Pets & Animals

Watch amazing drone footage of a blue whale lunging to eat a meal. ➡ 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 …

See a giant panda in China that has made a major breakthrough in the preservation of her species. ➡ 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 …

Off the coast of Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, a diver seemed to have made an unusual friend. A little octopus observed the human visitor, and eventually came to latch onto her hand. As if alternating between fear and curiosity, the mollusk made several approaches and retreats, an experience the …

See a mysterious and bizarre shipworm, studied for the first time by researchers. Kuphus polythalamia is a worm-like creature encased in a shell that burrows headfirst in the mud. They are found off an island in the Philippines in a sulfurous lagoon. They can’t eat wood, but rely on bacteria …

Watch a hungry baboon fight off two geese to raid their nest for eggs in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Egyptian geese are aggressively territorial, and baboons are notoriously intelligent troublemakers—when the two meet a furious struggle ensues. Eventually the baboon is victorious, feasting on the eggs as the geese …

While calibrating equipment used to study deep sea creatures, Australia’s Marine National Facility captured this footage of one squid attacking another. Scientists are uncertain of the exact species of the squid involved, but they are likely neon flying squid or Nototodarus gouldi. It’s also possible the squid are two different …

Curious lions pick up a GoPro, giving us a close-up look inside their mouths and the status of their health. ➡ 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 …

Hazen climbs 40 feet up a tree to reach the super stinky, but nutritious, durian fruit. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Primal Survivor: http://on.natgeo.com/2nHqpU1 ➡ A NEW SEASON OF PRIMAL SURVIVOR RETURNS SUNDAY APRIL 16 at 10/9c. About Primal Survivor: Survival instructor and wilderness guide Hazen Audel travels to …

When bombs hit the war-torn city of Mosul in Iraq, zookeepers at Montazah Al-Morour Zoo were forced to abandon the animals. As many as 40 animals left behind died from bombings and starvation. Others escaped. Simba the lion and Lula the bear were the sole survivors, but they were starving …

Watch never before seen footage of soldier ants saving their wounded comrades from the battlefield. Megaponera analis, a small black ant species native to sub-Saharan Africa, wages war on termite nests. Attacking ants can have limbs ripped off or even be decapitated by the termites. Instead of leaving the hurt …