Pets & Animals

In this week’s Today I Learned, National Geographic explorer Luke Powell tells you about some of the worst bird parents out there – brood parasites. These birds don’t build nests, but sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests and fly. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch All Today I Learned Clips …

Watch as a mesmerizing blue-ringed octopus attacks a crab. ➡ 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 …

See rare close-up video of elusive snow leopards in Russia. Snow leopards live in some of the most rugged and remote mountains of Central Asia. The solitary cats are spread across twelve countries and have been found at upwards of 17,000 feet, making it incredibly difficult to calculate just how …

The New Guinea highland wild dog was feared extinct in the wild after nearly half a century without a confirmed sighting. But after a pawprint and other possible signs in 2016, researchers set up camera traps in their remote mountain habitat. What resulted were more than 140 photos showing at …

As we humans have developed, so has our ability to wage war. This is the story, for good and bad, of how warfare made us modern. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Origins: The Journey of Humankind here: http://bit.ly/WatchNGOrigins ➡ ORIGINS: THE JOURNEY OF HUMANKIND AIRS MONDAYS 9/8c. …

Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered a rare sight in the deep ocean – a giant octopus eating a jellyfish and possibly using the stingers as a tool. The species, Haliphron atlanticus, is rarely seen alive and most of its life is a mystery to researchers. …

In this week’s Today I Learned, National Geographic explorer Helle Olsen explains why mandrills have such colorful bums. Turns out the bright red and blue on a male mandrill’s backside really draws the eye – especially the ladies’. Only dominant, top males flaunt such vibrant hues, and female mandrills see …

War in the 21st century will be waged on many fronts — one of which will be a digital battlefield with no guns or bombs. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Origins: The Journey of Humankind here: http://bit.ly/WatchNGOrigins ➡ ORIGINS: THE JOURNEY OF HUMANKIND AIRS MONDAYS 9/8c. About …

Watch plankton wage warfare on other microbes with surprising weaponry. Dinoflagellates possess a harpoon-like projectile that they use to shoot and capture prey. After hooking their prey, they swim away and “unzip” themselves and engulf the other cell. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium …

“Usually if it’s been done, I’m not too interested in it.” That’s according to National Geographic grantee Eddie Kisfaludy, a marine biologist, pilot, and extreme data collector. And that’s how he found himself flying a tiny helicopter 8,000 miles over some of the most remote regions on Earth, including Greenland’s …