Deadliest Animals in the World
Think you know what animal is the world’s deadliest? Check out this infographic from GatesNotes (Bill Gates’s Blog) showing it’s not necessarily what you would expect.
Think you know what animal is the world’s deadliest? Check out this infographic from GatesNotes (Bill Gates’s Blog) showing it’s not necessarily what you would expect.
The wolves returned to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 after nearly 70 years away. Everyone knew they would eat some deer, but what not everyone understood or expected was the…
On February 11, 2014, the White House announced an executive order against the illegal wildlife trade that includes a complete ban on the commercial sale of ivory. Owning ivory will still be…
The Elegant Speedsters of the Savanna: Cheetahs Streaking across the golden plains of Africa, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a vision of pure speed and grace. This feline marvel holds…
Kevin Richardson is known as the lion whisperer. He has made himself part of a pride of lions, as well as a group of hyenas (known as a “cackle”). Watch…
Most sharks cannot accelerate quickly because of the shape of their tails, which are meant to push them toward the ocean floor as they scavenge, but a few sharks have…
What makes sharks such super predators? Check out this cool infographic to see! Infographic courtesy of degreesearch.org.
It may surprise you just how heavy some sharks are. The largest shark, the whale shark, is two feet longer than a typical school bus and weighs more than twice…
Just how fast can sharks swim? Sharks make it notoriously hard to track their speed, because they rarely swim in a straight line or follow one direct course. Most sharks…
There are about 400 species of sharks, but scientists have categorized them all into eight groups based on some of their defining features. Take a look at how diverse the…