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Leonardo DiCaprio was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this past week to discuss his new movie as well as philanthropic efforts. DiCaprio, who is a WWF Board member, is the founder of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) which supports organizations and initiatives dedicated to securing a sustainable future for our planet.
I’m always a little wary of smart animal lists for two reasons. The first is that I know without a doubt that my greyhound, Chic, is the smartest dog in the world, yet greyhounds rarely rank in the top 10 on any expert’s list of intelligent dog breeds.
You won’t believe what happened while a film crew was filming this commercial for a Samsung clothes dryer! They were shooting last January in British Columbia near Manning Park, an area known for moose, deer, cougar, and especially bear sightings.
With our Yellowstone wolf tours kicking off next week, we wanted to share George Monbiot’s TED Talk about the concept of “rewilding,” or what he calls a “mass restoration of ecosystems.”
It’s not often that stressed wild animals trust us humans enough to ask for our help, but that’s exactly what one bottlenose dolphin did earlier this year. Watch!
Sometimes, even Santa’s strongest and swiftest assistants need a little help. Reindeer in the Arctic lead a tough existence, depending on a delicate balance of climate, food supplies and predator/prey relationships to maintain their population numbers. A slight deviation in any of these factors can have dire consequences.
Sure, we all love a good aurora borealis timelapse video. But have you ever seen one shot through the passenger window of a trans-Atlantic flight? Talk about in-flight entertainment! No need for seat-back video screens if you can watch a live light show right outside your window.
Watching a red fox hunt in the winter by slowly creeping forward, listening intently and then jumping high to pounce on prey can be pretty entertaining, but it turns out there’s a lot of science behind all the wild, deep-snow diving.
In theatrical circles, a “turkey” is a failure or a flop, but nothing could be further from the truth in the natural world.
Most nights this past polar bear season, quite a few curious arctic foxes and red foxes could be seen running around Churchill’s main drag, Kelsey Blvd. NHA guide Justin Gibson wondered what would happen if he left his GoPro camera running outside of the hotel where NHA guests stay in Churchill.
A CNN news crew joined Natural Habitat Adventures on one of our recent polar bear photo trips, and we’re excited to announce that the first of three video segments was just released! Watch as our travelers encounter their first polar bear from the Polar Rover in Churchill, Manitoba.
Snakes, spiders or scorpions—even though you’re a nature enthusiast, chances are that there’s at least one creature found within the world’s diverse animal kingdom that gives you the creeps. Watch the video below and learn what Earth Unplugged thinks are some of the world’s scariest beings.
