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…
Permission sought for traditional guga hunt to take place this year – BBC
Permission sought for traditional guga hunt to take place this year BBCNo humane way to kill guga, says welfare…
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…
What’s the most dangerous animal in Africa? There’s a number of deadly contenders but one is responsible for a humongous million human deaths a year
Well, the most dangerous animal in Africa is not the hippo, as many a pub bore will claim.…
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…
A Maine couple thought they were about to photograph a moose. Instead, a calf and a bear burst from the woods, and they had seconds to decide whether to intervene
Bear chases moose calf in Telos Township, Maine (Picture credit: Elvia J Malcolm) What began as a quiet…
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…
In the 1970s, Africa still held around 90,000 lions. Today, only about 20,000 to 25,000 remain — a collapse of roughly three-quarters in half a century — and the species now survives in less than 8% of the land it once roamed.
In the 1970s, Africa still held on the order of 90,000 lions. Today only about 20,000 to 25,000…