Pets & Animals

Bush meat wire snaring has become one of the biggest threats to African wildlife, and some people are fighting back. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Lions #BigCatWeek 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 …

A dead sperm whale washed ashore in eastern Indonesia with 13 pounds of plastic in its stomach. The trash included 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, plastic bottles, two flip-flops, and more than 1,000 pieces of string. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Whales #Pollution About National Geographic: National Geographic is the …

Researchers have used the snow tracks of animals to estimate a species’ distribution, but the results are often not conclusive. Now, scientists have discovered a way to gather specific data from snow by sampling eDNA from the tracks of elusive carnivores. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: …

The hidden wings of the common earwig unfold to ten times their folded size, transforming the mostly ground-dwelling insect into a super-efficient flyer. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Earwig #Insects About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, …

Be transported to the frozen tundra of Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park in this stunning short by filmmaker Max Smith. Watch reindeer forage for food and mountain hares seemingly vanish into a snowy backdrop. The Sense of Place series offers an intimate view of the most wild and remote habitats still …

Farmers in India now have help when their livelihoods are impacted by wildlife, thanks to this hotline. If crops are destroyed or livestock is killed, a call is placed and locally based field staff are dispatched to reported incident locations. They assess the extent of the damage and help the …

Get up close and personal with leopard seals in Antarctica and learn why they’re at the top of their food chain. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #LeopardSeals #Antarctica 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, …

The rarely observed, ghostly white cephalopod delights scientists remotely exploring an underwater volcano. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #DumboOctopus #DeepSea 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 a recent study, archerfish identified human faces by squirting water at the correct image on a screen. In the wild, archerfish use their spit cannons to knock insects and other prey into the water to eat. But in the lab, scientists used food to train these fish to use …

Some vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Snakes #Cambodia 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, …