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14 breathtaking wildlife photos from the World Nature Photography Awards

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 15:56

Two gannets under the water. Shetland Islands. — Two gannets under the water in the Shetland Islands.
Tracey Lund/World Nature Photography Awards

Science, nature, photography, animals, photography-contest, Wildlife

Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 20:37

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park, February 15, 2023 in New York City, New York — Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo.
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images

Science, Rats, new-york-city, Wildlife

10 hilarious unseen photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:37

Two bears appear to converse with each other — "Bear Jokes" by Sidra Monreal Burshteyn.
Sidra Monreal Burshteyn/Comedy Wildlife Awards

Science, Wildlife, wildlife-conservation, animals, funny-animals, animal-photos, nature

25 award-winning photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest show the beauty and fragility of animals in the wild

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:45

An Adélie penguin approaches an emperor penguin and its chick during feeding time in Antarctica's Atka Bay. — Location: Atka Bay, Antarctica.
Stefan Christmann/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Science, animals, Wildlife, nature, photography-contest, photography

Penguins arguing, a sleepy polar bear, and a happy turtle are in the running for wildlife photo of the year, and you can vote on them

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 14:28

A turtle lets a dragonfly balance on its face instead of immediately eating it, it's mouth open in what looks like a gleeful grin. — The photographer described this shot as "a moment of peaceful coexistence."
Tzahi Finkelstein / Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Science, animals, photography, nature, contest, Wildlife, Features

Australia is being plagued by vicious and vindictive swooping magpies, and people say they are terrified

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 08:15

An Australian magpie is shown giving a camera the side eye as it swoops down toward a cyclist. — An Australian magpie captured swooping down on a cyclist.
Darren Pateman/Fairfax Media via Getty Images

Science, news-uk, Australia, Science, birds, Wildlife

They were slaughtered for their blubber, and nearly wiped out in Brazil. Decades later, humpback whales are making a comeback.

Sat, 07/29/2023 - 09:50

A humpback whale breaches off in the coast of Ilhabela, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil July 22, 2023. — A humpback whale breaching off in the coast of Ilhabela, an archipelago in South-East Brazil, at the end of July.
REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto

Science, whales, Humpback Whale, nature, Wildlife, Weekend UK

A nature videographer flying a drone spotted an endangered loggerhead sea turtle struggling in the red tide. He quickly alerted wildlife officials who showed up to save it.

Sat, 03/18/2023 - 11:34

A turtle floating in open ocean beside another photo of it on the sand, gasping for breath. — The struggling loggerhead turtle was captured by nature videographer Michael McCarthy, owner of the See Through Canoe Company.
See Through Canoe

News, Science, Florida, red tide, Sea Turtle, rescue, Wildlife

New images offer rare glimpse of the DMZ between North and South Korea where wild animals find peace and flourish

Sun, 02/26/2023 - 14:21

Otter (Lutra lutra) living in the DMZ. — Otter (Lutra lutra) captured in the DMZ.
National Institute of Ecology / Google Arts & Culture

Science, North Korea, South Korea, DMZ, Wildlife, UK Weekend

Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 06:56

Manatees — One study found PFAS in Florida's manatees.
James R.D. Scott/Getty Images

Science, News, PFAS, forever chemicals, animals, Contamination, Pollution

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