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Parrots use names to talk to each other
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (382+ words) Published Apr 27, 2026 8: 57 AM EDT It's common knowledge that parrots can learn to speak like humans, sometimes a little too much. Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in England even has five foul-mouthing African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus). But can they use names the…...
Why playing is no laughing matter for otters
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (606+ words) Published Apr 26, 2026 10: 00 AM EDT Patches points her nose toward a stand of bare willow cane and releases a rasping hiss. Another romp of five otters cautiously bumbles out from behind a cleaver of stiffened goosegrass, each scenting the air. I…...
Meet Earl Grey, the sea turtle with a wild family tree
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (268+ words) Published Apr 25, 2026 10: 13 AM EDT A rare type of sea turtle is on the road to recover at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. But this reptile is the offspring of a surprising parent duo: a Kemp's ridley…...
Honeybees understand basic math
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (235+ words) Published Apr 24, 2026 11: 12 AM EDT Previous work has indicated that bees understand addition, subtraction, and even the concept of zero. While skeptics countered with the theory that the insects are solely reacting to visual cues, some biological scientists including Scarlett Howard…...
How to tell eagle parents Jackie and Shadow apart
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (863+ words) Published Apr 21, 2026 12: 26 PM EDT The two new eaglets eating, chirping, and "bopping" in their nest high above Southern California's Big Bear Lake are arguably the stars of the popular wildlife livestream. But it's devoted eagle parents Jackie and Shadow doing…...
Bruce is missing his upper beak, but it has not stopped him from dominance
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (431+ words) Published Apr 20, 2026 11: 00 AM EDT Even without an upper beak, one bird in New Zealand is defying odds at the top of the pecking order. Bruce is a rescued kea (Nestor notabilis) parrot that is the alpha male among his species…...
Svalbard polar bears are doing surprisingly well (for now)
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (452+ words) Published Jan 29, 2026 11: 00 AM EST Since 1980, temperatures in the Barents Sea region surrounding Svalbard have increased up to two degrees Celsius (about 3. 6 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade. However, a 2004 census of the Barents Sea polar bear population counted approximately 2, 650 individuals and that…...
8 cool images from the Mangrove'Photography'Awards
1+ week, 1+ day ago (427+ words) Mangroves play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, buffering hurricane damage, storing carbon, and providing a safe haven for diverse wildlife. The Mangrove Photography Awards celebrate the. .. "A Lemon Shark in the Mangroves in the Bahamas"Credit: Anita Kainrath "Bhoben…...
Aquarium welcomes third endangered penguin chick in less than a month
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) Published Jan 5, 2026 2: 55 PM EST Last December, staff at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, celebrated the arrival of two newly hatched African penguin chicks (Spheniscus demersus). Their births marked a big moment in conservation efforts for the critically endangered species,…...
How the timber rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Published Jan 1, 2026 12: 02 PM EST "The next time you see a rattlesnake, or hear its warning rattle, consider it a reminder," the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) wrote in a recent blog post. "A reminder of where we came from…...