TV Review: National Geographic’s Big Cat WeekDecember 06, 2010 – Our relationship with big cats is paradoxical. Leopards, lions, tigers, cougars – they all exemplify a lithe, deadly form of beauty that has transfixed our species from the time Pleistocene artisans immortalized their shapes in stone and ochre. They are both totems and terrors. Big cats are used to sell everything from gasoline to breakfast […]
Pictures: Best Marine Park? Booming Fish Leap and SwarmAugust 15, 2011 – From leaping rays to lazy sea lions—the "extraordinary recovery" in a Mexican marine reserve makes it Earth's most robust, experts say.
Big Cat CubsJanuary 11, 2010 – See pictures of big cat cubs (including tigers, lions, and leopards) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.
Grooving in the Galápagos with National Geographic ExpeditionsJanuary 26, 2012 – Do you dream of cavorting with sea lions, meditating with giant tortoises, sunbathing with scaly marine iguanas? There’s only one place to do that: the Galápagos islands of Ecuador. Did you know that the National Geographic Society has its own fleet of small, comfortably outfitted ships to take you there, with National Geographic experts aboard…
Big CatsOctober 20, 2009 – See pictures of lions, tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and more in this big cats photo gallery from National Geographic.
Q: How do you sex a Smilodon? (A: Very carefully)November 09, 2009 – A very lion-like Smilodon, from Ernest Ingersoll’s The Life of Animals (1907). For decades after its discovery the saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis was depicted as little more than a lion with a short tail and long fangs. Given its size and habits as a large carnivore the connection appeared to make sense, but recent studies […]
Bald Eagles May Have to Eat Toxic Seals, Study SaysMay 03, 2010 – Eagles on California's Channel Islands are finding fewer of their traditional prey, which may force them to scavenge DDT-laced blubber.
Video in the News: Do We Really Need a Cougar AND a Jaguar? Alan Rabinowitz on The Colbert ReportJune 12, 2008 – Text by Mindy Zacharjasz Zoologist Alan Rabinowitz did what many a congressman, senator, and presidential hopeful have failed to do before him: (almost) make Stephen Colbert cry. On Tuesday’s Colbert Report, the now graying action hero who has dedicated his life to big-cat conservation spoke about his new book, Life in the Valley of Death.…
Live Blogging: Wildlife Conservation Society, George Schaller’s long reach in conservationFebruary 27, 2009 – Summary of a daylong lecture series featuring several of the world's most interesting field biologists who are carrying the torch George Schaller lit more than six decades ago.
Big Cats Wild for Calvin Klein Cologne?June 24, 2010 – Bronx Zoo cheetahs are attracted to Calvin Klein's "Obsession for Men," which scientists have tested to lure wild big cats close to camera traps. Video.
Catch Some Zzzs at the ZooJune 17, 2009 – It’s summertime and the living’s easy. Why not spend the night at the zoo, drifting off to sleep to the hoots of owls and the growls of lions? Zoos across the country host overnight sleepover events where kids and their families, Scout troops, and school groups can pitch their tents, snuggle in their sleeping bags,…
Zion National Park PhotosNovember 05, 2009 – Zion National Park photos and pictures of culture, history, and travel from National Geographic.
Top Ten Videos of 2010: Nat Geo News's Most WatchedDecember 01, 2010 – You watched, we noticed. See Nat Geo News's best videos of 2010, as measured by viewer interest—a fire tornado, a vampire squid, and more.
Hunters and the HuntedMay 21, 2010 – A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), photographed at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Outside of the trash-grubbing black bears I occasionally come across when driving to hikes in northern New Jersey, I never encounter large predators near my home. The imposing carnivores which once roamed the “garden state” were extirpated long ago. This is a […]
Schools of FishDecember 11, 2009 – See schools of fish photos, from National Geographic.
Milestones in Underwater PhotographyMarch 10, 2010 – See important pictures in the history of underwater photography in this milestones photo gallery, from National Geographic.