Articles: wild animals
Sir David Attenborough Is Optimistic But We Must Take Action Now for the Planet
African Safari, One Health, Steve Dale, wild animals, wildlife
Many naturalists and biologists warned us about an impending pandemic, due to our increasingly close and often forced interactions with the wild world. Nowhere is this more evident than in so called ‘wet markets’ of the Far East, where species who would never, ever associate in the wild (as they live in different parts of…
Rescuing a Trapped Dolphin
wild animals, wildlife
This is feel-good week. Why not? We all deserve this, especially this year….and in this video a bottlenose dolphin stuck on sandbar is rescued in Florida.
Deer Rescue
deer, wild animals, wildlife
Not sure this guy was risking his life – obviously at least one friend is there. Still, I don’t suggest this wasn’t a wonderful thing to do, to rescue this deer unable to stand on the slippery ice over a pond. I don’t know anything about this person, but what boggles my mind is that…
We Need To Cooperate More
African Safari, wild animals, wildlife
Warthogs receive spa treatment, and banded mongoose get lunch. Cooperation – we need more symbiotic relationships.
How Animals Decide On Their Leaders
animals, cats, wild animals, wildlife
From politicking chimpanzees to elephants earning power using brain power to honeybees fighting for their lives, various animals have their own ways to elect their leaders, or their leaders elect themselves. In elephant groups the decision is an easy one. Both African and Asian elephants and their subspecies live in matriarchal societies. A female is…
Lower Your Stress, Watch a Beaver
entertainment, wild animals
Has the pandemic, or life in general, got you down? The solution is apparently right here in this video. According to the Internet (as I can’t find the actual study), watching beaver chomping on cabbage can reduce stress levels by 17 percent. If you’re really stressed out, enjoy this hour and 20 minute loop of…
The Bear-Necessities
bear, entertainment, wild animals, wildlife
These ladies do have the bear-necesities, demonstrating exactly what to do if this happens to you as they’re approached by a curious black bear in Mexico. My advice: Never play poker with these ladies.
Leopard Checks Out Al Fresco Dining Option
animals, wild animals, wildlife
I know the focus these days is on outdoor dining due to the novel corona virus. But this really is wild – look who crashes the patio, albeit very stealthy. How would you like this African leopard company? Wonder if he had a reservation? I wonder if it matters.
Case of the Wild Boar
entertainment, pig, wild animals
So, by wild bore, I don’t mean the guy at the bank who every time you walk in says, “May I have a moment of your time to talk about our savings programs?” I mean a wild boar. A naked sunbather was minding is own business at Teufelssee Lake, a nude bathing spot in the…
Bats Caused the Virus; Bats Might Cure the Virus
bats, COVID-19, One Health, wild animals, wildlife
Many humans cringe at the very thought or sight of bats. And some of those people may even have chiroptophobia, a fear of bats. True enough some bats are blood-suckers and some have a wingspan nearly the size of an average human. It’s also true that bats likely responsible, at least in great part, for…
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