Embed from Getty Images Merrit Kennedy reports how a poacher met his end: South African police say a suspected poacher was eaten by a pride of lions at a big game park in the province of Limpopo. The animals “ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains,” Limpopo…
Animals
Animals, Cats, Nature, Wisconsin
Friday Catblogging: Cougar sighting verified in Washington County
by JOHN ADAMS •
Contact(s): Scott Walter, DNR Large Carnivore Specialist, 608-267-7865 or Dianne Robinson, Wildlife Biologist, 262-424-9827 MADISON- Video footage of a large cat submitted by landowners in Washington County has been verified by Department of Natural Resources biologists as a cougar. The animal was recorded on a security camera during the early morning hours of Feb. 7…
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cheetahs’ ears
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Wild Badger Sneaks Into Home, Impersonates Family Cat
by JOHN ADAMS •
One reads that in Scotland, a badger walked into a home through a cat door, ate the family cat’s food, and then took a nap in the cat’s bed: We were alerted yesterday to a badger who was spotted in a house in Linlithgow! Find out more: https://t.co/QFLZf7D6O1 pic.twitter.com/QnVJL5HoJ8 — SCOTTISH SPCA (@ScottishSPCA) October 19,…
Animals
Badger Takes the High-Protein Route
by JOHN ADAMS •
Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month https://t.co/fxJwpObwKG pic.twitter.com/H92XQttu4s — New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017 Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month http://ow.ly/AI0k30arsqt @ New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017
Animals, Weather, Weird Tales
Winter to Last a Bit Longer
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature
Film: The Rhino Guardians
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Rhino Guardians from Dan Sadgrove on Vimeo. Dan Sadgrove describes his recent film on an anti-poaching group: In 2016 I travelled to South Africa to visit The Black Mambas – the worlds first all female anti-poaching unit operating in the Balule Game Reserve in South Africa. Coming from disadvantaged communities and breaking strong patriarchal…
Animals, Development, Film, Nature
Saturday Film: The Super Salmon
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Nature
The World’s Largest Porcupine
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals
Mongoose Monday at the Oregon Zoo
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Nature, Science/Nature
Film: Using Technology to Reverse Extinction
by JOHN ADAMS •
Adventure, Animals
Sailing Around the World with a Pet Chicken
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation, Nature
The Last Rhinos
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Science/Nature
The Origin of Dogs
by JOHN ADAMS •
How and when did wild wolves turn into domestic pets? Science tells us that humans were behind the domestication of what is now man’s best friend—but the timeline of the transformation has always been mysterious. In this video, Atlantic science writer Ed Yong explains the surprising origin of dogs in light of new research. Via…