Rebecca Nagy is a science writer from New Jersey and elephant enthusiast.
Found in the rainforest and savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, the Gaboon viper is one of the world’s largest and heaviest vipers. If that’s not enough to set off alarm bells, they also have the longest fangs of any venomous snake… More
Chimpanzees + sticks = a broken drone. It happened during a video shoot for the Burgers Zoo in the Netherlands. After the drone made its first fly around the enclosure, the chimps were seen running around and picking up sticks ad climbed to the tops of trees. One armed chimp then lunged at the drone, […] More
This is not something you want to see while drinking your morning coffee. In this startling footage, a rabid coyote is seen pacing and baring its teeth right outside the videographer’s doorstep. Watch: The rabies virus can be transmitted to humans by other animals and can be found on every continent, except for Antarctica. Rabies […] More
Who could blame these chimpanzees for defending their home? Chimpanzees are known to be very territorial, so it is no surprise that when a raccoon invaded their enclosure at a zoo, they took up arms (or sticks) to keep out the unwelcome guest. Chimps are even known to go as far as to kill other chimps to […] More
Part hummingbird, part moth and part…hawk? The hummingbird hawk-moth seems to be taking inspirations from a few different parts of the animal kingdom, leading to one of the more bizarre-looking flying creatures on this planet. With its ability to hover (along with the humming noise it emits as it does so) and a long feeding […] More
Only found in the Galapagos Islands, the red-lipped batfish have some of the strangest coloration around. Not to mention, the positioning of its red lips makes it look eternally grumpy. Is it possible that it’s the fish cousin of Grumpy Cat? Named after Darwin, Ogcocephalus darwini are one of the stranger species found in the ocean (which […] More
For an elephant calf, everything is new and interesting and needs to be investigated. That includes a truckload of tourists. Enter the mother elephant. In this video submitted to Kruger Sightings, an elephant mother and its calf — still in its first few months of life — walks out of the bush and into the […] More
This looks like a scene straight out of The Lion King (before it got sad). In the adorable footage below, lion cub triplets at the Oregon Zoo’s Predators of the Serengeti Habitat were captured playing outside with their dad Zawadi Mungu for the first time. Video: When a lioness is pregnant, she goes off alone to […] More
If you were to ever encounter a clouded leopard in the mountainous forests of Southeast Asia, you should consider yourself exceptionally lucky. Members of the genus Neofelis, these cats weigh anywhere from 25 to 50 pounds and are among the most secretive and poorly-understood members of the cat family. Clouded leopards are now known to […] More
Antlers have been considered prized possessions by hunters for centuries. But to deer and others in the Cervidea family, antlers are merely seasonal decorations used to seek a mate and defend against competition. That’s why deer shed their antlers each year, as we see captured here in the trail cam video below. While it’s shocking […] More
Just a reminder that the animal kingdom can be a brutal place… This zebra seemed to be having a pretty bad day in Kruger National Park. As two crocs grab a hold of it, it struggles to free its leg from their grip. Not giving up, the zebra is able to escape. Unfortunately, it does […] More
Sharks are often seen as the top predators in the ocean, but these killer whales are reminding us why they’re a creature to be reckoned with. In a video captured by Slater Moore Photography and posted to Monteray Bay Whale Watch, offshore killer whales are seen feeding on what the company believed to be a sevengill shark. […] More
