How do seals know how long to hold their breath?
The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.
These fish can spot their favorite divers (the ones with snacks)—here's how
For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a ...
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Calling all influencers: never pick up a wild animal. Especially a baby wombat.
While wombats may appear cute and cuddly, they are wild animals that, over time, have developed ways to defend themselves against predators. (Wombats have buns of steel—and they poop in cubes.
Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep
They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.
Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives
African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...
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His portraits capture animals that are going extinct in the wild
which we’re featuring in this special issue on endangered wildlife. From National Geographic’s Photo Ark and Joel Sartore, Vanishing: The World’s Most Vulnerable Animals is available where ...
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Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world
This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Did this human contact somehow make them less wild? Is the measure of an animal’s wildness equal to the ...