Researchers warn that increasingly realistic AI-generated wildlife videos may be reshaping public perceptions of wild species in unexpected ways. A new study highlights emerging risks for conservation ...

As the internet becomes increasingly saturated with content, a new trend has emerged that is as captivating as it is concerning. Hyperrealistic AI-generated animal videos are proliferating online, ...

You're not crazy—the critters on Instagram are wilder than ever, thanks to artificial intelligence-generated video. Our ...

It’s the AI-nimal Kingdom. The internet is becoming inundated with AI-generated wildlife clips, from bizarre interspecies playdates to animal trampoline sessions. While they might be adorable, these ...

A video is circulating on social media in which a leopard enters the backyard of a house where a child is playing, and a cat confronts the leopard and scares it away, protecting the child. The video ...

That adorable clip of bunnies bouncing on a trampoline or a brave house cat chasing off a leopard might look real, but chances are it’s not. A growing wave of AI-generated animal videos is flooding ...

Researchers warn that they can distort our connection to wildlife. By Margherita Bassi Published Nov 8, 2025 10:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

We see them everywhere: videos of pets looking cute on social media. But are these videos really so cute—or are risks for the animals hiding in plain sight?

Yes, these are all AI-generated images. Credit: Mashable composite / AI images / Screenshots: TikTok / @woang.lin / @rachelthecatlovers /@woang.lin If the internet ...