Clik here to view.
Birds Getting Drunk off Berries This Winter
When the first frost sets in, berries left on the bush ferment, and birds who eat them then consume the alcohol within the berries. Though the berries are small, scientists believe birds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
California Water is Flowing!
On December 3, weather channels in California reported much needed rain. After a major storm, water in drought-stricken California is flowing after months of drought. In Yosemite National Park, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rock Mined in Russia contains 30,000 Diamonds!
On Monday December 15, scientists reported a very strange rock donated by the huge Russian Udachnaya diamond mine containing approximately 30, 000 minuscule diamonds. The diamonds are clustered very...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Clam Discovered off Quatsino Sound, BC
Ten years ago, an unusual scalloped clam was dragged from the deep seafloor off northern Vancouver Island. Four years ago, it resurfaced while Melissa Frey, the curator of invertebrates at the royal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare Albino Dolphin Captured in Japan
On November 23, fishermen from Taiji, a city infamous for the tradition of dolphin killing (as exposed in the 2009 documentary The Cove) caught and captured a rare albino dolphin. The fishermen caught...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teeth Illegally Cut Off Dead Orca in Vancouver
On December 4, an 18-year-old pregnant orca whale was found floating dead off Vancouver Island. The particular orca was to known to researchers as J-32, or "Rhapsody". A necropsy was conducted on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Professor Wu the Salamander Moves to London
Professor Wu is a 19-year-old Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) and the new ambassador of salamander conservation efforts in China. Over-hunted and served as a delicacy in its natural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Goliath Bird-Eating Spider Makes a Reappearance
The goliath birdeater spider (Theraphosa blondi) is a terrestrial species of tarantula found in the South American Rainforest. With its 12- inch leg span and weight of a puppy, this gargantuan arachnid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Woodpeckers Flood St. Albert, Canada
Every year, the city of St. Albert, Alberta holds a Christmas bird count. This year, citizens of St. Albert counted an abundance of woodpeckers. Citizens are thankful for the woodpecker increase, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Invasive Fire Ants in North America
The invasive species Myrmica rubra, or European fire ant has been moving in by the colonies to Eastern North America. Scientists say this 4 mm pest has the potential to spread other invasive plant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cannibalism in Animals
On April 25, 2014, scientist Leejiah Dorward caught a photograph of a hippopotamus eating a fellow hippo. This photo is one of the first documented incident of hippo cannibalism, and it has brought...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extremely Rare Fox Spotted for the First Time in Almost 100 Years
On December 13 and January 4, a very rare Sierra Nevada red fox was captured on camera at the Yosemite National Park. This was a special occasion for the park, as it was the first sighting of the red...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amazing 'Ruby Seadragon' Find
Seadragons are delicate fish found only in southern Australian waters. They are classified in the family Syngnathidae, along with species of seahorse and pipefish. There are now three species of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Extinct" Myanmar Jerdon's Babbler Alive and Well
Until May 2014, the Myanmar Jerdon's babbler was thought to be extinct; the last sighting of this bird was July 1941. Scientists were shocked to hear the Myanmar Jerdon's babbler's unique call, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mammal on The Brink of Extinction Rediscovered in China
The ili pika is back. After two decades, scientists found the small and adorable mammal hiding behind a rock in the Tian Shan Mountains of China. The ili pika, or Ochotona iliensis is endangered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Shape-shifting Frog Discovered
A minuscule new species of tree frog has been recently discovered in Ecuador's Chocó cloud forest in the Andes mountain range. Newly named the mutable rain frog, this frog is downright miniature; the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Watch Out For Invasive Goldfish in the Colorado Lake
Recently, Colorado Lakes have been invaded by none other than common goldfish! Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have said there is upwards of 3,000 goldfish in Teller Lake. This is bad news for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Fully Warm-blooded Fish: Opah
When most people think about fish they think cold-blooded. An exception has been found. There are some examples of partial warm-bloodedness in fish, such as swordfish and some species of shark. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Blue Live is Here!
PBS and BBC have recently partnered to create a television event called Big Blue Live. It showcases the amazing diversity of marine life living off the Monterey Bay in a live television event airing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Red-fanged Spider? You bet!
Australian funnel-web spiders (atrax sutherlandi) are part of a spider family that have uniquely funnel-shaped burrows. They are venomous, but have not killed many people due to their remote range....
View Article
