Weighing an estimated 1,200 pounds, the dominant brown bear clinched the 2025 crown. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Maintenance workers at Katmai National Park in Alaska spotted 2025 Fat Bear Week champion Chunk. In a video shared by Katmai Conservancy, National Park Service (NPS) maintenance crews spotted the roughly large adult male brown bear () walking along on a patch of ice in the park.

Inside the bird eat bird world of'beak jousting.' More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Even without an upper beak, one bird in New Zealand is defying odds at the top of the pecking order. Bruce is a rescued kea () parrot that is the alpha male among his species living at the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The 12th annual competition is now open for submissions. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Mangroves play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, buffering hurricane damage, storing carbon, and providing a safe haven for diverse wildlife . The Mangrove Photography Awards celebrate the ecological superhero by raising awareness around conservation efforts through stunning imagery.

The Sony World Photography Awards announced the winning and shortlisted photographers of the 2026 National and Regional Awards . Captured during a dive in the Galápagos Islands, the image reveals the predator's agility against the fluid patterns of the fish, providing a raw look at the survival instincts, and the high-energy interactions that define this unique volcanic ecosystem. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. From a solitary leopard in Botswana to a herd of buffaloes in Sri Lanka, and a church in Slovenia to a rocky landscape in Saudi Arabia, beauty exists in all corners of our humble planet. The Sony World Photography Awards celebrates photographers who capture riveting images around the world in its 2026 National and Regional Awards.

I witnessed this scene in the Masa Mara park where two young lions were playing with their mother, they were rolling around with her until one of them found himself in a rather uncomfortable and incongruous situation. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Accidentally running face-first into your mom's butt is funny, no matter your species. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards opened for entries this week and to hype up the 2026 competition, the top wildlife photography competition for not-so-serious animals has released outtakes from last year's contest. We get a caiman with butterfly accessories, a friendly damselfly, and two baboons caught in a compromising position.

Yellowstone's ravens may memorize wolf hunting hotspots--to feast The birds will fly over 90 miles to dine where wolves have drawn blood. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. When wolves are on the hunt, a kill rarely goes unnoticed for long. In the elk-and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines. Field biologists have long assumed that the birds simply follow wolves as they track and take down their prey.

It was an exciting start to my early morning when I was able to witness the agility and effort of a pair of hares boxing. They were so close that I could hear the puffs and pants as they performed in front of me. As the activity became more intense, fur was lost, and I loved how it stayed on top of the hare's head throughout this frenetic time. So intent were they to win the battle of wills they ignored my presence lying on the ground in plain sight. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It's tempting to think attracting them is as simple as hanging a bright red feeder and calling it a day. But there's more to drawing these tiny visitors than most people realize. What brings them in and keeps them coming back comes down to the bigger picture happening in your yard. Hummingbirds often return to the same area where they hatched to feed, nest, and raise the next generation.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In the Congo Basin, two groups of wild western lowland gorillas encounter photographer Hugo Hebbe. One group is familiar with humans, reacting with indifference to the attention. The other remains cautious, scamping off when humans approach. The images captured during the encounter (seen below) document "an evolving story of fear, patience and trust," the photographer explains.

Chile's Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but it's also home to a fierce predator: the puma. These majestic creatures feed primarily on guanacos, although the hunting success rate is not very high, especially for female pumas. The photographer followed this female and her two cubs for several days, before witnessing her hunting. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In Chile's famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco.