Other Animals

Insects are, really without question, the single most successful group of animals on the planet. They are very likely the most successful group of living things on the planet. And this is true not just now, but ever! Insects rule the world from ants to termites, praying mantises to beetles, butterflies to bugs, insects are

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As a zoologist and evolutionary biologist, people often assume that I know all of the animals. I don’t, not even close, but I do know a lot more animals than most people. But these ten animals are ones that I didn’t know existed until very recently. Have you ever seen any of these animals before?

Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/clint to stay informed on the latest in science and breaking news from around the world. Get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription this month. Hummingbirds are some of the most remarkable animals on the planet. The way that they fly is extraordinary, and very different from the way

Use my code CLINT to get $5 off your delicious, high protein Magic Spoon cereal by clicking this link: https://sponsr.is/magicspoon_clint_0224 What’s a squid? Is an octopus a squid? Is a cuttlefish a squid? Is there such a thing as a squid? Let’s take a dive into the shocking diversity of cephalopods to answer these questions

The six-eyed sand spider might be the most venomous of all spiders. Like their close relatives, the brown recluse spiders, these little guys are known for their necrotic, life threatening bites. Obviously, they probably make great pets, but is the six-eyed sand spider as good of a pet as it sounds? Is the six-eyed sand

Alligators are awesome, but they aren’t a reasonable pet. For this reason, we had to travel to an unreasonably awesome place, New England Reptile Distributors (http://www.youtube.com/user/nerdreptilesinc), to ask the question, is the alligator the best pet reptile? Turns out that they are not. So we had to ask a new question, if you make the

Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/clint to stay informed on the latest in science and breaking news from around the world. Get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription this month. Biological evolution is broadly accepted by the scientific community. That said, a large number of people and organizations, especially the Young Earth Creationists, are highly

Luke Worthington has chased lions in Wyoming’s mountains with his ragtag pack of seven hounds for almost 20 years. His 16-year-old daughter doesn’t know what life would be like without the barking and baying, high-energy creatures in her life. But when the Wyoming legislature proposed a bill to allow unlimited hunting this winter, Worthington wasn’t

Spring is an exciting time for birds, the season when they start to pair up, build nests, and raise their young. One of the highlights of the Audubon Photography Awards is seeing photos that provide a peek into this part of a bird’s life cycle—and the 2024 awards were no exception. The following 16 images,

Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be euthanised after attempts to refloat them failed. A pod of 157 dolphins from a poorly understood deep-sea species was found stranded Tuesday evening on an isolated beach in Australia‘s southern island of Tasmania. Tasmania’s environment

San Benito County, Calif. (February 27, 2025) — The National Audubon Society proudly announces that Paicines Ranch in California’s San Benito County has earned the bird-friendly land certification through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program. This certification recognizes Paicines Ranch’s commitment to managing its 7,000-plus acres of central California rangeland for the benefit of birds and biodiversity.

This is the shocking moment a grandfather in Indonesia was bitten by a rescued crocodile that locals believed was tame. The unnamed pensioner and other tourists had visited the ‘lucky’ reptile that was saved from a flood last week and kept at a local theme park for devotees to make offerings. Believing the crocodile was

Key points: Since late 2024, the avian influenza virus H5N1 has been spreading rapidly through wild bird populations, possibly spurred by fall migration. Waterfowl and seabirds have been hit hard, though infections in songbirds remain uncommon. Experts say feeders don’t pose a major risk, but you should clean them regularly and track guidance from local and state wildlife

Is this a secret metaphor for America or something? A hiker recently came across two bald eagles tangled with each other and hanging from a tree. Hiker Kerr Will could barely believe his eyes when he came across the two birds locked in an embrace. The two eagles were tangled up with each other in

Saline lakes in the Great Basin are some of the most vital and vulnerable ecosystems in North America, especially for birds. Yet these irreplaceable ecosystems face mounting challenges. As water availability declines due to climate change and increasing human demands, these habitats—and the wildlife that depends on them—are at risk. Very few, if any, ecosystems

The Japanese government will now allow hunters to shoot bears in populated areas after dangerous human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. The revised wildlife protection and management law, which was approved by the cabinet Friday, allows ’emergency shootings’ following complaints that hunters were hampered by red tape. The environment ministry hopes to

National Audubon Society is a long-time champion for Great Salt Lake and its surrounding wetlands. The lake provides irreplaceable habitat and is a key nesting, breeding, and stopover point for some 12 million migratory birds annually, representing 339 species. Many of these birds make a hemispheric journey throughout the Pacific Flyway. As the largest saline

Some people will do anything for the perfect shot, and a woman has reportedly lost both her hands while attempting to take close-up photographs of a shark. A Canadian woman in her 50s was attempting to take photographs of the shark in the shallow waters off Blue Hills beach on Provinciales, the main island in

A man riding his bike encountered a giraffe unexpectedly. The animal appeared on his path, leading to an unforgettable moment. While cycling, the man encountered a giraffe. It was incredible to see such a large animal up close. The giraffe was extremely close to the man. He could see every detail of the animal’s features.

The latest animal to go viral isn’t a baby hippo or newborn tapir or anything that cute really: it’s a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) that was spotted in shallow waters off the coast of Spain. If you know anything about this kind of fish besides the fact that it has a lantern on its head,

Last week, members of the Delaware River Watershed Caucus introduced the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025. The bill would extend program authorization through 2032 to ensure long-term conservation and restoration efforts, expand the official definition of the basin to include Maryland, and prioritize projects that serve small, rural, and disadvantaged communities.

It attacks the brain. It has a 100 per cent fatality rate. And it has spread all across southern and central Alberta. Fifteen years ago, chronic wasting disease was rare in the province’s deer populations, showing up in a small percentage of animals in a handful of locations, mostly along the Saskatchewan border. In the

Before the Biggest Week in American Birding festival launched 15 years ago, many hotels, restaurants, and ice cream shops on northwest Ohio’s Lake Erie shores didn’t open until late June, when the rush of summertime lake visitors arrived. Now, many tourist businesses open at least a month earlier, in May, to welcome droves of birders

In 2007, only three years after the creation of Monte León National Park along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia, efforts to protect penguins took an unexpected turn. A female puma was slaughtering Magellanic penguins in droves. Some of these she would eat, while other surplus kills were left to rot. Before long, her cubs

(Ten Sleep, Wyo. February 19, 2025) — The National Audubon Society proudly announces Carter Ranch, the home of Carter Country Meats located in northern Washakie County on the western slope of the Big Horn Mountains, is now an Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly habitat. The certification, awarded through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program, recognizes lands managed with a focus on

The world’s wealthiest nations are “exporting extinction” by destroying 15 times more biodiversity internationally than within their own borders, research shows. Most wildlife habitats are being destroyed in countries with tropical forest, according to the study which looked at how wealthy countries’ demand for products such as beef, palm oil, timber and soya beans is

The pod of orcas was filmed playing with their food – but not for the reason you might think. A new wildlife show has filmed something never seen before among orcas: a mother teaching her calves to hunt. “This does not look like normal hunting behaviour,” the narrator says in the video as the mother

NEW YORK (February 17, 2025)– Today, scientists with the National Audubon Society published research in Nature Ecology & Evolution that will help inform global efforts to protect migratory birds. In the study, Multispecies migratory connectivity indicates hemispheric-scale risk to bird populations from global change, researchers propose a new way to measure risk and identify where

A huge humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth in the seas off the coast of southern Chile before spitting him out unscathed in a dramatic incident caught on camera. The kayaker, Adrian Simancas, was out with his father last weekend in the seas off the town of Punta Arenas, when the whale