This is the first ever recorded footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the wild. Snow leopards are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with only about 4,500 to about 10,000 individuals remaining in the wild as of 2016. This statistic combined with the elusive nature of these big cats makes […] More
The biggest shark to ever exist was Megalodon, a 60-foot behemoth that ruled the seas until their extinction approximately 2.6 million years ago. The colossal creature is known to science as one of the largest, most powerful predators to have ever lived. Researchers estimate that this fantastic beast averaged anywhere from 45 to 60+ feet […] More
A newborn harbor seal pup is abandoned by her mother and rescued by the team at Marine Mammals of Maine. More
Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center Meet “Wawa”, a sun bear cub that was found alone and lifeless in a Malaysian forest. It is still unclear what happened to her mother, but knowing that sun bear mothers rarely abandon their cubs, experts believe that her mother was likely poached for her body parts. Thankfully, Wawa was […] More
Photographers using a drone were able to capture these amazing overhead shots of a 10-ft Great White Shark swimming near a group of surfers. The surfers were oblivious to the massive Great White Shark lurking mere feet below their boards. It’s relatively common to see sharks swimming this close to beaches, especially in recent years. […] More
Baboons are extremely effective predators. A large group of unsuspecting flamingos provides the perfect opportunity for an ambush at full speed. This occurred at one of the many “soda lakes”, also known as alkaline lakes, in the Great Rift Valley area in Kenya. Baboons are Old World monkeys with long, dog-like muzzles and sharp canine […] More
The jaguar strikes in silence! When you think of fierce river predators, we’ll bet jaguars aren’t the first animals that come to mind. But along rivers and swamps in rainforests across Central and South America, these spotted panthers rule. In this incredible sighting, a solitary jaguar takes down a caiman, a close relative of the alligator. […] More
Off the coast of Maui, this group of whalewatchers got to witness a humpback whale come way closer than they had ever hoped — and actually smash directly into their boat. Humpbacks are a massive species of baleen whales, often measuring more than fifty feet in length and weighing up to nearly 80,000 pounds. These migratory […] More
Nature’s lessons are often learned the hard way — especially in the case of this encounter between a baby jaguar and a young caiman crocodile. Caiman crocodiles are some of the most ferocious predators that inhabit the Amazon jungles of South America, persisting in marshes, swamps, and other bodies of water. Black caimans are the largest of all […] More
The largest primate to walk the Earth was bigger than “Big Foot”!? 12 Feet tall and over 1,200 pounds, Gigantopithecus Blacki was taller and heavier than the North American Grizzly Bear! A photo of a supposed “Big Foot” sighting was recently sent to us from a Roaring Earth fan… Clearly a hoax, this may have […] More
This tiger shark got way too close for comfort during a dive off the coast of South Africa. The never before filmed interaction was caught on camera by our partner, adventurer Rainer Schimpf, who operates Expert Tours out of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. At first, the shark can be seen slowly circling one of the […] More
Yes, Bald Eagles can swim. As we witness this Bald Eagle wading and swimming on the surface of a pond, we hear the worried conversation between the onlookers as to whether what they are witnessing is a bird of prey in distress, or just another swimmer enjoying the weather. The eagle we see here is […] More
