Orca Assaults on Vessels in Europe Continue: “Total Panic” Reported
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Killer Whales Weaken Young Great Whites, Then Feast on Livers in Gulf of California
Researchers witnessed an orca turning a juvenile great white shark belly up to consume its liver.(Image credit: Marco Villegas)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 4Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a favoured source on…
Unbelievable, Unique Photos Capture Orca’s Birth in Norway as Pod Creates Guardian Ring
Researchers have recorded, for the first time, a wild orca giving birth. (Image credit: Krisztina Balotay)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 39Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our…
Rare Toothed Whale, Never Seen Alive, Encountered at Sea – Then Shot With a Bow
“`html For the first time, scientists have visually identified living ginkgo-toothed beaked whales out on the ocean, with this young whale providing a DNA sample. (Image credit: Todd Pusser)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article…
Chinese Coexisted with Fowl-Hunting Tigers Before House Cats’ Arrival
“`html Leopard felines (Prionailurus bengalensis) coexisted alongside humans in China for millennia before the arrival of domestic cats with traders from the Silk Road.(Image credit: Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article
Greenland’s southern polar bears: Adapting to shrinking ice via quick DNA modification.
“`html Polar bears are endangered by the changing climate as the ice where they hunt is disappearing.(Image credit: Jami Tarris/Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 7Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred…
Patagonian Pumas Are Eating Penguins and Acting Oddly, Research Shows
“`html A cougar is on the prowl amidst a nesting group of Magellanic penguins situated within Argentina’s Monte Leon National Park.(Image credit: Serota et al. / Proc B)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 16Join…
Felines vocalize at males more frequently than females to garner focus – suggesting manipulative mastery.
“`html A recent piece of research has determined that felines tend to be more talkative when they are welcoming men compared to women.(Image credit: marieclaudelemay via Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 11Join…
Bone collector caterpillar: A truly terrifying, ravenous caterpillar.
“`html Carcass collector casings. The silky structures are “adorned” with the remnants of prior sustenance, containing insect wing coverings, formicid heads, curculio snouts, and scolytid abdomens. (Image credit: Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook…
Asian Needle Ants Spread in Southeast US, Venom May Cause Severe Allergic Reaction
Relatively diminutive, dim and gleaming, the Asian needle ant is easy to identify. The ends of their legs and feelers are a pale orange.(Image credit: Clarence Holmes Wildlife via Alamy)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article
Insects: Details on the critters comprising over half of Earth’s animal types
Scientists have cataloged over a million species of insects. (Image credit: dikkyoesin1 via Getty Images)Jump to: Quick insect facts Common insect questions Insect images
A monstrous, newfound insect in Australia could be the record-holder for sheer weight.
“`html Researchers believe Acrophylla alta is an insect of record-setting proportions.(Image credit: James Cook University)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article