Florida’s battle against invasive species may have just gotten a lot tougher, as a new type hybrid snake was recently found lurking in the Everglades. A recent US Geological Survey (USGS) study on the genetics of invasive pythons has revealed that a number of the snakes in the Everglades are actually a hybrid between two species […] More
Illegal wire snares contribute to wild animal extinctions on a large scale and serve as one of Africa’s most persistent conservation problems. Kariba, Zimbabwe is a small town situated on the edge of the Zambian border nearby the Kariba Dam. Its local community is fed by tourism provided by surrounding wildlife and animal preserves. Bushmeat poaching […] More
Imagine a giant column of ice that freezes everything it comes in contact with. Well, this isn’t the stuff of nightmares or doomsday films; this strange phenomenon is very real. Brinicles — also known as “ice stalactites,” or fittingly, “icy fingers of death” — are hollow tubes of ice that surround a plume of salt […] More
Among modern-day carnivores, dogs, wolves, and their relatives (known as canids) are unique. Their snouts are long and narrow—in contrast to the short, compact faces of cats and weasels—and many of them are pack-hunting, high-endurance “pursuit predators” that run their prey to exhaustion. But millions of years ago, the world was full of other groups […] More
Called elephant birds, the now extinct flightless feathered creatures stood more than 10 feet tall, with one species weighing just over 1,700 pounds, making them the largest birds known to science. More
This snake with a spider-shaped tail is one of nature’s strangest creatures. The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is endemic to western Iran and was only recently rediscovered in 2006. While its head resembles other species of its kind, its tail serves as a remarkable attribute, boasting a bulb-like end with a drape of scales […] More
This amazing footage shows an octopus engaging in a remarkably human-like walk… More
Beach pollution is a real problem in Okinawa, Japan, but the blueberry hermit crabs living there are finding ways to thrive amidst — and inside — the trash. More
Incredible moment Zoo visitors captured on camera a bear saving a bird from drowning on video! More
Killer whales have an extremely diverse diet — one that has evolved even to include birds. Killer whales may not be dangerous to humans (except during some rare instances in captivity), but they are dangerous to everything else in the ocean. Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and can be found across a […] More
Visitors at the Fuyang Wildlife Park in China got to witness an amazing moment when a crane became trapped in a tiger enclosure. At first, the odds seemed bleak for the crane, as the two tigers charged towards the bird and prepared for an easy meal. The crane, however, decided enough was enough, and an […] More
With its frilled gills, layered needle-point teeth, snake-like appearance, and quick-striking abilities, this shark is one of the most engrossing creatures of the deep sea. Chlamydoselachus anguineus, most commonly referred to as the frilled shark, is widely distributed throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but rarely ever encountered. This deep-sea dwelling animal prefers to live […] More
