New England’s natural beauty is famed worldwide, shaped by rolling hills, dense forests, and captivating coastlines. But beneath these picturesque scenes lie urgent ecological challenges: many of the region’s native plants, especially rare and endangered species, are now at risk. These plants...
A photographer has got the bug for creepy-crawly close-ups – and the resulting pictures are definitely an eye-full.
Thomas Shahan uses just a digital camera and zoom lens to capture macro images of spiders and insects, zooming in on the creatures’ eyes and producing images that show...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A colony of 22,000 bats may be coming to a neighbourhood near you after an Australian court served the flying foxes with an eviction notice and allowed the government to chase them away with loud industrial noise.
The court ruled that the grey-headed flying foxes, the...
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Plastic Jar Removed From Fla. Bear Cub's Head
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A clear plastic container was removed from the 6-month-old cub's head after being stuck for at least...
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This duck got himself all in a flap after inadvertently straying into the path of a giant Shoebill while heading towards water. But it was all water off a duck’s back for the imposing 4ft tall bird which instead of eating his smaller friend, carefully picked him...
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The Komodo dragon is the world's largest flesh-eating lizard and living reptile. This amazing creature is only found in the wild on four small Indonesian islands, where they are vulnerable to disease, volcanic activity, and competition with feral dogs and man. It lives on the...