Wildlife (Page 27)

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

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Sandhill cranes dancing at sunset

Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds

By Neel V. Patel

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

By Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson/The Conversation

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

Endangered Species

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

By Bart Vandever

a tiny robot next to a penny

Itsy bitsy spider robots might crawl around inside you one day

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

Endangered Species

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

By Anna Brooks and Tom McNamara

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive

These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive

Mark the Shark Quartiano

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

By Andrew Zaleski

Endangered Species

Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

By Eleanor Cummins

spider on a flower

Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks

Endangered Species

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge

By Lauren Steele

Spiders are secretly great roommates

Spiders are secretly great roommates

By Matt Bertone/The Conversation

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

By Neel V. Patel

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species

By Kim Steutermann Rogers

Drones can take scientists to strange new places—like inside whale snot

By Jessica Boddy

You’d have to give birth to a 30-pound baby to truly know how a kiwi bird feels

By Sara Chodosh

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

By Kate Baggaley

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

By Kate Baggaley

A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right

A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right

atlantic puffin

Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science

By Sara Chodosh

These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps

These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps

By Kate Baggaley

Look to large bodies to understand long life spans

Look to large bodies to understand long life spans

By Kate Baggaley

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

By Rachel Feltman

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

By Eleanor Cummins

What if hibernating animals formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep?

What if hibernating animals formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep?

By Tom McNamara

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

By Claire Maldarelli

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males

By Kate Baggaley

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap

By Jessica Boddy

Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science!

By Sara Chodosh

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

male superb bird of paradise

These bird feathers are so black your eyes can’t focus on them

By Dakota McCoy/The Conversation

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks

By Mary Beth Griggs

Seagulls are eating all of our garbage

Seagulls are eating all of our garbage

By Kate Baggaley

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

By Sara Chodosh

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

By Rachel Feltman

Humans may be scaring narwhals to death

Humans may be scaring narwhals to death

By Kate Baggaley

Reconstruction of the amphibious bird-like dinosaur Halszkaraptor

This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake

By Rachel Feltman

Endangered Species

Local knowledge can save endangered animals

By Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Benjamin L. Jones, and Richard K.F. Unsworth/The Conversation

Cecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change trophy-hunting laws

Cecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change trophy-hunting laws

By Kate Baggaley

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

By Sara Chodosh

Ranking the Types of Bear Species

By Dan Nosowitz

stuffed frill shark head

Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird.

By Rachel Feltman

silvertip shark

Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes

By Sara Chodosh

Orangutan skull

We may have a new cousin in this orangutan species—but it’s in big trouble

By Rachel Feltman

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Bats, too, love the city life

Bats, too, love the city life

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States

By Kate Baggaley

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

By Sara Chodosh

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

By Mary Beth Griggs

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

By Sara Chodosh

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark