Bringing a new kitten home? Understandably you’ll be excited, but the first few weeks are more than just about fun and games. To give your newest family member a happy, healthy life, early habituation is important, helping your kitten get used to their new surroundings, the strange new sounds, and all the different faces they’re […]
Eager viewers across the globe tuned in to watch brown bears fishing for salmon in Katmai National Park yesterday in the lead up to Fat Bear Week, but things took a grizzly turn when two bruins ended up in an on-screen battle to the death. Around 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning, the Kat River View […]
An unfortunate incident occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Nigeria, where a 35-year-old lion handler, Babaji Daule, was killed by a lion during an unsanctioned feeding session. According to park officials, Daule had agreed to take a group of visitors into the lion enclosure after hours despite the park being closed […]
Recently, I traveled to the Swiss Alps with the outdoor brand Columbia to test out their newest technology. Omni-Heat Arctic is an insulating technology that is inspired by how a polar bear‘s fur works to keep it warm in frigid arctic conditions. Though polar bears appear white, they actually have heat-absorbing black skin and two […]
Caretakers released six Guam kingfishers, a bird species known locally as sihek, into the wild on Palmyra Atoll on Sept. 23, marking their first free flight in nearly four decades and a triumphant return from being classified as “extinct in the wild.” “Our Guam Sihek, a symbol of our island’s beauty, with their cerulean blue […]
Marine scientists have been taking samples from whale shark skin to try and determine the effect of pollutants on whale health. Researchers from The University of Western Australia and Flinders University examined the condition and health of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Lead researcher Dr. Mark Meekan, from UWA’s Ocean Institute, said […]
High rates of inbreeding among hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa spell trouble for their future, according to a newly published study. The study found that despite wide differences in the population size of the birds in the two countries, both face similar risks associated with low genetic diversity. It underlined the need to […]
There are lots of beautiful, impressive, awe-inspiring animals out there. But some are just simply cute! Why is it that we find some animals cuter than others? The answer has evolutionary roots. Humans are biologically programmed to pay attention to babies – our own babies that is. The way they grab our attention is a […]