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While we all know it’s a dog-eat-dog world, so to speak, an Australian snake species has taken the suggestion of cannibalism very literally and has been captured consuming a smaller, and very unlucky, version of itself.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology… Continue reading Snake’s worst day captured in very rare sighting of unusual animal behavior
Human-animal conflict is always a contentious issue, and finding ways to prevent damage without causing harm to the animals often requires creative solutions. [James Milward] needed a humane method to …read more Continue reading Keeping Badgers At Bay With Tensorflow
The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards, hosted by the Natural History Museum of London, is a hotly contested event. And 2023 was no different, with the judges having 49,957 images to narrow down to a handful of adult and junior winners.Con… Continue reading Nature calls: The 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners
The final shortlist for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards is in, showcasing grin-tastic animal antics captured by nature-loving snappers around the globe – including a dove getting rewarded for not paying attention, an otter auditioning for Swan Lake, and a kangaroo rocking out on air guitar.
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Tags: Competition, Awards, Animals, Wildlife
Continue reading Flying head first into the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards shortlist
In a twist on using animals as biological control, a method that has not always been well understood and in many cases been an absolute disaster for the environment, scientists have successfully given nature a nudge and taught native predators to activ… Continue reading Scientists give nature a nudge, training native species to hunt invaders
As any ornithologist will tell you, birds are wonderful, funny and expressive animals, so it’s no surprise they also make such incredible subjects for nature photo competitions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Photography, Birds, Photogr… Continue reading Wings of desire: The winners of the 2023 Audubon Photo Awards
GPS-enabled tracking modules allow scientists to learn a great deal about wild animals, but the devices do have one major drawback – limited battery life. A new tracker gets around that limitation, as it’s continuously powered by the animal’s movements… Continue reading Motion-powered GPS unit designed to track wild animals indefinitely
Radio trackers have become an important part of studying the movements of wildlife, but keeping one running for the life of an animal has been challenging. Researchers have now developed …read more Continue reading Kinefox Tracks Wildlife for a Lifetime
In an effort to keep livestock safe from coyotes while not harming the predators themselves, researchers carried out a study involving a remote-controlled vehicle equipped with powerful lights. The solution worked, hinting at a future in which robot ra… Continue reading How robot ranch hands could protect livestock from predators
A team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has established a new platypus colony in the Royal National Park on the banks of the Hacking River outside of Sydney for the first time in more than half a century.Con… Continue reading The platypus returns to Australian national park after half a century