Orca whales have been observed biting off lengths of kelp and using the strands to massage each other — the first known evidence of marine mammals making tools. A group of killer whales off the coast of the United States and Canada were seen removing the ends of seaweed stalks, putting them between their bodies […]
What are swifts and why are they in trouble? The swift (Apus apus) is an acrobatic aerial bird, a remarkable sprinter and endurance flyer that rarely touches the ground. When these sickle-winged birds do come down – after several years in perpetual flight, even sleeping midair – it is to nest in the eaves of […]
Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck – after two years. “It’s pretty incredible that the bear survived and was able to feed itself,” Cody Norton, a state bear specialist, said on Wednesday. “The neck was scarred and missing hair, […]
In Kassel, everyone has a story about raccoons. Some struggle with a family of them that moved into their roof and simply will not leave. Others recount how a picnic in the park turned into an ambush as gangs of the black and white animals, known in Germany as Waschbären, raided the food. Almost everyone […]
I’m assured this is a big deal: on the far side of a field in Thetford, separated from me by a gate, there is a stone-curlew. Jon Carter, from the British Trust for Ornithology, patiently directs my binoculars up, down and past patches of grass until my gaze lands on an austere-looking, long-legged brown bird. […]
Dogs are amazing creatures. One of the things that makes them so special is their lifespan. While the average lifespan of a dog in the wild is only about 10 years, some dogs have been known to live up to 20 years or more. The oldest recorded dog was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey, […]
A GIRL has been attacked by a massive alligator while she played in the lake with her friends. The children raced from the shallow waters to shore while screaming after the 12-year-old girl yelled out, “Something bit me!” A giant alligator surfaced during the chaos at Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina on Friday evening, police […]
This summer, Iceland’s only whaling company has halted its fin whale hunt, citing lack of demand in Japan. While it’s a rare moment of relief, it’s not a victory—Japan, Norway, and Iceland remain the only countries still conducting legal commercial whaling. Under the false banner of tradition and science, whales are still being killed—and the […]