Peculiar Bat Behavior Revealed in a 400-Year-Old Painting : ScienceAlert
For more than 400 years, an oil painting titled Air by Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder has…
Contender, the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, is on the move again
Contender, a 14-foot, 1,600 pound adult male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH in January near the…
Jaguar captured after roaming residential neighborhoods in Foz do Iguaçu
June 29 (UPI) — A jaguar that roamed residential neighborhoods in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu…
Shark-spotting drones are about reassurance – not full protection
Sharks are front of mind for many Sydneysiders and coastal New South Wales residents. In January, a teenager…
Sharks are roughly 450 million years old — older than trees, older than forests, older than the first broad leaves. When they first appeared, life on land was still mostly low, simple mats of early plants, and nothing had yet learned how to grow into a forest.
To say that sharks are older than trees sounds like one of those comparisons made for effect. In…
Family Bonds Enhance Longevity in Female Baboons, Study Reveals |
Female baboons who maintain strong family bonds with mothers, sisters, and daughters enjoy significantly longer lifespans, new research…
Temporary ban to protect Whyalla’s ‘significantly low’ cuttlefish numbers
A temporary ban on in-water recreational activities begins in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf tomorrow in a bid…
Feliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle East
BELGRADE, Serbia — Feliks’ journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border crossings. The…
Think you’ve got thick skin? It’s nothing compared to this super-tough animal
An armadillo? An elephant? A rhinoceros? You’d be forgiven for thinking one of these animals has the thickest…
Meet Lilly, the Berlin tiger cub
According to the zoo, Lilly is a short, memorable name. It also contains a literary reference to the…
Africa’s pygmy falcon barely leaves home while breeding
Picture a bird of prey and your mind goes big. Eagles riding the thermals high over a ridge.…
Black vultures invade US neighborhoods, causing property damage and outrage
Wild turkeys invade homeowner’s yard: See the crazy video A homeowner in Walnut Creek, California, caught a fascinating…