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Tag: Predators

Tag Archives: Predators

02May/17

Vulture vision study reveals raptor-like hunting ability

May 2, 2017EnvironmentAndean condor, Birds, Cathartes, energy, Environment, GRAHAM MARTIN, Greater yellow-headed vulture, Latin American culture, Lesser yellow-headed vulture, Matthew Stock, New World vultures, Physical universe, Predators, Scavengers, STEVE PORTUGAL, Vulture, White-headed vulture, Wind, Wind turbinesmbale

Researchers find that white-headed vultures have a surprisingly predatory foraging technique, and could explain why they’re less prone to flying into man-made objects like wind turbines. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

29Mar/16

Sleep the night surrounded by sharks at the Paris aquarium

March 29, 2016LifestyleAirbnb, Alexis Powilewicz, Animals, Anne-Sophie, Anne-Sophie Frenove, Aquariums, Belgium, City: Paris, Company: AirBnB, Elasmobranchii, Etienne Clamagirand, France, Fred Buyle, Frederic Buyle, Great white shark, Ichthyology, Marseille, Organisms, Paris, Predators, Sharks, Vacation rental, Vertebratessmbale

Airbnb and the Aquarium of Paris offer contest winners a night underwater sleeping with sharks and create a research platform for “misunderstood” shark species.

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31Jul/15

U.S. hunter becomes the hunted

July 31, 2015EnvironmentAfrica, Andrew Loveridge, Cecil, Culture, dentist and trophy hunter, Environment, Hunting, Hwange District, In Zimbabwe, Killing of Cecil the lion, Lion, Lions, Loveridge, Nationality, Organisms, Palmer, Predators, Safari Club International, the u.s. fish and wildlife service, Trophy hunting, TWITTER.COM, Zimbabwe, Zoologysmbale

(REUTERS/WHITEHOUSE.GOV /HUNTFOREVER.ORG /TWITTER.COM) – The American dentist and trophy hunter accused of killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe is getting a taste of being hunted himself.
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19Jul/15

Australian surfer Fanning escapes uhurt after punching away a shark

July 19, 2015SportsAnimals, Cartilaginous fish, Fanning, Fish, Great white shark, Ichthyology, Jeffrey, Jeffreys Bay, Julian Wilson, Mick Fanning, Predators, Shark, Shark attack, Sharks, South Africa, Sports, Sunday, Surfingsmbale

JEFFREY’S BAY, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 19, 2015) (WORLD SURF LEAGUE) – Australian surfer Mick Fanning survived a shark attack unscathed as he was preparing for Sunday’s (July 19) final of the World Surfing League’s J-Bay Open, fighting off the circling predator with his fists.
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