Mountain gorillas inhabiting Virunga. Dian Fossey journeyed to investigate the threatened population of mountain gorillas in the latter part of the 1960s, and continued to revisit until her assassination in 1985.(Image credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for WWF-Canon)ShareShare by: Obtain link…
“`html There exist five variants of squirrel monkey, inhabiting regions throughout Central and South America.(Image credit: Heather Paul via Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Killer whales (Orcinus orca) represent top-tier predators capable of subduing prey considerably larger than themselves.(Image credit: The Asahi Shimbun Premium via Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd…
The Ashfall Fossil Beds are famously known as “Rhino Pompeii” due to the fact they safeguarded a group of long-gone rhino bodies, that the newly discovered predators might have preyed upon.(Image credit: Ashley Poust)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp…
A dolphin is swimming next to a group of northern resident orcas.(Image credit: University of British Columbia (A.Trites), Dalhousie University (S. Fortune), Hakai Institute (K. Holmes), Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (X. Cheng))ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X…
Raising and training a puppy is an important aspect of their upbringing. Dogs don’t always live up to their owners’ expectations, and sometimes they prove difficult to handle. And you really wanted an obedient dog! The fact is, some breeds…
In an age where social media can turn anyone into a superstar overnight, even pets are no exception. Recently, the online world was talking about “Mutu,” a plump beagle from Thailand who went viral internationally thanks to his unrivaled cuteness…
Lake Baikal is an amazing place. Wherever you look, you see plants and animals that live only in the lake or on its shores—so-called endemics. It’s as if you’ve landed on an island, cut off from civilization. The fish I…
White pointer sharks frequently strike their targets from underneath. Their deep coloring on the upper side helps them mix with the backdrop of the shadowed sea below, making it more challenging for their quarry to identify them and dodge.(Image credit:…
Jane Goodall documenting observations in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, back in 1987.(Image credit: Penelope Breese via Getty Images) Following Jane Goodall’s passing two weeks ago, many individuals have contemplated her existence, notably her lasting scientific impact and how she revolutionized…
The self-proclaimed king of nature added that “nature is not a temple, but a workshop…” and began to manipulate the world around him willfully, often without considering the consequences (it is estimated that 99% of animals have disappeared from the…
Crocodiles have been around for over 83 million years. They are one of the few animals that have seen dinosaurs with their own eyes, but unlike the latter, they managed to survive the global crisis that occurred during the Cretaceous…