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There’s much more to an African safari than the iconic wildlife that draws most people there. Namibia is no exception. Often, there is just as much wonderment in things like Namibia’s enchanting quivetrees, mysterious dead camelthorn treas, and the ethereal night sky blanketed with millions of swirling stars.
Take a peek at this great footage from our wonderful guide Brad Josephs on a recent Coastal Alaskan Grizzly Adventure! Watch as a curious brown bear cub on the Alaska Peninsula approaches a group of wildlife photographers Brad was guiding and then decides to swat a GoPro he posted on a pole in the sand.
Day-to-day survival is a challenge in the wild, especially if those looking to eat you are bigger or faster than you are. That’s the reason why many species have developed methods of camouflage.
Meet Raju the elephant. For the past 50 years, Raju was living in a nightmare of cruelty and suffering in Allahabad, India. He was poached when he was a young calf and cycled through many abusive owners throughout his life.
Remember printed newsletters—those antiquated publications that used to inform you about all the current happenings and long-ago history from a place or an organization? In the past, many of our national parks had weekly or monthly newsletters. In the case of Yosemite, the publication was titled Nature Notes, and it ran from 1922 to 1961.
Happy Fourth of July! What better way to wish the United States a happy birthday than with a tasty Bald Eagle Treat? You can whip these up in a flash for your July 4th festivities this year. Want to learn some fun trivia about America’s national bird? Click here!
Arctic Bear Productions gave us goose bumps with this stunning perspective of a polar bear family’s journey in search of sea ice. The video was shot 100% on the GoPro HD HERO3+® camera allowing for extraordinary visuals and a new lens with which to observe the “Kings of the Arctic.”
When you read about all of the climate change deniers now serving in the United States Congress, it’s easy to become skeptical that our nation will ever be able to commit to combating the destructive effects our rapidly warming planet is having on the world.
Birds are like teenagers, “peacocking” to try to attract the opposite sex. Teens may eventually outgrow this behavior (well, most anyway), but other animals aren’t so lucky; they’re stuck with these ingrained, awkward actions.
The U.S. Geological Survey has released a clip of the first video shot from the neck of a polar bear on Arctic sea ice. In April, scientists led by research biologist Anthony Pagano placed cameras on four females roaming Beaufort Sea ice north of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay.
It isn’t easy being an orphaned elephant, but since its creation in 1977, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has offered hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino populations. The “Orphan’s Project” is the most successful orphaned elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.
As wildlife enthusiasts, we’ve probably all done it: tried to sneak up on an unsuspecting animal so that we could get a better photographic shot.
