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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In the world of bats, we thought we’d seen it all. But nature always has a way of surprising us, doesn’t it? Just when scientists thought they knew these nocturnal creatures inside and out, along comes a discovery that’s literally lighting up the research world. Hold onto your hats, folks, because we’re about to dive ...
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 ...
In this post, you’ll meet the invisible frog that may cause breakthroughs in medical research – as if its transparency wasn’t already fascinating enough! Extraordinary Amphibian The glass frog is a small and unassuming amphibian with an extraordinary ability to blend seamlessly into its surroundings. You could say that it almost possesses a superpower – ...
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