Anacondas Reached Their Enormous Size 12 Million Years Ago and Never Looked Back » Explorersweb
For as long as humans have known them, anacondas have been giants. The colossal snakes average four to…
What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn
As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well…
The mysterious murder of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
Fossey’s early research demanded patience. To gain the gorillas’ trust, she began to mimic their behaviour. She told…
Nearly 3x More Encounters With Endangered Sumatran Tigers in Camera Trap Photos Than in Past Years
A resident female Sumatran tiger grooming one of her two large male cubs in October 2023 – credit,…
Watch adorable seal pup wander into NZ pub, ‘steal the show’
See video of baby seal waddling into New Zealand pub Sprig + Fern The Meadows customers and staff…
Don’t Let Their Name Fool You—Sea Slugs Are Awesome
FLORA LICHTMAN: Hey, it’s Flora just reminding you that Science Friday has dollar for dollar donation match right…
New Hornless “Arctic Rhino” Fossil Discovered
Far up north, in the frigid Canadian Arctic Circle, researchers have found a nearly complete fossil of a…
Botswana’s elephant hunting quota threatens to wipe out mature bulls: Report
The reintroduction of elephant trophy hunting in Botswana in 2019, following a five-year moratorium, is likely…
Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm ‘Blob’ Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera
Seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) (Image: © 2025 MBARI) A rarely seen seven-arm octopus known as “the blob octopus”…
Why No Wild Animals Have Floppy Ears
It was 1959, and Dmitry Belyayev had a plan. He was going to take the silver fox –…
It’s not just glow worms or fireflies that glow in the dark… this is the first ever image of a wild marsupial lighting up under UV
Bioluminescent creatures, such as glowworms, fireflies and oceanic algae that light up like underwater stars, produce their own…
Israeli photographer captures rare white fur seal pup on Antarctic expedition
On a wintry expedition to the edge of the world, nature photographer Matan Sharon encountered an exceptionally rare…