Weighing just 0.035 pounds (16 grams), it’s understandable why the Subantarctic rayadito has only just been discovered. Scientists recently discovered the species on the Diego Ramírez Islands, off the southern tip of South America. The species is small with brown, black, and dark yellow feathers. But one of its most interesting features is the bird’s […]
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Coyotes Are Here to Stay in North American Cities – Here’s How to Appreciate Them From a Distance
Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they’re increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas. At first these appearances were novelties, like the hot summer day in 2007 when a coyote wandered into a Chicago Quiznos sub shop and jumped into […]
Couple Transforms Lifejacket Into Stepping Stone For Trapped Ducklings
The pool was easy to climb into, but the mother might’ve miscalculated how easy it would be to climb back out. With all her ducks in tow, she tried to exit the pool but some of the ducklings were struggling to make it over the edge. Thankfully, a compassionate couple took notice of the ducklings’ […]
Andean eagles have managed to adapt to fragmenting habitats — for now
Even the greatest, most mobile predators aren’t immune to the shrinking of South America’s forests. The endangered black-and-chestnut eagle (Spizaetus isidori), one of the largest raptors on the continent, has been forced to change its behavior to survive in increasingly fragmented habitats and growing threats from humans. A new study in Global Ecology and Conservation […]
Apparels And Kits That Women Should Load Before Hunting
Are you about to go on a hunting trip for the first time? Do you just need to upgrade your gear? Here are some essential items that all women should pack before they head into the brush. There is this strange belief among marketing managers that women need smaller products than men, with pink packaging. […]
Sren Solkaer was ten years old when he saw his first starling murmuration with over 100,000 birds
On the west coast of Denmark, Sren Solkaer was ten years old when he saw his first starling murmuration: over 100,000 birds producing movies in the sky as they were being corralled by a falcon. It would be over 40 years before the photographer, who is best known for personal, often whimsical pictures of artists […]
A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators
According to police in Florida, a man died while searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf facility where alligators are warned of by signs. The unidentified man was searching for flying discs in the water, and “a gator got involved,” according to an email from the Largo Police Department on Tuesday. According […]
Yellowstone’s wolves defied extinction, but face new threats beyond park’s borders
In January 2022, I saw my first wild wolf. Even growing up in Idaho, a wolf sighting is rare, and I had never seen one. But from afar, I watched as the world’s largest canine predators resurfaced a conflicting, age-old reputation, one that had dogged them since the time when they were far more common […]