Nature & Wildlife Stories

What Sounds Do Polar Bears Make?

Pardon the pun, but a polar bear is quite the cool creature. But outside of the fact that global warming is most definitely affecting the sea ice territories...

WWF

Six Interesting Facts about Patagonia

In the southernmost part of South America, Patagonia occupies 260,000 square miles that span Argentina and Chile. The region is known for dramatic mountain...

Jon Jared

How Far Can Polar Bears Smell? Fascinating Facts About Bear Behaviors

Polar bears rely heavily on their highly developed sense of smell to hunt ringed seals. This marine mammal locates its prey from as far away as 20 miles,...

Laura Kiniry

Why Do Lions Roar? Facts about Big Cat Communication

The first time I heard a lion’s roar, it shook me to the bones. I’d been snoozing soundly in my hut in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve (a Nat Hab...

Jon Jared

What’s the Difference Between a Pronghorn and an Antelope?

At the beginning of the 19th century, explorers Lewis and Clark prompted a discussion that continues to this day when they chronicled their discovery of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Mountains Are the Center for Earth’s Biodiversity

Despite the fact that we are currently experiencing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis, I take great solace in knowing that life here is still amazingly...

Jon Jared

Tigers, Conservation & Adventure: A New Photo Pro Safari in India

As an Expedition Leader for Nat Hab’s India Tiger Safari: A Photo Pro Expedition, Conan Dumenil wears a lot of hats. This eleven-day trip is part of the Photo...

Megan Brief

Are Red Pandas Related to Giant Pandas?

The Panda is a Panda! “The panda is a panda,” boldly declared German biologist, George B. Schaller, in his 1994 book, The Last Panda. After nearly five years...

WWF

Species Spotlight: Orca

One of the most powerful marine predators, the orca, grows up to 32 feet in length—about the size of a school bus—and can weigh up to 6 tons. Though the...

Michelle Peters

10 Reasons to Visit Yellowstone National Park in Winter

Let’s start by answering the most obvious question: Yes, Yellowstone is open in the winter! In fact, some may say this is the most magical time of year to...

Cathy Brown

In the Land of Glowing Skies: Kiwi Conservation in New Zealand

Long before the world began to refer to those from New Zealand as “kiwis”, the indigenous Maori held the kiwi bird in high regard. They called this peculiar...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Valentine’s Day: Lasting Lemur Love

When Valentine’s Day rolls around in mid-February, many of us can’t help thinking about finding—or staying with—that one, special person; or, as often...

Michelle Peters

Discover Kakadu National Park: A Living Cultural Landscape

Head due east of Darwin for approximately 90 miles (about a three-hour drive) and you’ll find yourself in Australia’s tropical Northern Territory – and in one...

Cathy Brown

Conservation in Cape Otway: Saving Australia’s Wildlife

Many nature lovers venture to Australia for its long coastlines and colorful reefs, vivid rainforests and iconic kangaroos and koalas. But away from the...

Laura Kiniry

The Sami Reindeer Herders of Lapland

Each summer, hundreds of thousands of reindeer and their herders, known traditionally as bozaovazzi (reindeer walkers), start their annual migration down from...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

We’re Causing Wildlife to Shape-Shift

Today, more than half of the global population—55 percent, or 4.2 billion inhabitants—live in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people are expected...

Emily Goodheart

Discover Yellowstone’s Secrets: Wildlife, Wildflowers & Hidden Wonders

Bison, pronghorn and elk amble across Yellowstone’s grasslands. Aspens and willows speckle the forests of pine, spruce, fir and juniper, which shelter...

Madison Mitchell

10 Things About Penguins That You May Not Know

The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species found north of the equator and in the Galápagos. They are also the rarest species of penguins with fewer...

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