Chimpanzee mothers offer new clues about how humans respond to death
Chimpanzee mothers may carry dead infants longer depending on infant age, cause of death, maternal care, and temperature.…
Photographer Hides Behind Rock as Herd of 400 Wild Reindeer Comes Charging at Him
Image credit: Anton Freyr Birgisson A nature photographer filmed the extraordinary moment he had to hide behind a…
Mountain lion tranquilized, captured in SF’s Outer Sunset
The Brief A mountain lion was spotted in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood Friday morning. The animal was…
Why do whales hurl themselves out of the ocean? 6 theories behind their spectacular aerial acrobatics
If you ever have the chance to watch whales or dolphins out at sea, then there is a good…
The Worldward Voyage of Arctic Terns
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” —Matsuo Bashō There are moments in…
Photographer Drops Everything After Finding Tiny Baby Stuck In Sandy Ditch
From the minute Ben Hicks wakes up in the morning, his mind is on the ocean. As a…
Poacher Hunting Animals In Kruger National Park Killed After Encounter With Elephant Herd
A poacher who illegally entered South Africa’s Kruger National Park alongside an accomplice to hunt animals was found…
Sea turtles have survived for more than 100 million years and can navigate thousands of miles of open ocean using Earth’s magnetic field — yet artificial lights along a beach can still send newly hatched turtles crawling inland instead of toward the sea
Fifty-five baby loggerheads died on a Florida road in August, and every one of them was doing exactly…
Mountain lion seen roaming San Francisco neighborhood tranquilized after ‘standoff’
A mountain lion that was spotted in San Francisco on Friday morning has been safely tranquilized and released…
What Disney’s Wildlife Franchise Launch Means For Shareholders
National Geographic, part of Walt Disney, recently released the trailer and premiere date for AFRICA EARTH’S WILD HOME,…
Mountain Lion Captured In Busy San Francisco Neighborhood
iStockphoto Mountain lion next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco There’s plenty of wildlife to be…
Injured Pelican Goes to the Right Place for Remarkable Rescue
Usually, birds in need wind up at a wildlife rehabilitation center in one of two ways: either the…