Walking shark discovered in Papua New Guinea
A team of scientists has discovered a new species of walking shark, just in time for Shark Week…
Louisiana family getting kids ready finds a 9-foot alligator waiting by the front door
A Monroe, Louisiana family started Tuesday with an unwelcome surprise after a 9-foot alligator appeared outside their home,…
Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency
If many bats are sending out similar sound waves at the same time, their signals can overlap. (National…
“It’s as long as a Boeing 737 and its tongue alone is as heavy as a fully-grown elephant…” 10 biggest marine animals that have ever lived
It’s not a coincidence that nearly all of the largest animals that have ever existed lived underwater. Thanks…
A spider in the Himalayas wears the same red smiling face as Hawaii’s famous happy-face spider — and its DNA marks it as a new species, not the Hawaiian one long thought to wear that grin alone
On the underside of a leaf more than two kilometers up in the mountains of Uttarakhand, a tiny…
Video of close encounter at Kakadu’s Cahills Crossing sparks fresh warning against complacency
A close encounter between a large saltwater crocodile and a group of people at an infamous Top End…
It starts to spin in the water just before emerging head first and leaping up to 3m into the air, rotating continuously
There are few marine wildlife displays above the water that rival the spectacular leaps and rapid spinning twists of the…
One of the world’s largest rodents was imported for fur farming in North America; today it’s devastating wetlands and riverbanks across US |
Two hundred years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find them outside of South America. But since…
Monsoon Alert: 6 Signs there might be a snake near your home
Snakes don’t leave footprints, but their movement across loose dust, dry mud, or sand can leave a distinctive…
Cougar sighting noted by Ministry and conservation – SwiftCurrentOnline.com
A cougar sighting near Webb has prompted a response from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety…
Meet Emily Morrison: The marine biologist who sets a world record for ‘106 shark tattoos to raise awareness for shark conservation |
Image Credit: guinnessworldrecords.com Shark is a unique animal that has survived five mass extinctions and swam in our…
In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on Kangaroo Island; 224 years later, Australia has finally removed them
Kangaroo Island free from feral pigs after successful eradication program In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on…