Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer | Wildlife
Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass…
“With sex sessions lasting up to 14 hours, it’s quite a way to bow out” – discover 11 animals that die during or after sex
‘Le Petit Mort’ or ‘the little death’ is the euphamistic term for orgasm. But for some animals, sex…
Tiny Deer Takes on 1.7-Ton Rhinoceros
Animals in captivity can end up with some unusual neighbors —surprising encounters. In a naturalistic rendition of David…
Sea snake seen at Gisborne’s Wainui Beach
“If you are bitten by a venomous sea snake/krait, seek medical attention immediately. The National Poisons Centre also…
Himalayan vulture stuns in eastern Singapore after rare sightings in the west
SINGAPORE, Jan 12 — As sightings of Himalayan vultures in western Singapore excited birdwatchers this past week, a…
Roaming cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland
“I was just throwing everything down to try to get my camera out. “They are an indicator species,…
A weapon that could help red squirrels in their Battle of Britain
“KNOW the enemy” is a maxim attributed to Sun Tzu, an ancient Chinese military strategist. You must discover…
Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland
By Katie Todd of RNZ A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife…
SunLive – Orca surprise for diver off Coromandel
A Kiwi diver has had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a pod of orca off the…
Farewell Spit stranding: 11 euthanised, 42 returned to sea
More than 50 whales became stranded on Thursday at Farewell Spit. Photo: Supplied / Project Jonah New Zealand…
little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
In virtually every piece of land on Earth – from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica…
Its body might be a tiny 1cm, but that doesn’t stop this deadly predator kill prey up to a metre long and an enormous 355 times its weight
The way food-chains usually work is that small things get eaten by bigger things, which in turn get…