Bumblebees show emotions through facial expressions just like mammals
By Stephen Beech Bumblebees show their emotions through facial expressions such as “licking their lips” – a trait…
The United States in 1972 banned DDT after the pesticide thinned bald eagle eggshells and pushed the national bird toward extinction; decades later, eagle populations recovered enough to be removed from the endangered species list in 2007 | World News
A mid-20th century ecological crisis saw bald eagle populations plummet. Scientists initially focused on adult mortality, missing the…
Snakes that shine like rainbows: 7 iridescent snakes from around the world you need to see to believe
Snakes are frightening slithering reptiles, and one wouldn’t even dream of encountering them in their wildest dreams. These…
Reckless boater shown nearly running over humpback whales
Footage captured this week at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia illustrates why boaters should watch their speed and…
Britain in 2011 launched a mission to poison every rat on South Georgia Island after invasive rodents devastated seabird colonies; by 2018, native birds were nesting in places they had abandoned for centuries | World News
A daring mission to rid South Georgia Island of invasive rats, which had devastated native seabird colonies for…
The Surprising World Cup Garden Hazard Putting Foxes, Hedgehogs And Other Wildlife At Risk
With World Cup fever sweeping the UK, back gardens have become makeshift football pitches. Mini football goals are…
Brown bears survived the Ice Age by repeatedly changing their jaws
Before the last Ice Age ended, Europe’s brown bears repeatedly reshaped their jaws as the climate swung between…
Wildest nightmare come true? King cobra found peeking out of a toilet pot, after a guest mistook it for an unflushed toilet |
A terrifying holiday turned nightmarish for five friends in the Philippines when a juvenile king cobra emerged from…
Upside-down whales aren’t sick or hurt – they’re just resting
If you stand on one of Australia’s southern shorelines at this time of the year, you might be…
Rare humpback whale calf, believed to be a leucistic, spotted off NSW and Queensland coast
A rare mostly white humpback whale calf, thought to be one of only a dozen in the Southern…
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre flooding: Rare outback event creates wildlife spectacle, covers desert in greenery
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Humpback whale freed from fishing gear on NSW Central Coast
Whale rescue crews in New South Wales say they experienced an “unprecedented” weekend of entanglements along the state’s…