7 places to see wildlife in the U.S. this spring
From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a ...
10 lizards were smuggled into Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are tens of thousands.
Native to Europe, common wall lizards are growing bigger, faster, and more resilient in Ohio. Scientists say the city itself ...
Calling all influencers: never pick up a wild animal. Especially a baby wombat.
A video has been circulating of a woman taking a baby wombat from its mother. Here’s what experts want us to know about the dangers of interfering with wildlife, even if it seems innocuous.
These fish can spot their favorite divers (the ones with snacks)—here's how
For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a ...
Fish are spinning to death in the Florida Keys—again. Why is history repeating?
After nine months, the strange behavior that claimed the lives of endangered sawfish is back. Here’s what we know about ...
Nat Geo's newest wildlife docuseries Animals, They’re Just Like Us! premieres tonight
The six-part series Animals, They’re Just Like Us! lets you peek inside the lives of penguins, giraffes and chimps that behave a whole lot like humans ...
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His portraits capture animals that are going extinct in the wild
This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...
Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep
They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.