A raptor in the snow and a helicopter escape
During a recent visit to National Geographic headquarters, Pol told me that back in 2019, his team had…
Australia’s most diverse marsupial predators have been hiding their origins for millions of years
When you think of carnivorous marsupials, you probably picture the Tasmanian devil or perhaps a spotted-tailed quoll. But…
In pictures: 3,000-mile journey to save rare horses – BBC
In pictures: 3,000-mile journey to save rare horses BBCAlmaty Zoo Welcomes Przewalski’s Horse Foal The Astana TimesHow Przewalski’s horses saved…
A bar-tailed godwit flew 7,250 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, going more than eight days without landing, eating or drinking
A female bar-tailed godwit fitted with a satellite transmitter left western Alaska and flew 11,680 kilometers, about 7,250…
Horses can still recognize predators despite domestication
Domestic horses that were shown silent videos of wolves recognized the animals as a threat from sight alone,…
A designer just put 1,300+ restored 19th-century wildlife illustrations online for free
ⓘ c82.net Two of the many restored illustrations now available on c82.net Designer Nicholas Rougeux used AI tools…
Why some primates have even tougher births than humans
Scientists have long thought humans have a uniquely difficult birth compared to other primates. And it’s true that…
Bear invades elderly couple’s home, empties fridge in Northern Japan
Bear invades elderly couple’s home, empties fridge in Northern Japan (Representative image: AP) A bear allegedly broke into…
Honey bee larvae can’t smell – and that’s actually a good thing
A honey bee larva does almost nothing for itself. It lies curled inside a six-sided wax cell while…
How shark teeth and rose thorns solve the same problem
A new study has found that nature’s puncture tools – its fangs, stingers, spines and thorns – are…
In the 1980s, Guam’s kingfisher vanished from the wild after invasive snakes devastated the island’s birds: The last 29 were rescued and four new chicks are now helping rebuild the species |
The Guam Kingfisher is known as the “sihek” in Chamorro, the native language of the Marianas Archipelago and…
During Tanzania’s deadly 1993 drought, an elephant matriarch’s memory helped save her entire herd, while a younger leader stayed behind and more calves died | World News
During a brutal drought in Tanzania back in 1993, one elephant’s memory ended up making the difference between…