Tag: Animals - Page 4
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Poachers have killed two-thirds of Africa's forest elephants in ten years
If decline trends from the first decade of this century continue, scientists say that this iconic African species will not live to see the next.
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About that 62-year-old albatross that just hatched a chick...
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has surprised scientists about how long these birds can live, let alone rear chicks.
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Monkey poses for police photo after getting caught trashing woman's home
As more and more humans make themselves at home in once wild habitats, monkeys have begun taking the liberty to trespass in return -- and some seem quite pleased with themselves for doing so.
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Up close with animals living at Earth's poles
Paul Souders gets up close with animals from polar bears to penguins, from walrus to belugas, as he travels from pole to pole documenting wildlife.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Bowerbirds use math and color coordination
These birds get complicated -- and extremely picky -- when building a nest to attract the ladies.
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55,000-year-old 'urine layers' used to track climate change
There are many ways for scientists to look back through time. Ice cores, tree rings, sediment layers, carbon-dating, fossils, etc. But some ways are more unexpected...
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New whale species found under a California highway
Thanks to a highway project, paleontoogists have made an exciting discovery of a new species of shark-eating whale.
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'Super-pod' of 100,000 dolphins spotted off California coast (Video)
A rare event, this pod of dolphins stretched over miles of ocean.
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World's oldest wild bird hatches chick at age 62
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has come back for another breeding season on Midway atoll, setting records in the process.
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Nature Blows My Mind! 10 videos of the stunning, otherwordly flights of starlings
Starlings perform a spectacular and other-worldly aerial display when they gather at dusk in flocks numbering into the millions and move in a bird's version of ballet.
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World's rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
Conservationists have collared members of this species of which fewer than 500 individuals remain. The critically endangered species is the the last in the entire genus.
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Photographing wildlife in your own backyard, Q&A with Donald Quintana
Photographer Don Quintana shows off his extraordinary bird photos and talks about how his hobby brought him closer to nature.
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11,000: Number of Gabon Elephants Killed In Less Than 10 years
Since 2004, this is the number of elephants killed in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest, and the driver is ivory demand in Asia.
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Family Cleans House, Finds Pet Tortoise Missing Since 1982
For one particularly tenacious pet tortoise, its hardy sense of survival allowed it to endure for decades in the most unnatural of places.
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Quote of the Day: David Attenborough on our Alienation from Nature
Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. He's afraid that urbanization could lead to a disconnect from nature, and that the media can help breach the gap.
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10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Undeniably Awesome
Dolphins possess many admirable qualities and characteristics that endear them to us like few other species on Earth.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Tiny Island Home to Thousands of Deadly Snakes
The Ilha de Queimada Grande is a forbidden island because stepping foot on its shores is just asking for death.
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Why Environmentalists Need to Talk More About the Basics and Stop Skipping Steps
Convincing more people of the importance of the challenges we face is crucial, yet it's not always easy to do. This sometimes happen because we're only giving partial information, leaving too many blanks in our explanations.
