12 Mourning Dove (image credits: unsplash) Mourning doves are gentle, soft-gray birds that often glide silently across suburban skies. Their plaintive, cooing calls are unmistakable and can tug at ...

Lyrebird. Image via Openverse. The superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) of Australia possesses perhaps the most extraordinary vocal abilities in the avian world. These ground-dwelling birds can ...

Sea slug. Image by Wikimedia commons. From a strictly scientific perspective, no known animal can survive solely on air and light. All animals are heterotrophs, meaning they must obtain energy by ...

In the wild, survival doesn’t always favor the strongest or fastest creatures. Sometimes, the most successful species are those that have evolved ingenious methods to outsmart their hunters. From ...

Across the United States, venomous snakes have long captivated our collective imagination and instilled fear in many outdoor enthusiasts.

Wholphin，鲸鱼和海豚的杂交品种。图片由美国硅谷的 Mark Interrante 拍摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，通过 Wikimedia Commons 提供。 鲸豚是海洋中最引人注目的杂交生物之一，由伪虎鲸（学名Pseudorca crassidens）和宽吻海豚（学名Tursiops truncatus）杂交而成。尽管名字暗示着它们体型的巨大差异，但伪虎鲸实际上是一种海洋 ...

A giant turtle struck by a boat in Florida was so large it needed a horse-sized CT scan, revealing hidden injuries and eggs.

Trillions of 17-year cicadas erupt across eastern U.S., unleashing noise, ecosystem shifts, and strange insect behavior.

Giant Australian crayfish have been spotted in Texas waters, raising alarms among biologists for their size, aggression, and threat to native ecosystems.

California beachgoers were stunned not once, but twice in 2024, when massive, snake-like oarfish washed ashore. Often called “doomsday fish” due to their eerie appearance and deep-sea origins, these ...

加拉帕戈斯象龟。图片来自 Unsplash 加拉帕戈斯象龟是世界上最大的陆龟物种之一，以其巨大的体型和较长的寿命而闻名。这些爬行动物是加拉帕戈斯群岛的特有物种，以其缓慢的生活方式、平静的举止以及在生态系统中发挥的重要作用而闻名。通过研究它们独特的适应性和行为，我们可以深入了解 ...

10. The Indri: Madagascar’s Singing Giant (image credits: unsplash) The Indri looks like a giant teddy bear that learned to sing opera, and honestly, that’s not far from the truth. These largest ...