Wandering salamanders live in the tops of redwood trees, moving through their canopies in search of food. (Image credit: piemags/nature/Alamy Stock Photo) Name: Wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) Habitat: Coastal redwood forests of North America. Diet: insects, spiders, small arthropods and…
An image of a fossilized “hell ant.” (Photo courtesy of Anderson Lepeko) A newly discovered fossil of a “hell ant” may be the oldest known ant, researchers say. The fossil insect was discovered in what is now northeastern Brazil and…
This fossil is a vertebra of Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest mosasaurs to ever exist. (Photo: James Starnes) Scientists say a giant “sea dragon” spine found on a Mississippi riverbank may belong to the largest mosasaur ever discovered in…
Amazing new footage shows a pair of blood-sucking parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea ratfish. In a video posted to Facebook by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, two copepods — tiny crustaceans — are positioned on either side of…
Chimpanzees have been recorded drinking alcohol together for the first time, suggesting that ancient ape habits may have provided the basis for social drinking in humans. Researchers have captured video of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) enjoying fermented fruit in West Africa…
Only a small fraction of Florida’s Burmese python population survived the January 2010 cold snap. (Photo courtesy of Mark Conlin via Alamy) Fifteen years ago, a cold snap froze much of Florida’s wildlife, including many of the state’s invasive Burmese…
Domestic cats, especially those that have the opportunity to spend time outdoors, sometimes bring dead animals home to their owners. (Photo by zsv3207 via Getty Images) If you let your cat outside, it may come home with an unexpected surprise,…
Emperor penguin chicks take their first swimming steps in Atka Bay, Antarctica (Photo credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory) Secrets of the Penguins, a three-part documentary produced by James Cameron, debuts this weekend and takes watching these charismatic birds “to a whole…
The plains viscacha, found in the vastness of South America, is distinguished by its pointed nose, stiff whiskers and two black stripes on its face. (Image credit: Cavan Images via Alamy) On the vast plains of South America, a plump…
Pack of Wolves Chasing Bison – YouTube See more On Christmas Day 2024, tragedy struck the Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone. The legendary one-eyed leader, Wolf 907F, was killed in a confrontation with a rival pack. Now, in a…