts",
        "amazing lion facts",
        "Panthera leo",
        "how loud is a lion roar",
        "lion pride",
        "why do lions have manes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-how-big-fast-strong/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-how-big-fast-strong/",
      "title": "How Big, Fast and Strong Is a Lion? The Numbers Explained",
      "summary": "Male lions reach around 190 kg, sprint at roughly 80 km/h in short bursts and bite at about 650 PSI. Here are the measurements, in context.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "how big is a lion",
        "lion weight",
        "lion speed",
        "lion bite force",
        "how strong is a lion",
        "lion size comparison"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-vs-tiger-key-differences/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lion-vs-tiger-key-differences/",
      "title": "Lion vs Tiger: The Key Differences Between the Two Biggest Cats",
      "summary": "Tigers are bigger and solitary; lions are smaller and social. Size, habitat, hunting style and conservation status compared.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "lion vs tiger",
        "difference between lion and tiger",
        "which is bigger lion or tiger",
        "lion tiger comparison"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Giant Pandas (A Carnivore That Eats Bamboo)",
      "summary": "A false thumb, a carnivore's gut on a plant diet, and cubs born the size of a stick of butter. Twelve verified giant panda facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "giant panda facts",
        "panda facts",
        "Ailuropoda melanoleuca",
        "why do pandas eat bamboo",
        "panda thumb",
        "how big are panda cubs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-why-are-they-endangered/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-why-are-they-endangered/",
      "title": "Are Giant Pandas Still Endangered? What Changed, and What Didn't",
      "summary": "The IUCN downgraded the giant panda to Vulnerable in 2016. Here is what drove the recovery — and why fragmentation still threatens it.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "are pandas endangered",
        "giant panda conservation status",
        "why are pandas endangered",
        "panda population",
        "panda habitat loss"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-vs-red-panda-differences/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giant-panda-vs-red-panda-differences/",
      "title": "Giant Panda vs Red Panda: Why They Share a Name but Not a Family",
      "summary": "One is a bear, the other is in a family of its own. What the two pandas share, where they differ, and which was named first.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "giant panda vs red panda",
        "are red pandas related to giant pandas",
        "red panda facts",
        "difference between pandas"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Octopuses (Three Hearts and Nine Brains)",
      "summary": "Blue blood, colour-changing skin in a colour-blind animal, and two-thirds of its neurons in its arms. Twelve verified octopus facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "octopus facts",
        "how many hearts does an octopus have",
        "octopus brains",
        "are octopuses intelligent",
        "octopus blue blood"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-how-intelligent-are-they/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-how-intelligent-are-they/",
      "title": "How Intelligent Is an Octopus? What the Evidence Actually Shows",
      "summary": "Tool use, maze solving, individual recognition and famous escapes — plus what a one-to-two-year lifespan means for octopus cognition.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "how intelligent are octopuses",
        "octopus intelligence",
        "do octopuses use tools",
        "are octopuses smart",
        "octopus problem solving"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-vs-squid-key-differences/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/octopus-vs-squid-key-differences/",
      "title": "Octopus vs Squid: Eight Arms, Ten Limbs and Two Very Different Lives",
      "summary": "Arms versus tentacles, reef-crawler versus open-ocean swimmer, internal shell versus none. How to tell octopus and squid apart.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
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        "Species",
        "octopus vs squid",
        "difference between octopus and squid",
        "squid tentacles",
        "are squid and octopus related"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/penguin-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/penguin-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Penguins (And Why None of Them Live at the North Pole)",
      "summary": "Solid bones, a gland that removes salt, and a species that fasts for two months on the ice. Twelve verified penguin facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "penguin facts",
        "do penguins live at the north pole",
        "how deep can penguins dive",
        "emperor penguin facts",
        "penguin species"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/penguin-vs-puffin-key-differences/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/penguin-vs-puffin-key-differences/",
      "title": "Penguin vs Puffin: Opposite Ends of the Earth, and Only One Can Fly",
      "summary": "Both are black-and-white diving seabirds. One lives in the far south and cannot fly; the other lives in the far north and can.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "penguin vs puffin",
        "difference between penguin and puffin",
        "can puffins fly",
        "are puffins penguins"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/grey-wolf-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/grey-wolf-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Grey Wolves (And Why Alpha Wolves Aren't Real)",
      "summary": "A howl that carries 16 km, a pack that is really a family, and the debunked study behind the 'alpha wolf' myth. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "grey wolf facts",
        "wolf facts",
        "alpha wolf myth",
        "Canis lupus",
        "how far can a wolf howl",
        "wolf pack structure"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/grey-wolf-vs-dog-key-differences/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/grey-wolf-vs-dog-key-differences/",
      "title": "Wolf vs Dog: What 15,000 Years of Domestication Actually Changed",
      "summary": "Same ancestor, very different animals. Skull shape, bite force, diet, social behaviour and why a wolfdog is not a pet.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "wolf vs dog",
        "difference between wolf and dog",
        "are dogs wolves",
        "wolfdog",
        "dog domestication"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/great-white-shark-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/great-white-shark-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Great White Sharks (No One Has Filmed Them Breeding)",
      "summary": "Warm-blooded, electroreceptive, and still never observed mating or giving birth. Twelve verified great white shark facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "great white shark facts",
        "Carcharodon carcharias",
        "are great white sharks endangered",
        "shark electroreception",
        "how big are great white sharks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/koala-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/koala-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Koalas (They Are Not Bears, and They Have Fingerprints)",
      "summary": "Fingerprints indistinguishable from ours, 20 hours of sleep a day, and a diet that would poison most animals. Twelve koala facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "koala facts",
        "are koalas bears",
        "koala fingerprints",
        "why do koalas sleep so much",
        "koala chlamydia",
        "Phascolarctos cinereus"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/kangaroo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/kangaroo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Kangaroos (They Cannot Walk Backwards)",
      "summary": "Tendons that work like springs, a tail used as a fifth leg, and the ability to pause a pregnancy. Twelve verified kangaroo facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "kangaroo facts",
        "can kangaroos walk backwards",
        "embryonic diapause",
        "how fast can a kangaroo hop",
        "kangaroo tail",
        "Macropus"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/polar-bear-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/polar-bear-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Polar Bears (Their Fur Isn't White and Their Skin Is Black)",
      "summary": "Transparent hollow hairs, black skin, a nose that works over 30 km, and a species classified as a marine mammal. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "polar bear facts",
        "is polar bear fur white",
        "polar bear black skin",
        "are polar bears marine mammals",
        "Ursus maritimus",
        "polar bear sea ice"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/cheetah-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/cheetah-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Cheetahs (They Cannot Roar, and They Steer With Their Tail)",
      "summary": "Semi-retractable claws, a tail used as a rudder, and a sprint that ends in under a minute. Twelve verified cheetah facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "cheetah facts",
        "how fast is a cheetah",
        "can cheetahs roar",
        "Acinonyx jubatus",
        "cheetah claws",
        "are cheetahs endangered"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giraffe-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/giraffe-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Giraffes (Seven Neck Bones, Same as You)",
      "summary": "A tongue that resists thorns, blood pressure twice ours, and half an hour of sleep a day. Twelve verified giraffe facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "giraffe facts",
        "how many bones in a giraffe neck",
        "giraffe tongue",
        "how tall is a giraffe",
        "why do giraffes have long necks",
        "are giraffes endangered"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/gorilla-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/gorilla-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Gorillas (98% of Our DNA, and They Are Vegetarians)",
      "summary": "Nose prints as unique as fingerprints, a chest beat that carries kilometres, and a diet almost entirely of leaves. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "gorilla facts",
        "gorilla DNA human",
        "silverback gorilla",
        "what do gorillas eat",
        "are gorillas endangered",
        "gorilla chest beating"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/orca-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/orca-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Orcas (They Are Dolphins, and They Have Dialects)",
      "summary": "Pod-specific dialects, menopause, and hunting cultures passed down through generations. Twelve verified orca facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "orca facts",
        "killer whale facts",
        "are orcas dolphins",
        "orca dialects",
        "orca menopause",
        "Orcinus orca"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/red-panda-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/red-panda-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Red Pandas (A Family of Exactly One)",
      "summary": "The only living member of its family, a false thumb evolved twice over, and a tail used as a Himalayan blanket. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "red panda facts",
        "are red pandas related to giant pandas",
        "red panda endangered",
        "Ailurus fulgens",
        "red panda tail",
        "what do red pandas eat"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sea-otter-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sea-otter-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Sea Otters (The Densest Fur on Earth, and Tool Use)",
      "summary": "A million hairs per square inch, a favourite rock kept in a pouch, and a keystone role holding kelp forests together.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "sea otter facts",
        "sea otter fur density",
        "do sea otters use tools",
        "keystone species kelp",
        "Enhydra lutris",
        "why do otters hold hands"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/axolotl-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/axolotl-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Axolotls (They Regrow Their Own Brains)",
      "summary": "Limb, spinal cord and partial brain regeneration, permanent larval form, and near-extinction in the wild. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "axolotl facts",
        "axolotl regeneration",
        "are axolotls extinct",
        "neoteny",
        "Ambystoma mexicanum",
        "axolotl wild population"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/platypus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/platypus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Platypuses (Venomous, Egg-Laying, and They Glow)",
      "summary": "Electroreception, venomous spurs, milk without nipples, ten sex chromosomes and fur that fluoresces. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "platypus facts",
        "is the platypus venomous",
        "do platypuses lay eggs",
        "platypus electroreception",
        "monotreme",
        "Ornithorhynchus anatinus"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/narwhal-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/narwhal-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Narwhals (The Tusk Is a Tooth, and It Can Sense)",
      "summary": "A left canine that grows through the lip, ten million nerve endings, and dives past 1,500 metres. Twelve narwhal facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "narwhal facts",
        "narwhal tusk",
        "is a narwhal tusk a tooth",
        "Monodon monoceros",
        "narwhal unicorn",
        "how deep do narwhals dive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/blue-whale-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/blue-whale-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Blue Whales (The Largest Animal That Has Ever Lived)",
      "summary": "A heart the size of a small car, a tongue heavier than an elephant, and calls that cross ocean basins. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "blue whale facts",
        "biggest animal ever",
        "blue whale heart",
        "how big is a blue whale",
        "Balaenoptera musculus",
        "blue whale krill"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hippopotamus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hippopotamus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Hippos (They Sweat Red and Cannot Swim)",
      "summary": "Red antibiotic sweat, a whale as their closest relative, and a bite that makes them Africa's most dangerous large animal.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "hippo facts",
        "hippopotamus facts",
        "can hippos swim",
        "hippo red sweat",
        "are hippos dangerous",
        "Hippopotamus amphibius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/chimpanzee-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/chimpanzee-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Chimpanzees (Tool Cultures, and 98.7% of Our DNA)",
      "summary": "Termite fishing, regional tool traditions, medicinal plant use and warfare between communities. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "chimpanzee facts",
        "chimp DNA human",
        "do chimps use tools",
        "chimpanzee culture",
        "are chimpanzees endangered",
        "Pan troglodytes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/flamingo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/flamingo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Flamingos (They Are Born Grey and Eat Upside Down)",
      "summary": "Pink from diet, a bill that filters upside down, and milk produced by both parents. Twelve verified flamingo facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "flamingo facts",
        "why are flamingos pink",
        "why do flamingos stand on one leg",
        "flamingo milk",
        "Phoenicopterus"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/meerkat-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/meerkat-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Meerkats (They Teach Their Pups, With Live Scorpions)",
      "summary": "Rotating sentries, immunity to scorpion venom, and one of the few documented cases of animal teaching. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "meerkat facts",
        "do meerkats teach their young",
        "are meerkats immune to scorpion venom",
        "meerkat sentry",
        "Suricata suricatta"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/jellyfish-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/jellyfish-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Jellyfish (No Brain, No Heart, and One Is Immortal)",
      "summary": "Older than dinosaurs, 95% water, stinging cells that fire in microseconds, and a species that can reverse its own ageing.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "jellyfish facts",
        "immortal jellyfish",
        "do jellyfish have brains",
        "jellyfish sting",
        "Turritopsis dohrnii",
        "are jellyfish fish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/crocodile-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/crocodile-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Crocodiles (The Strongest Bite Ever Measured)",
      "summary": "A bite over 16,000 newtons, a heart that reroutes blood, and parental care that surprises everyone. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "crocodile facts",
        "crocodile bite force",
        "crocodile vs alligator",
        "how long do crocodiles live",
        "Crocodylus porosus",
        "are crocodiles dinosaurs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sperm-whale-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sperm-whale-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Sperm Whales (The Loudest Animal on Earth)",
      "summary": "Clicks at 230 decibels, the largest brain of any animal, and clans with their own dialects. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "sperm whale facts",
        "loudest animal",
        "sperm whale brain",
        "how deep do sperm whales dive",
        "Physeter macrocephalus",
        "sperm whale squid"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/manatee-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/manatee-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Manatees (Elephants Are Their Closest Relatives)",
      "summary": "Conveyor-belt teeth, a diet of 50 kg of plants a day, and the mermaid myth they probably started. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "manatee facts",
        "are manatees related to elephants",
        "sea cow",
        "manatee teeth",
        "Trichechus",
        "manatee boat strikes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hyena-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hyena-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Hyenas (They Are Not Dogs, and Females Rule)",
      "summary": "Closer to cats than dogs, female-dominated clans, and hunting far more than they scavenge. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "hyena facts",
        "are hyenas dogs",
        "spotted hyena female dominance",
        "do hyenas hunt",
        "Crocuta crocuta",
        "hyena laugh"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/tasmanian-devil-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/tasmanian-devil-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Tasmanian Devils (And the Contagious Cancer Threatening Them)",
      "summary": "The strongest bite for its size of any mammal, and a transmissible facial tumour that has reshaped the species.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "tasmanian devil facts",
        "devil facial tumour disease",
        "tasmanian devil bite force",
        "Sarcophilus harrisii",
        "are tasmanian devils endangered"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/seahorse-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/seahorse-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Seahorses (The Males Get Pregnant)",
      "summary": "Male pregnancy, independently moving eyes, no stomach, and a tail that grips. Twelve verified seahorse facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "seahorse facts",
        "male seahorse pregnancy",
        "are seahorses fish",
        "seahorse no stomach",
        "Hippocampus",
        "seahorse trade"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/clownfish-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/clownfish-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Clownfish (They All Start as Males)",
      "summary": "Sequential hermaphroditism, immunity to anemone stings, and why the film made life harder for them. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "clownfish facts",
        "do clownfish change sex",
        "clownfish anemone symbiosis",
        "Amphiprion",
        "anemonefish",
        "clownfish aquarium trade"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/bonobo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/bonobo-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Bonobos (Female-Led, and They Share With Strangers)",
      "summary": "Our other closest relative: female-dominated, conflict-averse, and willing to share food with animals they have never met.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "bonobo facts",
        "bonobo vs chimpanzee",
        "are bonobos endangered",
        "Pan paniscus",
        "bonobo female dominance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/walrus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/walrus-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Walruses (Tusks Used as Ice Picks)",
      "summary": "Tusks that haul a tonne of animal onto ice, whiskers that find clams in the dark, and skin that changes colour.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "walrus facts",
        "walrus tusks",
        "how much does a walrus weigh",
        "Odobenus rosmarus",
        "walrus whiskers",
        "are walruses endangered"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/ostrich-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/ostrich-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Ostriches (They Do Not Bury Their Heads)",
      "summary": "70 km/h on two toes, an eye bigger than its brain, and the head-in-sand myth explained. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "ostrich facts",
        "do ostriches bury their heads",
        "how fast can an ostrich run",
        "biggest bird",
        "Struthio camelus",
        "ostrich egg"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/beaver-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/beaver-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Beavers (Iron in Their Teeth, and They Rebuild Rivers)",
      "summary": "Orange iron-hardened incisors, transparent eyelids, and a keystone role that reduces flooding and drought. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "beaver facts",
        "why are beaver teeth orange",
        "beaver dam",
        "keystone species beaver",
        "Castor",
        "beaver reintroduction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hedgehog-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/hedgehog-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Hedgehogs (5,000 Spines, and They Self-Anoint)",
      "summary": "Self-anointing with frothed saliva, partial immunity to some venoms, and a British decline nobody planned. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "hedgehog facts",
        "hedgehog spines",
        "self anointing hedgehog",
        "are hedgehogs endangered",
        "Erinaceus europaeus",
        "how to help hedgehogs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lemur-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/lemur-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Lemurs (Found Nowhere Else, and the Most Endangered Primates)",
      "summary": "Female dominance, a toothcomb for grooming, and the highest extinction risk of any primate group. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "lemur facts",
        "are lemurs endangered",
        "ring-tailed lemur",
        "lemur Madagascar",
        "female dominance lemurs",
        "aye-aye"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/manta-ray-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/manta-ray-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Manta Rays (The Biggest Brain of Any Fish)",
      "summary": "Seven-metre wingspans, self-recognition in mirrors, and gill plates that drive a damaging trade. Twelve verified facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "manta ray facts",
        "manta ray wingspan",
        "are manta rays dangerous",
        "manta ray brain",
        "Mobula birostris",
        "manta gill plate trade"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sloth-bear-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/sloth-bear-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Sloth Bears (Built as a Living Vacuum Cleaner)",
      "summary": "A gap in the teeth for suction, cubs carried on the back, and the dancing-bear trade they were stolen for. Twelve facts.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "sloth bear facts",
        "dancing bears India",
        "Melursus ursinus",
        "are sloth bears dangerous",
        "sloth bear termites"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/raccoon-12-amazing-facts/",
      "url": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/newsroom/raccoon-12-amazing-facts/",
      "title": "12 Amazing Facts About Raccoons (Their Hands See in the Dark)",
      "summary": "Four times more touch receptors than most mammals, wetting hands to feel better, and problem-solving that outwits latches.",
      "image": "https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org",
      "date_published": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "WARN Research & Conservation Team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Species",
        "raccoon facts",
        "why do raccoons wash their food",
        "raccoon hands",
        "are raccoons intelligent",
        "Procyon lotor",
        "raccoon mask"
      ]
    }
  ]
}