Rare Bird Alert: The first Piping Plover chick to hatch in Chicago since 1955 July 18, 2019 Rose and Monty are Chicago’s most famous new parents. At least in the bird world. You see, the pair of Piping Plovers hatched a… Continue Reading
Huge pod of “Wild Horses of the Sea” captured on video as dolphins swim off California coast July 17, 2019 Pro athlete and stuntman Chuck Patterson spends a lot of time in the water, but never has he seen something like this. “Absolutely mind… Continue Reading
World Snake Day. Herpetologist went out into the night looking for snake, finds one in his hotel bed July 16, 2019 Talk about room service. Evolutionary biologist Jules Farquhar went out looking for snakes over a long night in the MacDonnell Ranges National Park in… Continue Reading
Tuesday Turtles: Loggerhead sea turtles nesting in record numbers July 16, 2019 It’s just halfway through the annual nesting season for sea turtles in the SE coast of the U.S., but it’s looking to be a… Continue Reading
Albino badger caught on camera is proving very popular online July 16, 2019 The unusual animal was actually first captured on video two years ago. But an albino badger gobbling up some grain in Oxford filmed by… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: China building giant solar farm shaped like a ….panda July 15, 2019 For maxim efficiency, solar farms are designed to align the panels in rows and column. The idea is that forming a grid will increase… Continue Reading
Turns out the chickadee dee dee understands what other critters are say say saying July 14, 2019 Humans and chickadees have something in common: they both understand how other creatures communicate. Researchers at the University of Alberta studied the vocalizations of… Continue Reading
Man pleads guilty to breaking into California zoo to steal rare lemur July 10, 2019 A Newport Beach man pleaded to a federal criminal charge for breaking into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours and stealing North America’s oldest-living… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Shelter dog clings to journalist covering story July 10, 2019 Spoiler alert: There’s a happy ending for both the journalist and the dog. A reporter was covering a story at a shelter when this… Continue Reading
Did you hear the one about the bear who walked into a Brazilian BBQ? July 9, 2019 The smell of BBQ does tend to draw a crowd. It’s just normally not this wild. But a black back sauntered down Main Street… Continue Reading
