Nightjars break the rules of flight with an unusual wing strategy
Nightjars appear to balance two very different flight needs. Their broad wings help with slow hunting but lose…
Secretary bird kicks a cobra’s head with force five times its body weight: 5 birds that hunt down venomous snakes for lunch
Snakes are those scary, venomous slitherers that even seeing one sends chills down our spine, and we would…
A 24-hour livestream lets you watch adorable newborn cheetah cubs at the National Zoo : NPR
If you’re looking for an (adorable!) break from the news, we have a furry suggestion: The Smithsonian’s cheetah…
Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires
Eight orangutans have been released into the wild in Borneo after being rescued from intense wildfires. Three mothers,…
A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting Burmese pythons in the Everglades; Florida pays up to $18 an hour, but every catch demands a close encounter | World News
A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years tracking invasive Burmese pythons through Florida’s Everglades, where a…
World’s largest penguin colony loses two-thirds of its population
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A Swarm of Bees Won’t Keep This Animal from Its Favorite Snack
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What are some of the funniest wildlife photos this year? – NBC 7 San Diego
From laugh-out-loud animal expressions to perfectly timed moments in the wild, this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards…
Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it | Birds
The autumnal sunlight gilded the sea as our boat drifted off Fowley Island, a small, uninhabited tidal saltmarsh…
A Little Fish in The Deep Sea Swallowed a Meal Way Bigger Than Itself. Scientists Caught It on Camera. : ScienceAlert
There’s always a bigger fish in the sea. For most of us, that idiom is a warning –…
What to do when you have a wildlife encounter? It has become a common question.
My first encounter with a wild bear, I have to admit, was frightening. I was working on my…
‘I didn’t want to write about this’: the man who first saw chimps waging civil war | Primatology
John Mitani can still remember the first time he set foot in Uganda’s Kibale national park. The old-growth…