It’s no secret that I’ve long been obsessed with giant Pacific octopuses. What’s not to love? They’re the world’s biggest octopus species (and I do mean big – the largest ever found measured 9.8 metres), and they’re so strong that just a few seconds of sucker-to-skin contact will leave you speckled with ‘octo-hickeys’. But biologist […]
Emergence
The sun has just set after another blissful day in this piece of remote wilderness. In front of me is a life-giving waterhole in a harsh land, where a myriad of animals came to quench their thirst during the heat of the day. One animal was still thirsty, though, and for some reason he had […]
Appeal to all birders and wildlife enthusiasts: add your name to the list in solidarity
With only 20 days left before the start of the “Champions of the Flyway” race, the countdown to the biggest birding event of the year has begun. Our blog’s team “The Dutch Knights” – Marc Guyt, Gert Ottens and Martijn Verdoes – will line up in Eilat Israel together with other crack birding teams with […]
Poll: Should badger culls be continued in the UK?
A Conservative-led government will continue the cull of badgers regardless of complaints from protesters, the environment secretary has pledged. Speaking at the annual National Farmers Union (NFU) conference in Birmingham, Liz Truss set up a pre-election badger battle with Labour, which has promised to end what it calls the “ineffective and inhumane” programme intended to […]
Owl attacks prompt Dutch town to arm itself with umbrellas
A Dutch town has advised residents to arm themselves with an umbrella when going out at night after a mysterious spate of bloody rogue owl attacks. Over the last three weeks, the European eagle owl has silently swooped on dozens of people in Purmerend, in the north of the Netherlands, with many victims requiring hospital […]
Post Processing – A Guide for Nature Photographers by Glenn Bartley
Learn the fundamentals of the digital darkroom. Take your image editing to the next level and save yourself time in the process! The era of digital photography has brought tremendous advantages to bird and wildlife photographers. The ability to take hundreds or thousands of photos in one day allows us to continually raise the bar […]
Viral Video: Stealthy Octopus Leaps From Water and Attacks Crab
The predator’s “sheer aggressiveness” surprised even an octopus scientist. Elusive creatures known mainly for their eight arms, ink blast, and high intelligence, octopuses are also fearsome predators with a variety of natural weapons at their disposal. Porsche Indrisie learned that firsthand recently when, much to her surprise, a small octopus burst out of a tide […]
After a cruel attack, an injured toucan will get its beak back, thanks to 3D printing
It was a shocking case of animal cruelty that caused outrage in Costa Rica and beyond last month. The victim? A male toucan, since nicknamed Grecia, whose beak was horribly mutilated by a group of teenagers. Grecia’s story inspired people all across South America to turn their anger into action – and thanks to a […]