Animals H5N1 in Bald Eagles Bird flu is killing bald eagles at an ‘alarming rate,’ researchers say Bald eagle nest failures and deaths are piling up at an “alarming rate” as a result of the highly infectious avian influenza, University of Georgia researchers announced this week. The avian influenza strain known as H5N1 is killing an unprecedented number of mating […]
Animals Dogs of Chernobyl Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival? Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed […]
Animals Whales Use a Sound Similar to Kim Kardashian’s ‘Vocal Fry’ Whales use a sound similar to Kim Kardashian’s ‘vocal fry’ to hunt deep sea prey, say scientists Toothed whales can use vocal registers like humans to communicate and hunt. Like Kim Kardashian, whales have a “vocal fry” which can be used to find prey in deep sea. At that depth, the whales’ lungs collapse, so […]
Animals Bison Restoration US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of […]
Animals Cocaine Hippos Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” won’t stop multiplying – so Colombia wants some gone Move over Cocaine Bear, ‘Cocaine Hippos‘ are taking over the spotlight in one South American country. Colombia wants to move about 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch to two other countries as part of a plan to control their […]
Animals Men Hunted and Killed a Bald Eagle Two Men Hunted and Killed a Bald Eagle in Nebraska, Sheriff Says They had been hunting on private property when deputies found the men and asked them to show their kill, the sheriff said. Inside their trunk was the bald eagle. Two men were charged with misdemeanors on Wednesday after they entered a private property […]
Animals Are Turtles Reptiles or Amphibians Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians. People often mistake them for amphibians due to the misunderstanding about the term amphibian. The word amphibian refers specifically to members of the class amphibia, but the word amphibious that comes from the same root means “operating or living on land and in water.” It is true that many turtles […]
Animals A ‘Reptile’ Cafe Snakes, lizards and desserts meet in Malaysia’s first reptile café Malaysian reptile enthusiast Yap Ming Yang hopes visitors to his pet-friendly café will learn to appreciate snakes and lizards as much as they do furrier creatures such as dogs and cats. Bearded dragons, leopard geckos, and corn snakes are among the species resting in glass […]
Animals Why Do Cats Knead Kneading is typical kitten behaviour but may be retained into adulthood because it can help communicate messages. “Kneading” is when cats massage an object with the front paws, which extend and retract, one paw at a time. This massaging action, named for its resemblance to kneading dough, is repeated rhythmically. You may have spotted your […]
Animals 3,500 Year-Old Bear Discovered Scientists dissect 3,500-year-old bear discovered in Siberian permafrost A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the Arctic. “This find is absolutely unique: the […]