Herding Penguins

Conservationists are getting increasingly inventive these days, and many are finding the simple ways still work the best.
In Belize, they are using donkeys to safeguard herds of cattle from jaguars. It seems the donkeys are hyper-aware of their surroundings, and notice the big cats long before the cows do, alterting the herd to the danger. [...]

Good News For Congo Gorillas

According to a new count released this week, mountain gorillas living in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have increased in number despite the bloody conflict.
The census — the first since specialized rangers were expelled by rebel forces from the Virunga National Park 16 months ago — showed a sub-population of gorillas had gone [...]

A Hairy Frog With Claws?

No we’re not making this up. Nature provides ample evidence of stranger-than-fiction creatures, and Africa’s hairy frog Trichobatrachus robustus certainly fits the category.
This 11 cm long amphibian is hairy during the mating season, when the male develops a thick bristle-like fringe along his flanks and thighs. The ‘hair’ is actually a mass of thin strands [...]

Swimming With Polar Bears

There’s a place in the world where children can swim among polar bears.

Since July 2004, in the little town of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada you can visit the Polar Bear Habitat. It’s a kind of local zoo where people can live the once-in-a-lifetime experience of an outdoor swim with polar bears.
Of course, the humans are in [...]

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