Lion mating ritual up close | Wildlife: Raw & Uncut - Earth Touch …
WEBLion mating ritual up close. It's not a behaviour often captured on film, but the Earth Touch crew recently got the chance to film African lions mating in the wild! When it comes lion mating ...
Top 10: Iconic African trees | Natural World | Earth Touch News
WEBSep 2, 2014 · Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Because of its distinctive beauty, the quiver tree has been named one of Namibia's national plants. The thick tree is actually a giant aloe in disguise, and has soft ...
VIDEO: This is what the fox screams - Earth Touch News
WEBMay 25, 2016 · The screech in the video is known as a "vixen's cry", and you'll hear it most often around springtime, when foxes are out luring mates. It's also used later in the season when unwanted visitors ...
Need to identify a fossil? There's an app for that
WEBOct 20, 2015 · Then you'll want to get your hands on the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life. The new app, developed by researchers from t he University of Kansas, lets anyone with an iPhone or iPad discover and ...
This is not a snake, it's one of the best mimics in nature
WEBJun 16, 2016 · Aptly known as the "snake mimic caterpillar", what you're looking at is the early life stage of a rather inconspicuous moth in the family Sphingidae. "When disturbed, this larva expands the first ...
Homosexual Giraffes Do What Comes Naturally
WEBAt any moment in time, one in every 20 male giraffes can be found amorously necking with another male. Or so says one study into giraffe homosexual behaviour. You probably wouldn't have learned ...
Mud-puddling … the butterfly's dirty little secret
WEBMar 26, 2014 · The salts and amino acids absorbed during mud-puddling play various roles in butterfly ecology, ethology and physiology. Males seem to benefit more from the sodium uptake as it aids in ...
Dramatic footage shows Yellowstone grizzly taking down a bison
WEBJun 22, 2020 · In the fall, grizzlies also occasionally take down bull elk that are weakened or wounded from all the exertions of the rut. The 4,000 to 5,000-odd bison of Yellowstone mainly feed grizzlies as ...
The amazing story of the frozen leopard atop Mount Kilimanjaro
WEBJan 26, 2017 · The short story may be a piece of fiction, but Hemingway's reference isn't. In 1926, a Lutheran pastor named Richard Reusch, who made multiple climbs up Kilimanjaro, did indeed discover a "freeze ...
When crocodiles go to sea | Animal Behaviour | Earth Touch News
WEBDec 15, 2016 · Earlier this year, we passed along a video from Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, where an Indo-Pacific crocodile hauled a sea turtle offshore, a jackal-like gaggle of scavenging sharks in tow. And ...