Tag: Animals - Page 5
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Wood Bison To Be Reintroduced to the Wild in Alaska
North America's largest land mammal is about to be reunited with ancient habitat in a restoration experiment.
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Are Elephants Doomed?
Poaching is on the rise in Kenya, what should be one of the few safe(ish) places for elephants in Africa.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The 6 Longest Bird Migrations
These birds make some of the world's longest migrations, and you'll be shocked at how many thousands of miles they rack up.
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Man Releases Rodent, Inadvertently Feeds a Hawk
It's been said that there are no free lunches in nature -- but in the seemingly noble act of releasing a mouse to live free in the wild, one young cadet provided a hungry hawk with just that.
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Stunning Video Features Beautiful Moments Between Humans and Animals
Ashes and Snow is a gorgeous, artistic short film with a dreamlike quality that highlights the connection between humans and fellow animals.
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Canada's Trapped Killer Whales Freed by Shifting Ice
After a favorable winds shift ice cover, it appears that the weakened group of orcas have now been freed.
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Oil Rig Diver Confronted by an Angry Sea Turtle (Video)
Sometimes even the ocean's most peaceable inhabitants can get fed-up with uninvited guests.
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UPDATE: Rare River Otter Found Living in San Francisco's Sutro Bath Ruins (Photos)
This visitor is the first river otter known to come as far south as San Francisco, and shows how well recovery efforts are working for the species.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Extreme Abilities of Elephant Seals
You'll be surprised to learn just what these odd looking animals are capable of.
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New Study Re-Confirms That 2.7% Of Drivers Are Stupid Jerks, Will Go Out of Their Way to Kill Turtles
American study comes up with exactly the same number as older Canadian research. Coincidence?
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Secrets of the Porcupine Quill Could Help Us Make Better Medical Supplies
We have alot to learn from nature. After all, evolution has been solving various problems long before we came around, and so by looking at the solutions it came up with (aka biomimicry), we can save a lot of R&D.
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Wild Dolphins Observed Bringing Gifts to Humans
While it's already well-known that dolphins rank among the most intelligent creatures on the planet, new research is suggesting that they just might be one of the most magnanimous too.
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Steampunk Cat Transit System Shuttles Kitties across Mad Scientist's Secret Lab
We are not usually fans of grade separated pedestrian walkways, but this one purrs.
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15 Amazing Animal Photos from 2012
Our favorite animal photos from 2012 all in one place.
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From Wildlife Photography to Conservation Projects and Beyond, a Look at 2012 According to Jaymi
Looking back on this year, so much happened! I wanted to take a moment to go look back on the articles I had the most fun writing, the issues I had the most fun covering, and the adventures I had the most fun experiencing. Enjoy this look back!
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Tween Boys Help Save a 500-million-year-old Species
These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.
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World's First Archaeology Dog Sniffs Out Ancient Bones
A black lab has been trained to smell out human bones that are hundreds of years old, helping archaeologists in the field.
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Farewell TreeHugger Readers: Mairi Beautyman Shares Her Greatest Hits
From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.
