Sea turtles are specially designed for swimming: their flippers are incredibly good at dispersing water, propelling them through the water for miles at a time. However, those fingerless limbs typically don’t help much when it comes to handling their food … or so scientists thought until now. While they typically rely on just their mouths, […] More
My, what bulging eyes you have! Meet the potoo, a weird and wonderful wide-eyed bird found in the lowland forests of Central and South America. These guys are nocturnal, solitary, vocal, and look like they came straight out of a cartoon. The common potoo doesn’t look like a very smart bird but its haunting melancholic […] More
This is the Marine Iguana, the only sea lizard in the world. It forages for food in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. It is one of many amazing species that can only be found in and about the Galapagos Islands, the fabled land that a young Charles Darwin once first encountered many species he […] More
The word “yeti” conjures up a specific image in the folklore of Nepal and Tibet — a massive, shaggy, distinctly ape-like beast that wanders the frigid and desolate Himalayan snowscape. It certainly doesn’t evoke anything that looks like it’s about to impart wisdom about stopping forest fires. But, according to a recent study published in […] More
Talk about fast food! This incredible footage captures the moment a startled impala ran straight into a pride of lions, delivering the big cats an easy meal. The lions were walking along a roadway when the prey came bounding in, seemingly out of nowhere. Within moments, the fated impala was taken down. This was indeed […] More
Image: FB/WolfWatchUK Meet Madadh, the oldest known wolf to have ever been recorded. While the average wolf in the wild lives to only 8 and those in captivity rarely make it to 14, this female overcame the odds and thrived into her 19th year. Madadh, also known as “Maddie,” was a captive and well-socialized Canadian […] More
Every year, this South American salt flat turns into the world’s largest mirror. Known as Salar de Uyuni, this 4,086 square mile expanse stretches across much of southwestern Bolivia, and is in the record books as the planet’s biggest salt flat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nature (@national.earth) The entire region is […] More
Archerfish attack prey in quite an unusual way — by spitting at it. They’ve got great aim, too. Adults almost always hit their target on the very first shot, dislodging and bringing down insects and small animals above water up to 10 feet away. These aptly-named fish hover underwater waiting for prey to come into […] More
INCOMING! This acrobatic gibbon suddenly flew into the ultimate photo-bomb! Watch this acrobatic great ape to swing and propel itself through the air, nearly crashing through the glass enclosure in an attempt to jump onto the unsuspecting zoo-goer in Memphis, Tennessee. This video calls to a video of another great ape, a gorilla that smashed […] More
It looks like this fish has seen better days. It’s stuck inside a jellyfish. Australian photographer Tim Samuel discovered this amazing pair while free diving off of Byron Bay in New South Wales, Australia. He reported that the fish’s tail was sticking outside of the jellyfish, and that the seemingly confused duo was wobbling and swimming in […] More
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
Army ants are known for their colossal foraging groups, which can exceed 15 million individuals. These insanely productive ants are constantly on the move in search of prey, covering wide swaths of ground, with an entire colony capable of carrying and consuming thousands of prey items in a single day. But from time to time, […] More
