Spiders are scary, right? Wasps are scary, too, right? Well, what happens when a wasp takes on a spider? And not just any spider… A tarantula! Does the tarantula win and eat the wasp? Or does the wasp win and eat the tarantula? First off, would a small wasp even take on a big tarantula? Surely, […] More
Cetaceans have some of the most complex brains on the planet, and are able to pass language and learned behaviors down from generation to generation. But what happens to their complex societies when they are hunted to near extinction? More
In the wild, predators must eat other animals in order to survive, and they often target the young, the sick, the weak, and the defenseless. Sometimes though, even predators themselves can become prey to even more powerful and crafty predators. These “predator versus predator” interactions are among the most fascinating of all natural events. This […] More
Meet Hope and Nicky, two adorable baby black rhinos who love belly rubs, mud baths, and a good scratch behind the ears. They have a pretty good life, but these rhinos have a troubled history. Hope was orphaned when poachers killed his mother. Nicky, who is blind, was rescued by rangers who feared he could […] More
In the wild, predators must eat other animals in order to survive, and they often target the young, the sick, the weak, and the defenseless. Sometimes though, even predators themselves can become prey to even more powerful and crafty predators. These “predator versus predator” interactions are among the most fascinating of all natural events. This […] More
Nature can be cruel, as this robin found out when she left her eggs unattended presumably to search for food. Wildlife enthusiast Tan Nguyen had set up a GoPro to record the brilliant blue eggs hatching, but an intruder found out about the nest before that could happen! This video captures the devastating moment when a […] More
Rhinos and elephants are both herbivores who can usually co-exist peacefully. But when resources are scarce, these two giant animals have a little less tolerance for each other in their space. Susan Boswell, a member of the nonprofit Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife, captured this dramatic video of an elephant defending a small patch […] More
This unlucky crocodile found himself in quite an unusual predicament. Despite its reputation as one of the fiercest predators in Africa, the reptile was nearly killed after it ventured a bit too close to dozens of aggressive hippos. Likely thinking the reptile posed a threat to their young, the adult hippos came together to defend […] More
While giant snakes and terror birds appeared on land after the extinction of the dinosaurs, a group of mammals returned to the sea and evolved into what are now known as whales. Today, we generally think of whales as gentle giants, but for a few million years, whales were anything but gentle. Livyatan melvillei was […] More
This lone black rhino didn’t want anything to do with a large pack of wild dogs. Apparently wanting the watering hole all to herself, she fearlessly chased them off on her own. She makes it look relatively easy, but African wild dogs are a force to be reckoned with — In fact, they’re one of […] More
Wild Dogs are some of the most ferocious and efficient predators in Africa. But the dogs are easily frightened by the fierce baboons. What happens when these two fearsome foes cross paths in the wild? An interesting interaction ensues… According to our sources at Kruger National Park, seeing an actual battle between baboons and wild […] More
Elephants, rhinos, big cats — In modern times, we associate these animals with the sultry plains and savannas of Africa, but 12,000 years ago, they were virtually everywhere on the planet. Elephants were just as common in the Americas and Eurasia as they are in Africa today, and lions were widespread across the Northern Hemisphere. […] More
