Video shows daylight kiwi brawl on predator-free island
Video has emerged of two kiwi birds fighting during the day on predator-free Ulva Island, a behaviour the…
Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream…
Sea otters have the densest fur of any mammal on Earth, up to one million hairs per square inch, because unlike whales and seals they carry no insulating blubber and would freeze to death in the North Pacific without a coat that traps a layer of air against their skin
A sea otter floating on its back off the California coast is wearing the densest fur of any…
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later became linked to the decline and extinction of native island snails
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive predatory…
Dolphins Use Seashells to Scoop Up Fish and Eat Them in Rare Hunting Behavior
Some bottlenose dolphins have learned to use tools to help them catch fish, a clever technique that may…
South Africa’s wildlife corridor was broken for decades, but one female elephant is now helping reconnect a 400-km route through the forest | World News
Deep in South Africa’s Knysna forest, a female elephant named Strangefoot continues to walk through a landscape where…
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild | Animals
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and…
Feral Cats on Kerguelen Island: A Predatory Disaster for Wildlife | World News
A feral cat on Kerguelen Island near a wandering albatross chick. Credits – @SmartestYearEver/Youtube In 1951, two cats…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…
“I started screaming because I know what shelling looks like” – dolphin photographed performing extremely rare behavior
In a world where many creatives are facing an increasingly uncertain future, it’s nice to be reminded that…
A rare baby sighting could reveal where life begins for world’s largest sharks
Although many mysteries remain in the reproductive lives of whale sharks, we are getting closer to answers, says…
By 1969 or earlier, Japan had introduced peacocks to its southern islands as pets and zoo attractions, and escaped birds later preyed on native lizards and butterflies | World News
Indian peafowl at Domaine de Pescheray in Sarthe, France. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Long before raccoons or bluegill…