Lions are now protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act. One subspecies will be listed as "endangered" and another as "threatened." These lions live in Africa and India. This decision comes after a study showing that lion populations could decrease…
We usually think of sharks as dangerous predators. But Dr. Culum Brown of Australia hopes to help people find them fascinating. For the past four years, Brown has studied the social habits of 250 sharks. He and his research team used…
Researchers in Cape Cod recently saw a close encounter between a great white shark and a seal. Both animals were in shallow, murky water. The shark did not see the seal until it was close by. At that point, the…
An Alaska woman was mauled by a grizzly bear when she and her co-worker went for a run. The two women rounded a corner and may have startled the bear, causing it to step out of the brush and maul…
A drone was able to capture images of an orca whale pod traveling in the ocean. Four adult whales and three smaller whales can be seen in the image. Drones have been an easy and less expensive way to capture…