Wildlife

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Stingray kills woman on boat

By greenexpander ⋅ March 21, 2008 ⋅ 14 comments

A woman from Michigan was killed Thursday in the Florida Keys by a stingray that flew out of the water and struck her in the face. Judy Kay Zagorski was simply sitting in a boat, driving at 25 mph, when she spotted the stingray that jumped out of the water into her boat. According [...]

Animal Photo Set #9: Whales in the Wild

By greenexpander ⋅ January 9, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Sharing with us a passion for wild animals, John Hyde is one of the most renowned photographer when it comes to wildlife. More and more whales species are threatened due to whaling nations such as Norway, Iceland and Japan and the aboriginal communities of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada. Many whales are also threatened [...]

Animal Photo Set #8: Moms & Babies

By greenexpander ⋅ December 19, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

It’s particularly interesting to see how each animal species takes care of their young and how they protect them in the wild. For example, penguins hold their eggs on their feet to keep them above the frozen land. Mother bears, wolves, and foxes build dens to shelter vulnerable young from the elements. The Earth is [...]

Animal Photo Set #6: Best Animal Photos in 2007

By greenexpander ⋅ December 11, 2007 ⋅ 22 comments

Since it’s almost the end of the year, National Geographic rounded up the best wildlife photos, as decided by a panel of experts. There were four main categories, animals, landscapes, people, and photo essays, that received 150,000 submissions from around the world. Here is the gallery for the photos that interest us, with animals [...]

Amazing Octopus Camouflage (Video)

By greenexpander ⋅ December 10, 2007 ⋅ 17 comments

Look closely and you might spot it! Octopuses are the animals with some of the most clever camouflage mechanisms. They remain hidden, carefully blending in with the surrounding environment, until they are discovered. When caught, they eject a thick blackish ink in a large cloud that helps them flee predators. When under attack, some octopuses [...]

Animal Photo Set #4: It’s A Birds’ World

By greenexpander ⋅ November 30, 2007 ⋅ 8 comments

The world would be certainly dull without birds with bright sounds and colors. Apart from flowers, they are perhaps one of the most exciting things to see. Here is a colorful photo gallery featuring birds of different shapes and sizes.

A Baby Hippo is Born

By greenexpander ⋅ November 23, 2007 ⋅ 13 comments

The female hippo reaches sexual maturity at 5 to 6 years of age, carrying the baby for 8 months. When the time comes for the baby to come out, the female hippo isolates herself from the herd, for anywhere from 10 to 44 days. The magic happens underwater and the baby is born alive. The [...]

Animal Photo Set #3: Monkey Business

By greenexpander ⋅ November 19, 2007 ⋅ 8 comments

With a third of the monkey species being threatened by loss of habitat, conservation becomes a growing issues for our primates. One in every 3 of the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs, and other primates is now endangered with extinction, according to a report released this week by Conservation International. With help from the UNESCO and [...]

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