Prowling cats, pink dolphins and giant eagles: 16 incredible photos from the Amazon
Spanning the Amazon River basin of South America, the Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems…
Beaver rewilding: This city had a flooding problem, so it turned to the world’s second largest rodent for help
Summary An patch of West London plagued by flooding turned to beavers, extinct in the UK for 400…
Damage done: Expanding deer population sparks calls for culls
Young deer, born in May and June, now look pretty and photogenic and provide yet another indication of…
Female bull sharks may reunite with the same partners year after year
Bull shark breeding is usually cast as a brief, anonymous affair. Two animals cross paths in open water,…
How Dolphins Avoid ‘Troublesome’ Males: Study Reveals Surprising Strategy
Recent research has revealed that female bottlenose dolphins aren’t just swimming away from aggressive, ‘troublesome’ suitors; they’re actively…
Shell Too Snug? Hermit Crabs Have a Fix
For decades, biologists have known that hermit crabs forced to live in shells that are too small slow…
Watch sharks use manta rays to scratch unreachable itches
We all know how maddening an unreachable itch can be. Galapagos sharks have found a creative solution to…
Cyclist crosses the road after chain slips, finds a black bear with a stove pipe on its head
In Oliver, B.C., a mechanical issue with a bike led Curtis Pirie to a startling sight: a young…
‘They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option’: A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts
Corvids, including ravens and crows, have earned a reputation for being some of the smartest birds on Earth.…
A driver thought a bald eagle was sleeping by the roadside, then he realised she was fighting for her life |
What appeared to be a peaceful scene beside a road in Wallkill, New York, quickly turned into a…
Mountain lions avoid busy trails to reduce conflict with people
California’s Santa Cruz Mountains lead a curious double life. Each year they pull in millions of hikers, runners,…
Irish man ‘very wary’ after Sydney shark attack
Sydney’s Coogee Beach has reopened under the watchful eyes of lifeguards and drone surveillance, after a shark attack…