Sea Lions: The islands where animals rule: Why humans give up beach chairs for sea lions
Can you imagine reaching a beach and finding all the beach chairs occupied not by visitors but by…
Argentina lost jaguars from its Iberá wetlands nearly 70 years ago, but conservationists have now brought the country’s largest wild cat back through an ambitious rewilding project | World News
For much of the 20th century, the jaguar disappeared from large parts of Argentina’s landscape. Hunting pressure and…
Good at maths and into jazz: Nine extraordinary things you probably didn’t know about sharks
The first shark-like teeth came 410 million years ago, and the first group that really looked like sharks…
‘Jewel of Australian racing’ threatened by renewables project – The Daily Telegraph
‘Jewel of Australian racing’ threatened by renewables project The Daily TelegraphConsultation over major Labor renewables plan a ‘faux process’,…
England: Britain bought 1,525 acres of nearly lifeless farmland for £13.8 million; four years later, beavers are helping it make money
Beavers are finally released at Boothby Wildland. Photograph: Jonathan Perugia/Gaia Visual for Nattergal A bold experiment in Lincolnshire…
Aussies urged to make small change to their fences amid annual ‘mass event’
While most Aussies are looking forward to the end of winter, a dedicated group of animal rescuers is…
Sperm whales dive to depths of nearly 2,250 metres on a single breath, their heads packed with a waxy oil called spermaceti that solidifies under cold pressure and helps them sink like a stone toward prey they hunt in total darkness
A sperm whale can hold its breath for over an hour and drop nearly 2,250 metres below the…
Meet the Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits at predators and poops on its own legs to survive |
A Turkey vulture drifting high overhead can look almost effortless, its broad wings held in a shallow V…
Australia spent millions fighting cane toads, then native predators solved the issue for free
For decades, Australia has tried to rein in cane toads by investing in disease-focused research, fungal approaches, scent-based…
Bison rams elderly man in Yellowstone, flinging him into the sky – BBC
Bison rams elderly man in Yellowstone, flinging him into the sky BBCBull bison tosses Yellowstone tourist 8ft in air,…
New wormlion species builds pitfall traps on the slopes of the Himalayas
Small, cone-shaped pits occasionally turn up in the fine, dry soil beneath a rock overhang or a roadside…
Chimpanzees have been throwing stones at the same trees for years, and scientists still don’t know why |
In a stretch of savanna woodland inside Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, certain trees look strangely different from…