Imagine you are taking a walk through rural Madison County, Mississippi, and stumble on a massive tusk that turns out to belong to a Colombian mammoth. This is exactly what happened to Eddie Templeton, an amateur fossil collector, earlier in August. Not only did he discover an almost complete Colombian mammoth tusk, but it is ...
The cowboy style is currently trending in human fashion, but did you know it’s become a trend with a certain sea resident as well? Starting as a fun experiment by an aquarium enthusiast, this new-found fashion of sea urchins wearing hats has been adopted by various aquariums around the world. Although fashionable, this especially designed ...
Around 400 million years ago, Earth’s oceans were dominated by massive sea scorpions. Scorpions, as we know them today, are already pretty terrifying — now imagine them being larger than basketball players! These prehistoric predators, known as eurypterids, were among the largest arthropods to ever exist – let’s get to know these imposing creatures a ...
We’re all familiar with the most iconic dinosaur, the T-Rex. However, its close cousin, who reigned in Asia at the same time, is far less known even though it was almost just as bloodthirsty. We’re talking about the colossal predator Tarbosaurus. What Is the Tarbosaurus? The Tarbosaurus, which means “alarming lizard,” was a massive theropod ...
A nurse shark was spotted swimming around with a large piece of plastic stuck around her body. This heartbreaking video acts as a harsh reminder of what plastic pollution is doing to the animals in our oceans. Sad Sight The female Grey Nurse Shark appears to have a plastic ring tangled around her body, and ...
Have you ever wondered how new species come into existence? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to dive into a moth-tivating story of evolution that might just blow your mind! A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has uncovered a unique form of moth speciation, and it’s all ...
Sean van Niekerk, an experienced Game Ranger, gave us some incredible insights into the life of a game ranger and the anti-poaching war. On our podcast, he chatted to Cayla de Souza from AATG about some of his experiences and how they combat poaching. Who Is Sean? Sean grew up next to the Kruger National ...
If you, like me, were shocked to learn that some chameleons give live birth – this is the article for you! Let’s take a look at four really cool ovoviviparous chameleons, and what being ovoviviparous actually means. What does ovoviviparous mean? Ovoviviparous chameleons do not lay eggs like oviparous reptiles. These chameleons give birth to ...
Dinosaurs have been breaking the minds of paleontologists and curious minds worldwide for decades. What did they eat, did they live in groups, were all of them cold-blooded like reptiles? And over the years, what we know of these prehistoric giants has come a long way since the first fossils were discovered. Let’s take a ...
For the longest time, it has been assumed that Elapoidea snakes originated from Africa, based on the discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil. Recent genetic research tells us something quite different, though – it tells us that this group of snakes, in fact, originated in Asia 35 million years ago. Initially, the gap between 25 ...
