Workers Cut Down Dead Tree And Find A Pile Of Fuzzy Babies In The Stump
They were just a few days old 🥺 The Hollowed Stump: A Tale of Two Owlets This past April, homeowners in South Florida hired a tree removal company to cut…
Homing pigeons may use a surprising navigation mechanism
Homing pigeons are famous for finding their way home over long distances, but new research suggests their navigation abilities may depend on an unexpected organ: the liver. Scientists have long…
Owl Found in Concrete Gets Feather Transplant So it Can Fly Silently Again into the Wild
A great horned owl who was once found covered in concrete has finally returned to the wild after spending six months recovering at a Utah sanctuary. The young owl was…
Rescuers Find Baby Eagle Out Of Her Nest And Realize She Can’t Lift Her Head
She needed help. The other day, a juvenile eagle in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, found herself in a tricky situation. She’d gotten tangled up in fishing line and was stuck on…
Mama Duck Approaches Preschool Director During Dismissal And Asks For Help
“It was clear she was in distress.” Last week, Lisa Plassman was helping outside during school dismissal at Westminster Preschool in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, when an unusual and worried “parent”…
Beach Jogger Stops Cold When She Sees An Endangered Bird Facedown In The Sand
“e really didn’t look good …” Recently, a jogger on a beach in Brenton-on-Sea, South Africa, noticed an African penguin lying facedown in the sand. At first, it was unclear…
‘It’s nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply’: Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species
Nature is often described through conflict: predators chasing prey, parasites exploiting hosts and species competing for the same resources. But there is another side to life on Earth that is…
Guide Climbing Mount Everest Sees Feathers In Snow — And Digs Out A Beautiful Bird
“ alone, cold and out of place …” Last month, a group of Mount Everest guides were practicing on a glacier when they noticed something unusual in the snow. A…
Driver Stops When Car In Front Swerves — And Finds A Gorgeous Bird In Need
Last month, Allie O’Brien was driving home at night when she noticed the car ahead of her suddenly veer a little. Looking closer, she spotted a small figure in the…
Bird Crashing Through Car’s Grille Leads To An Ending That No One Expected
“After 20 years as a veterinary nurse, I had never seen anything like it.” What looked like a tragedy ended in a way that no one could have predicted. Last…