Beep, beep! An Arizona Park Ranger experienced something straight out of a Looney Tunes cartoon. Remember the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote… well their ongoing feud has come to life in Lost Dutchman State Park. A roadrunner was being chased by a tenacious coyote and managed to escape by leaping into the truck of […]
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The Gentle Giant Of The Sea Is Now Declared Functionally Extinct In China
Dugongs are now declared as functionally extinct in China, scientists said in a study published last month. More commonly known as “sea cows,” dugongs are graceful creatures that graze on sea grasses in shallow coastal waters in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. These creatures, along with the similar-looking manatees, are also believed to be […]
A Man’s Life Was Saved by the Same Wolf He Helped Four Years Ago
Wolves are depicted as intimidating and dangerous creatures. In children’s nursery rhymes, they are often called the big bad wolf. In reality, wolves have more than one personality, and their attitude depends on how you treat them. They have an excellent memory which is why they can easily recognize those who are good to them […]
A Literal Family Meal— Eagle Ended Up Adopting A Baby Hawk She Caught To Feed Her Eaglets
Found family is one of the tropes that I find very enjoyable; stories like this are very heartwarming, and they just have a way of tugging at everyone’s heartstrings. The main characters are usually humans though. I mean, fiction is kinda catered to human audiences. But what’s more lovely than found family in fiction? Real-life […]
Study Finds Wolves Were Likely Man’s Best Friend Long Before Dogs
It’s commonly known that dogs are man’s best friend. They’ve held that title for as long as they’ve been domesticated, a new study suggests that dogs may have been friends with humans even before domestication! The study, titled “Human-directed attachment behavior in wolves suggests standing ancestral variation for human–dog attachment bonds,” was published in the […]
Rare One-In-A-Million Spirit Bear Spotted On Michigan Trail
A one-in-a-million black bear was captured on camera in Michigan and people can’t get enough of it. A Michigan trail camera managed to photograph a white-colored black bear in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Photos of the bear were shared in a Facebook post by an Upper Peninsula trekking guide Facebook page, Yooper Outdoors […]
Men Rescue Wolf Trapped In A Barbed Wire Fence
When a wolf became trapped in a barbed wire fence, things were looking grim for him. The wolf’s leg was trapped toward the top of the fence, so his body was hanging down leaving him helpless to predators like humans or to the elements. When three men drove by and spotted the wolf, they could’ve […]
The California Condor Has A Lead Problem, And Here’s How We Fix It
The California condor is one of the largest flying birds in North America, with a wingspan that stretches nearly 10 feet, helping it reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. This majestic bird once ruled the skies of the Pacific coast, long before European settlers arrived. Since then, indiscriminate poaching, habitat destruction, lead […]