Jeff Reed wasn’t raised to hate wolves. But as a child he bought into the Little Red Riding Hood myth regarding their villainous nature. You see one, you shoot it. But not on a night on his Montana farm some five years ago, a night that proved life-changing not only for Reed, but perhaps for […]
How predators kill their prey is a fascinating subject. Big cats typically either asphyxiate by pressing down on an animal’s trachea with paws and mouth, though lions will also stop its prey from breathing by covering its mouth and nose with their jaws. Jaguars deliver the coup de grace with a bite to the skull. […]
In the animal kingdom, teeth come in all shapes and sizes. Some are anchored in the jaw for chewing or seizing prey, while others – known as fangs – are elongated teeth (often hollow or grooved), specially adapted for piercing flesh and injecting venom. A walrus‘s tusks, for example, are enormous canine teeth that can […]
Did you know there’s a rat poisonous enough to kill an elephant? Lophiomys imhausi, also known as the crested rat, the maned rat, and the African crested rat, is a deadly rarity says Aoife Glass. The crested rat is the only known poisonous rodent, and the only known mammal to sequester plant toxins for use as […]
We tend not to worry when dipping our toes into fresh water. There could be a slippery rock or two to negotiate, but any fish we encounter will be placid and calm, more scared of us than we are of them. There are toothy terrors in the vastness of the sea, but we have nothing […]
Changes like increasing geological and glacial instability driven by the warming climate are a growing concern across the Himalayas. Our hearts go out to the thousands of families across Nepal, China, and around the world grieving their loved ones and searching for those missing after the recent catastrophic flash flood at the Nepal-China border. Though […]
Few countries pack as much observable wildlife behavior into a single itinerary as Kenya. Wildebeest cross a crocodile-filled river by the hundreds of thousands, elephant herds forage in the shadow of Africa’s tallest mountain, and flamingos turn an entire lake surface into a moving band of pink. None of this is staged for cameras. It […]
A conflict between urban development ambitions and wildlife interests is brewing in eastern Las Vegas. The decision to permanently close Desert Pines Golf Club and transform 100 acres of green space into a mixed-use development has triggered a wave of concern among local residents who fear the displacement and loss of local fauna. For many […]