A group of jet skiers enjoyed a front row seat to a ‘once in a lifetime’ performance from a playful dolphin pod. The three dolphins got metres away from their audience and jumped clear of the water near Bournemouth Pier, Dorset. Lola Richardson and her six friends turned off their engines and enjoyed the incredible […]
Colorado wildlife officials have fished 14 ginormous ‘bighead’ carp from a pond because they ate so much plankton they threatened the entire aquatic ecosystem. The 40-pound monster fish were removed from Arvada’s Jack B Tomlinson Park on Wednesday after officials deemed them ‘prolific eaters’ and a ‘nuisance species’. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said an angler […]
It’s an increasingly frequent occurrence on Australia’s east coast – a fruit bat foraging for food lands on a power line to rest. The flying fox (as it’s also known), spreading its wings before taking flight, touches a second power line and is electrocuted. In Victoria, a power company [Adeshola, should we talk about CitiPower […]
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” These words, spoken by renowned poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, allude to the impact of planting just one acorn — one seed can set the groundwork for thousands of more trees to come. What you may not have realized, though, is that there is […]
Trillions of slumbering, sex-crazed cicadas are expected to reemerge across the US starting this month in an insect event which has not happened in over 200 years. For the first time since 1803, the odd-numbered, 13 to 17-year cycles of two different large broods of cicada will finally intersect — unleashing a deafening, noisy mating […]
Welcoming a furry friend into your life is an exciting journey filled with love, joy, and companionship. However, along with the cuddles and playtime, comes the responsibility of teaching your canine companion good behavior and discipline. Effective dog discipline is not about harsh punishments or dominance; rather, it’s about establishing clear boundaries, consistent training, and […]
Droves of sick and starved pelicans have been coming into a local wildlife center in Huntington Beach, California as a result of a ‘mass stranding.’ In the last month alone, more than 80 brown pelicans have been brought to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, with only 31 surviving. Debbie McGuire, executive director of the […]
Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so far it has never been known that animals treat their wounds with healing plants. Now, biologists from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany and Universitas Nasional, Indonesia have observed this in a male Sumatran orangutan who sustained a facial wound. He […]