Pets & Animals

Rescuers rushed to save ten 45-ton sperm whales that beached themselves on an Indonesian shore. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that …

This leopard snuck into a primary school in Guwahati, India. In the process it mauled four people, all of whom have survived. Officials prepared to tranquilize the leopard as a large crowd gathered around the schoolhouse. The big cat was eventually tranquilized and brought to the Assam State Zoo. ➡ …

In Kenya, a brave group of rangers are working to protect the last three northern white rhinoceros in the world. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and …

Sheep can recognize people’s faces, according to researchers from Cambridge University.  ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of …

What are coral reefs? Coral can be found in tropical ocean waters around the world. But how much do you know about reefs and the tiny animals—polyps—that build them? Learn all about coral and why warming waters threaten the future of the reef ecosystem. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: …

A mysterious mass die-off of sea creatures in the San Francisco Bay has been solved. A common parasite, Miamiensis avidus, has been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of sharks, rays, and other species. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, …

A new study of the Sinosauropteryx fossil may shed some light on its appearance and habitat. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories …

In the Peruvian jungle, loggers chopped a tree down and retrieved an illicit prize—a sloth. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that …

A new report sheds light on North Korea’s shadowy role in the illegal wildlife trade. In the past 30 years there have been at least 18 instances involving North Korean diplomats trafficking rhino horn and ivory. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for …

Wildlife tourism is growing in the Amazon, a region that once virtually defined hard-to-reach. Visitors come to experience unspoiled nature, but that’s not always what’s on display. At some destinations, local residents keep captive wildlife, taken illegally from the jungle, to offer visitors the chance to hold a sloth, an …