The female killer whale J35 in Puget Sound, Washington, US, with the body of her calf J61, who was born in December but died shortly afterwards. This is the same whale who, in 2018, swam more than 1,000 miles (1,600km), pushing the body of her dead newborn in an apparent …
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Los Angeles Animal Shelters Struggle With Influx of Displaced Pets
Nicole Montanez called four hotels on Tuesday before finding a room where she could safely evacuate with her son and her 4-year-old Havanese, Diego. The dog coughed throughout the 75-minute car ride from Pacific Palisades to Marina del Rey, where the family was taking shelter from the wildfires searing through …
Read More »Panama Canal’s Expansion Opened Routes for Fish to Relocate
Night fell as the two scientists got to work, unfurling long nets off the end of their boat. The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite. Crocodiles lounged in the shallows, their eyes glinting when …
Read More »34 Under the Radar PS5 Games to Watch Out for in 2025
Every year brings us a treasure trove of games to enjoy — some would say too many — and 2025 will be no exception. While a lot of eager gamers will be patiently awaiting the arrival of some true juggernauts, like Grand Theft Auto 6, Ghost of Yotei, and Monster …
Read More »Week in wildlife in pictures: a rare warbler, a young chimp and sheltering joeys
A Desertas Island land snail. The pea-sized snail was believed to have been extinct, but it may have been pulled back from the brink this week after more than 1,300 bred in the UK and France were released back on to the Portuguese island. Chester Zoo spearheaded the breeding project. …
Read More »Australia’s best agency photography for 2024 – in pictures
(Left to right) The prime minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, the PM of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Anthony Albanese, the PM of Laos, Sonexay Siphandone and the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, pose for a photo during the 2024 Asean-Australia special summit in Melbourne in March. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA Source link
Read More »Week in wildlife in pictures: a seasonal robin and newborn lion cubs in Bedfordshire
A water vole peeks from the reeds in Kent, UK. Water voles continue to decline in their distribution across Britain but there are signs of recovery in some regions, with populations bouncing back in parts of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and East Anglia thanks to targeted conservation work. Reintroductions, habitat restoration …
Read More »On a wing and a prayer: the hidden beauty of insect’s flight – in pictures
For the past decade, the Barcelona-based visual artist Xavi Bou has devoted his work to revealing “the hidden beauty of natural movement”. His initial focus was birds; now he’s moved on to insects. In collaboration with US entomologist Adrian Smith he’s created an eye-popping series that captures – by merging …
Read More »Guardian Australia’s best photos of 2024 – in pictures
Comedian, writer, actress and director Nina Oyama at Henson Park, Marrickville. Oyama met friends here during the picnic era of the pandemic, when work and the world had otherwise ground to a halt, and describes the oval as her ‘emotional support park’. Source link
Read More »Week in wildlife in pictures: a dangling marmoset, rare leopard babies and an eyelash snake
Introducing the limestone eyelash pit viper, a newly discovered species of snake that lives in the forests of southern Thailand. “Normally [pitvipers] have one large scale above the eye which looks a bit like an eyebrow and gives these snakes a serious look,” said one of the scientists behind the …
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