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  • These Falcons Imprison Other Birds Before Eating Them

    It turns out falcons in Morocco could be the ultimate bad guys. On the Essaouira archipelago, researchers witnessed a species of bird called the Eleonora’s falcon capturing smaller birds and holding them captive for days before killing them. In Alauda, a French ornithology journal, Abdeljebbar Qninba of Mohammed V University reported the predatory behavior he […] More

  • Nile Crocs Invading Florida, Humans To Blame

    DNA tests have confirmed that three crocodiles found in Florida over the past 5 years are “man-eating” Nile crocodiles that are actually native to Africa. And there are almost certainly more out there. A manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History stated, “The odds that the few of us who study Florida reptiles have […] More

  • First Known Case of Orca Infanticide Committed By Mother-Son Pair

    Researchers believe it was a crime of passion. But whatever the motivation, this is hard to stomach. Marine biologists at OrcaLab off the coast of Vancouver witnessed a horrifying scene: a mother-son pair teaming up to target and kill a newborn calf in the first documented case of infanticide among killer whales. Responding to strange calls […] More

  • The Mystery Of Antarctica’s Unusual “Blood Falls” Explained

    At first glance, it looks like there was some sort of horrendous massacre on this glacier. Fear not, this aptly-named “Blood Falls” is actually an outflow of saltwater tainted with iron oxide. The salt water is mixed with the iron from the bedrock below, and tiny fissures in the glaciers sporadically spout this iron-rich water, leaving […] More

  • Shocking Photos Show Miles Long Garbage Heap Floating in the Caribbean

    This sea of garbage floating off the coast of an island in Honduras is just the latest visual example of how plastic is polluting the world’s oceans. Caroline Power, an underwater photographer and conservationist who lives on the Honduran island of Roatan, posted shocking images of the floating trash pile on Facebook. Stretching across miles […] More

  • VIDEO: Massive Crocodile Drags Cow Down River

    Crocodiles are not to be messed with, and in case you forgot, here’s a video of a huge saltwater crocodile dragging a cow down a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Justin Lorrimer, a Queensland resident was out fishing when he witnessed the croc hauling the cow from the river bank and quickly […] More

  • Colossal Hurricane Irma is Registering on Earthquake Detectors

    Oh that is Not good, registering on seismograph! https://t.co/9SKIM2p9hs — Vicky (@Vsimmons3) September 6, 2017 Evidently, Hurricane Irma is so strong that it’s being detected by equipment made to measure earthquakes. Stephen Hicks, a seismologist in the United Kingdom stated to USA Today, “What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger […] More

  • This Drug Could Be Causing Sex Change in Crocodiles

    A steroid used in tilapia farming may be changing the sex of crocodiles in Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park, according to new research. After examining close to 500 crocodiles — by probing an area under the tail called the cloaca to determine their gender — researchers noticed something weird: male hatchlings outnumbered females four […] More

  • Florida Men Torture Shark in Horrific Video

      CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WTF IS GOING ON HERE ???? JUST GOT THIS ON MY FEED ! SENT FROM @bearjew428 AND @MICHAELWENZEL .FOR ONCE I MAY HAVE TO AGREE WITH @PETA. #WHODOESTHISSHIT #sowrong #notcool A post shared by THE SHARK HUNTER (@marktheshark) on Jul 24, 2017 at 10:20am PDT Update: The Florida Fish and […] More

  • Lionesses Grow Manes, Start Acting Like Males

    Lion researchers in Botswana have happened upon quite a spectacular group of lions. Five lionesses in the region have grown manes and are exhibiting very male-like behavior, such as mounting other females, marking territory, and roaring. While females do sometimes roar, these particular individuals are roaring on a regular basis which is something that the […] More

  • If You Love Animals, You’ll Never Visit These Attractions

    In 2016, World Animal Protection came out with a list of the 10 cruelest wildlife attractions. It came as a shock to those of us that weren’t aware of what was going on behind the scenes; after all, we visit wildlife attractions because we love animals so much. The problem is, it’s hard to tell […] More

  • Why Is This Australian Lake Pink?

    This is not your average lake. Lake Hillier, a pink (salty!) lake on the coast of Western Australia, is still a bit of mystery to science. The reason for the unique coloring of the water is still not fully understood by experts, but most believe that the water gets its hue from the presence of a certain type […] More

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