Sea Lions: The islands where animals rule: Why humans give up beach chairs for sea lions
Can you imagine reaching a beach and finding all the beach chairs occupied not by visitors but by…
Good at maths and into jazz: Nine extraordinary things you probably didn’t know about sharks
The first shark-like teeth came 410 million years ago, and the first group that really looked like sharks…
Rise in swan numbers despite bird flu outbreak – BBC
Rise in swan numbers despite bird flu outbreak BBCPomp and tradition meets conservation in annual swan count on the…
Sperm whales dive to depths of nearly 2,250 metres on a single breath, their heads packed with a waxy oil called spermaceti that solidifies under cold pressure and helps them sink like a stone toward prey they hunt in total darkness
A sperm whale can hold its breath for over an hour and drop nearly 2,250 metres below the…
Bison rams elderly man in Yellowstone, flinging him into the sky – BBC
Bison rams elderly man in Yellowstone, flinging him into the sky BBCBison Attacks Tourist at Yellowstone National Park, Tossing…
New wormlion species builds pitfall traps on the slopes of the Himalayas
Small, cone-shaped pits occasionally turn up in the fine, dry soil beneath a rock overhang or a roadside…
Rare Earls Barton floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust
A rare floodplain meadow is to be restored into a wildflower-rich habitat after it was donated to a…
‘Large potential wildlife moving near the weather station.’ Polar bear-detection system successfully clocks family in Canada’s High Arctic
Scientists in Canada’s High Arctic are celebrating the first successful detection of a polar bear family at the Environment and…
Chimpanzees have been throwing stones at the same trees for years, and scientists still don’t know why |
In a stretch of savanna woodland inside Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, certain trees look strangely different from…
40 times heavier & thousand times larger than a blue whale: Meet Pando, the world’s biggest living organism
The world’s largest living organism: Pando At first glance, it looks like an ordinary grove of quaking aspens…
Meet the Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits at predators and poops on its own legs to survive |
A Turkey vulture drifting high overhead can look almost effortless, its broad wings held in a shallow V…
Woman claims humongous collection record for ‘Hippo-palooza’ house with over 1,000 items
On Sheri Lynch’s (USA) 14th birthday, her best friend gifted her a small grey hippopotamus plushy that she…