Former NASA Engineer Builds An Obstacle Course To 'Squirrel Proof' His Bird Feeder
Imagine being a squirrel in this backyard. You'd hate to see it.
Imagine being a squirrel in this backyard. You'd hate to see it.
A lake on the outskirts of Portland, Maine, became a highly unusually scene last summer when a kayaker happened upon a dead bald eagle floating face down, pierced through the heart.
Mom Fiona and her baby "needed emergency care and a lot of extra help" during the birth.
The Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay, Queensland says pods of dolphins have been leaving behind random "gifts" of flotsam and jetsam to the shore as visitors have stayed home.
Animals that grow past target weight quickly become unsellable. Researchers are now trying to slow growth and buy time until plants reopen.
We might not understand what words exactly the man is saying in Andalusian Spanish, but the love he's radiating requires no translation.
"While kayak fishing offshore, I hooked up on the elusive South Florida blackfin tuna, which took me on a wild ride. I was quickly joined by the not-so-elusive South Florida sharks which battled me for my catch."
Archivists at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia released a 21-second clip of the last known moving footage of a thylacine. The footage, shot in 1935, captures the last known captive thylacine before the species went extinct.
"Each species that we photograph is precious, irreplaceable, and in my mind, has a basic right to exist."
A trail-guide witnesses a game of cat and mouse between a python and a hyena at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
You don't need to understand Dutch to be able to sit back and enjoy this peculiar video of a man living with a nest of eagle owls, one of the largest owls in the world, setting up their home right outside of his window.
Every day this world is getting a little bit stranger for us.
We didn't even know peacocks could fly this high.
The playful aquatic creatures enjoy bouncing rocks and pebbles around. Is it just for fun, or are they driven by deeper instincts?
A raccoon performs a funny bout of gymnastics while trying to break into a man's bird feeder.
It began with an email from Wuhan, a Maine laboratory and mouse sperm from Iowa. Now that lab is on the verge of supplying a much-needed animal for SARS-CoV-2 research.
There's a reason why some species communicate with lower sounds.
New research shows these ferocious insects don't just hunt like robots.
When life imitates "Looney Tunes."
Wildlife biologists set up spycams across Quebec and got copious amounts of adorable baby animal footage.
They're trying to put him out to pasture, and he's having none of that.
A very agile border collie swiftly leapt through this challenging series of bike corrals.
A driver spotted this baby bear attempting to climb a partition in Rossland, British Columbia.
The pig, according to the owner, is just fine, although it might have a mighty hangover after this.
"We were just out fishing for blue crab in Pecan Island, LA and this huge bobcat came out across the weir. I grabbed my phone thinking he was about to get wet, but he surprised us all."
Sloth bears feed on ants and termites, but often attack people when startled. As human populations in India grow, violent conflict is rising.
Now you see it, now you don't.
It's not just a matter of force, but more a matter of stealth.
Paleontologists are searching for the answer to how carnivorous dinosaurs went from pipsqueaks to titans.
An anthropologist reflects on being raised by a single mother — and discovers a secret to how good moms become great moms.
It's not often you see a whale's entire body exit the water during a breach, but these lucky whale-watchers saw just that.
Reigarw Comparisons crunched the numbers and created an data viz of the deadliest animals on the planet.
Earthling Ed debates food ethics with a meat eater and it's an unbelievably calm, cool and collected exchange.
Happiness is this bear living its best life splashing around a tub.
Nature PBS filmed this enchanting footage of baby hares in the wilderness. A soothing experience to watch.
Annette Edwards breeds some of the largest rabbits in the world.
In the late 19th-century, at least according to legend, a fight to the death between a greyhound and a timberwolf was the most popular sport on the Native American reservations of South Dakota.
Nature filmmakers sneak up on a 3-month-old joey Quokka.
One small step for a turtle, one giant victory for their journey to the ocean.
Scientists have produced data that shows the range of an enigmatic short-eared canid species that has yet to be widely studied.
This poor child will never look at a monkey the same way again.
Birds — and humans — of a feather flock together.
Where and when were these animals first domesticated? Archaeologists home in on new data to revise the human-horse story.
Teach a man to scratch, and you'll get your belly scratched for a lifetime.
Oh, and have we mentioned that there's a raven at the scene that's just hanging out and calmly observing all of this unfold?
If the Asian giant hornet manages to establish itself in the United States it could decimate bee populations.
A day in the life of Abigail, a snail of the Olivella semistriata species.
Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.
AI researcher Xander Steenbrugge used machine learning generative models to turn people into animals and back again.
An extremely lucky rabbit was able to outwit this leopard just in the nick of time.
Due to the lockdown, garden eels in one Japanese aquarium are "forgetting about humans" and making it hard for their keepers to check on them. That's where you come in.
In this edition of "Sounds Right to Me," Emily and Megan compare notes on what the best birds are.
Death might have taken weeks; it might have been days. But when it struck, it struck ruthlessly.
With people, vehicles and all the commotion absent, some species might demonstrate just how much more space they actually need.
Alligators are the new dogs, apparently.
A newfound fossil tail from this giant predator stretches our understanding of how—and where—dinosaurs lived.
Sometimes even a squirrel wants to go where everybody knows its name.
Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there.
Milky the Samoyed is tempted to steal some of GB the cat's food.
This pride of lions got the surprise of a lifetime with this encounter at Kruger National Park in South Africa.