In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside ...

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A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

Today is bittersweet as it is our last expedition before the ship heads north to return to Argentina. Our expedition is ...

An alarming rabies outbreak is spreading through South Africa's Cape fur seal population, raising fears of a potential marine pandemic. Experts warn of the outbreak's unprecedented nature and its ...

Due to his condition and age, Stig now lives at Hartwells Homeless Small Animal Sanctuary and has been treated for fur loss. The little Syrian hamster, thought to be around three years old ...

the tag has to be adhered to his fur which he was rapidly losing as he has entered his annual molt," the facility wrote in a Wednesday Facebook post showing the seal wiggling and sliding his way ...

"At the time of human arrival in New Zealand, you would be hard-pressed to find room on the beaches, with fur seals on the rocky headlands, prehistoric sea lions and elephant seals on the sand ...