Did you know that most catfish are brown or grey? But in the underwater world, there is a very special and rare kind that looks like a big yellow banana. This unusual catfish has a genetic change called leucism, which makes it lose some colour but doesn't affect its eyes. In albinism, animals don't have any colour, but these rare catfish have a beautiful pale yellow colour. With only one…
Most of the time, orangutan dads don't help take care of and raise their young. No other animal on Earth spends as much of its life caring for its young as a female does. Even though there were many problems, this ape father at the Denver Zoo raised his two-year-old child well by acting like a mother. After the mother died, the father took on all of the duty for…
About six years ago, a wildlife photographer in Finland started using his photos to show the natural beauty of his country. This is a story about one of the many amazing things he saw and did because he spent so much time taking pictures of wildlife. Valtteri looked into a place in the woods near Martinselkonen. He saw a group of young cubs playing in a clearing in the woods.…
Certain creatures command awe and fear in the animal kingdom due to their strength, agility, and predatory abilities. Among these are bears, tigers, hippopotamuses, and crocodiles, each occupying a unique ecological niche and possessing distinctive characteristics that make them formidable predators. This article aims to compare and contrast the dangers these creatures pose and delve into their abilities, shedding light on their roles in their respective ecosystems and interactions with…
Ilpo Kojola, a professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, who studies natural resources, said that the bear is very rare. It's Unique. It caught my attention because it came up out of nowhere. Veijo Toivoniemi, who is from Haapajoki and just caught a rare white bear, says the same thing. Toivoniemi took these pictures in Kuhmo Lentiira, which is a bear-watching area just a few kilometres from the Russian…
Scientists have just discovered an old shark in the North Atlantic. They knew that this shark had definitely gotten older, but they didn't know how old it was until recently. Its estimated age is 512 years, which is a huge number. If it's true, this old shark would be 512 years old, making it the oldest vertebrate still alive on Earth. Greenland sharks tend to live longer than most other…
Flowers are not only pretty to look at but also help plants make more of themselves. Many flowers, like bees and butterflies, need the help of pollinators like bees and butterflies to spread their pollen and make seeds. How do these bugs see flowers, though? And what draws them to them so much? Pollen and bees Bees are the producers that do the most work in nature. They spend most…
When you go to save animals, you never know what will happen. This was brought up to Ocean Conservation Namibia in Walvis Bay, Namibia, earlier this year. Antoine and Denzil, two people who help animals, were at Pelican Point when they saw a seal that was caught in the rope. They had to go up to a big group of seals to help the little guy. It wasn't easy to…
Dr Darin Trees, a physical therapist, now has a new patient: a cute fawn named Beau. Darin has been helping the young deer get around at the wildlife centre he runs in Texas. WebMD says that Beau walks with an antalgic gait, which is another name for a limp. The trainer has been exercising the baby deer's legs in a swimming pool without putting too much pressure on them. Darin…
A car hit an owl in Westbrook, Maine, while it was flying about two days ago. People who saw what happened didn't think twice about stopping what they were doing to ensure the bird was okay. This kind group of strangers knew they had to do something when it became clear that wasn't the case. Even though the group kept them safe until more help arrived, the bird finally fled…