Rats often have a bad reputation for being dirty and carrying loads of diseases. However, according to a new study, these preconceptions may be unfair as they were found to carry no more pathogens than other mammals. In a study by Georgetown University, they examined 3,000 mammal species and looked for how many diseases they […]
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Baby girl suffers serious head wounds during vicious kangaroo attack
During a “terrifying” kangaroo assault in New South Wales’ northern tablelands, a three-year-old girl was transported to hospital with head wounds. Around 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, NSW Ambulance was called to a residential street in Armidale with complaints of a kangaroo assault on a young child. When the kangaroo got onto a property’s back porch, […]
Dog Saves Fawn From Drowning, Now They’re Inseparable
Ralph Dorn shared a sweet animal story that’s gone viral! Dorn saw his golden doodle Harley swimming in the lake behind his house. Dorn noticed that Harley was swimming with another animal, a tiny deer! “I couldn’t find Harley this evening until I looked out on the lake. He was near the middle of the […]
Extinction: Top Three Countries
Going back thousands of years, humans seem to have always carried an innate belief that their lives are more important than animals. Given that an animal cannot articulate and communicate its thoughts (though there are humans that struggle with this also), it has always been very easy to capture, kill, eat or display our […]
The three most intelligent animals
Looking at some of the animals inhabiting the earth, you would have to concede that humans, by contrast, are not as physically durable to the elements or confrontation. Yet, for all our vulnerability, over the last few centuries humans have emerged as the dominant species on the planet. So, why is this? The most important […]
Amazing Discovery: Yucatan Bird’s IQ – Superior to Humans’
We have all heard or used the expression “Bird-Brain.” Birds have comparatively small brains, and because of that we humans place them at a very low level of intelligence. Yes, we recognize that we can train birds of certain species to react to a limited assortment of commands, but animal science has, until now, been […]
Adventures of a Nature Photographer: The Ocelot
What is the work of a nature photographer really like? Adventures, beautiful landscapes, expeditions and wild animals? Have you ever wondered how all these breathtaking pictures are made? I, for sure, did. This is why I created “Adventures of a Nature Photographer”. I want to share my experiences with you. Come with me on expedition […]
“Weaners” get a second chance!
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California plays a critical role in the survival of many marine mammals along the northern and central California coast. Founded in 1975 on a former Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands, it took in its first seven patients. Much has changed since then and the Center is now […]