Wildlife(Page 22)

The latest on the fascinating flora and fauna of our planet.

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a small brown and red bird perched on a branch

You’ve heard of truffle pigs. Now get ready for truffle birds.

By Kate Baggaley

Great white shark that has the potential to bite a swimmer that it mistakes for a seal

Great whites don’t hunt humans—they just have blind spots

Two gray pigeons in a spotlight in a Rosemary Mosco cartoon

How to speak city pigeon

By Rosemary Mosco

moose in a lake with mountains in the background

How to track and spot a wild moose

By Noah Lederman

As El Niño years get worse, right whales suffer

By Margo Milanowski

A bird flying near a concrete commercial building with large windows on a sunny day.

How to help birds avoid crashing into your windows

By Natalie Wallington

Green Southern cassowary egg drawing

Ancient humans might have bred one of the scariest birds on the planet

By Elana Spivack

an illustration of a huge group of small dark birds flying in a cloud-like formation against a colorful sunset

This annual starling murmuration is so dense it’s called ‘The Black Sun’

By Chris Iovenko

Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream

Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream

By Mary Beth Griggs

A small snake rearing up and looking forward.

The best ways to wrangle, repel, and just get snakes out of your home

By Natalie Wallington

A bear sleeping, maybe after eating its fill of trash.

How to keep fat bears (and other bears) out of your trash

By Natalie Wallington

Parasitic birds like cuckoos seem to target victims who can’t see well

Parasitic birds like cuckoos seem to target victims who can’t see well

By Kate Baggaley

vampire bats hanging inside a tree

Vampire bats rendezvous with their friends when dining out

By Elana Spivack

Lockdown made cities friendlier for some birds

Lockdown made cities friendlier for some birds

By Kate Baggaley

A frog in a dark pond with its vocal sac filled up with air.

The next generation of skincare might come from frog foam

North american porcupine sitting on the ground among wild flower

How to not get pricked by a North American porcupine

By Natalie Wallington

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers

By Kate Baggaley

An illustration of an extinct species of giant penguins. Two penguins stand upright and one huddles down on a rocky island.

Schoolkids in New Zealand discovered a new species of giant penguin

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think

By Kate Baggaley

A humpback whale breaches water and hangs in mid-air, in front of forested cliffs.

A rare humpback whale ‘megapod’ was spotted snacking off the Australian coast

Humans are pushing into animals’ homes, but nature is as rebellious as ever

Humans are pushing into animals’ homes, but nature is as rebellious as ever

By Sara Kiley Watson

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

a murmuration of starlings form a large sphere

Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns

By Rachel Feltman

These female hummingbirds don flashy male feathers to avoid unwanted harassment

These female hummingbirds don flashy male feathers to avoid unwanted harassment

Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds

By Sara Chodosh

tetrapod fossil

Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly

By Philip Kiefer

A photograph is being taken with an iPhone.

Your Flickr photos could help scientists keep tabs on wildlife

By Charlotte Hu

Male acorn woodpecker with tree cache

Polygamy is just one reason why acorn woodpeckers are master survivalists

By Purbita Saha

Both bats and humans test out talking as infants

Both bats and humans test out talking as infants

Tuna Robot With Internal Overlay

A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water

By Charlotte Hu

Squirrel climbing on a branch

Scientists confirm that squirrels are amazing gymnasts

There’s a reason human-wildlife clashes are on the rise

There’s a reason human-wildlife clashes are on the rise

By Angely Mercado

A hedgehog drinking water out of a bowl on some grass.

How to protect wildlife from extreme heat

By Natalie Wallington

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

From Bat Ears to Sonar

From Bat Ears to Sonar

By Michael Stroh

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction

By Kate Baggaley

An owl sitting on the branch of an evergreen tree in the forest.

Transform your yard into an owl kingdom

By Natalie Wallington

Mother and baby killer whale swimming in ocean with mountains in the background.

These killer whales go through menopause

Red-winged blackbird singing.

Birders behold: Cornell’s Merlin app is now a one-stop shop for bird identification

By Charlotte Hu

Japanese great tit

These Songbirds Can Speak To Each Other Like Humans Do

By Grennan Milliken

a sulfur-crested cockatoo perched on a wall

Australian cockatoos are teaching each other to open trash cans

By Philip Kiefer

Northern cardinal bird with right side male red and left female tan in a bare tree

4 unexpected facts about the Northern cardinal, a bird you should know better

By Purbita Saha

how to identify ticks

A guide to the tick species every American should know

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Small bird with bowl of bird food in a field.

Wild birds don’t need your backyard feeders to survive

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Endangered Species

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Wisconsin’s gray wolves are in serious trouble

Wisconsin’s gray wolves are in serious trouble

By Kate Baggaley

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World

By Breanna Draxler

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries

By Breanna Draxler

Masses Of Vultures In Cities Pose A Threat To Aircraft

Masses Of Vultures In Cities Pose A Threat To Aircraft

By Grennan Milliken

Inside the high-tech, last-ditch effort to save the northern white rhino

Endangered Species

Inside the high-tech, last-ditch effort to save the northern white rhino

indian pangolin

Endangered Species

The Pangolin Finally Made It Onto The List Of The World’s Most Protected Animals

Close-up of a furry, grey and beige mouse with round ears standing on red dirt.

Endangered Species

An ‘extinct’ Australian mouse has been thriving on a remote protected island

Male red-winged blackbird

How to decode the secret language of birds

These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected

Endangered Species

These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

By Grennan Milliken

It’s raining frogs: a brief look at the planet’s weirdest weather ever

By Mark D. Kaufman

A peregrine falcon.

Peregrine falcons have natural eye makeup for a pretty fierce reason

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales

By Ellie Shechet

How bomb detectors discovered a hidden pod of singing blue whales

Endangered Species

How bomb detectors discovered a hidden pod of singing blue whales

A breaching Sowerby's beaked whale.

Carcasses are the best clues we have for these mysterious whales

pearlfish and a sea cucumber

This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber’s Anus For Safety (And Food)

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

By Angely Mercado

Gray foxes use black bears as personal body guards

Gray foxes use black bears as personal body guards

By Philip Kiefer

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan