Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth, and a recent study estimates that if this continues, then by 2100 the whales […]
Mass Fish Deaths in Iraq Spark Climate and Pollution Fears
A troubling scene has unfolded in Iraq’s Ibn Najm marsh, northeast of Najaf, where dead fish have been discovered in large numbers, floating lifeless on the water’s surface. According to Al Jazeera, Iraqi authorities have launched an urgent investigation into this latest mass die-off—one of several similar events in recent years. While the exact cause […]
Bears are up, and so is the drama
Over the past couple of months or so, bears across much of the Northern Hemisphere have been exiting their winter dens. From the Rocky Mountains of North America to the taiga of Scandinavia, hikers, mushroom-hunters, anglers, and other outdoorsy types once again need to be diligently “bear-aware.” And there’s been plenty of bear action already, […]
Winter brings Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ to life and peak hour is about to begin
Every winter, Australia’s “humpback highway” hums to life. Thousands of humpback whales migrate from Antarctic feeding grounds to tropical breeding areas along Australia’s east and west coasts. Dr Vanessa Pirotta, a Sydney-based whale scientist, says that peak “blubber to blubber” traffic on the highway occurs between mid-June and early July. That is when crowds will […]
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You Won’t Believe How Amazing Elephants Are at Playing Soccer! [VIDEO]
Most of us have seen performing elephants forced to unnaturally balance on a ball, but it’s much more fun watching them play a ball game freely with their friends. In this video, elephants at the Elephant Nature Park play with supporter Dani Globetrotter’s gift of a red rubber ball. Watch as they kick the ball […]
Lovelorn Tortoise Found a Year After it Escaped in Search of a Mate at 0.00012mph
Ginger was a lonely female tortoise who escaped from her home one year ago to try and find love. Single for the first time in years, Ginger dug under the garden fence and made a slow getaway across countryside fields following the death of her longtime companion, Fred. Her dancing days might have been behind […]
Australia’s critically endangered alpine tree frogs use sex to fight killer fungus
The number of critically endangered alpine tree frogs, found only in the Australian alps, has crashed by about 80% since the 1980s. Populations have been hit by chytrid fungus, a disease that has devastated amphibian populations globally. But a new study has found a surprising silver lining that – for now – is helping the […]
Birds Have Best Friends Too, Study Shows
In a discovery that challenges long-standing ideas about animal behavior, a new study has revealed that African superb starlings form long-term social bonds strikingly similar to human friendships. According to a recent article by Jay Kakade for New Atlas, this 20-year study is one of the first to provide strong evidence of non-family cooperative relationships […]