Spain’s Cliff-Nesting Gulls Are Actually Beach Bums Almost a century ago, egg-poaching humans drove yellow-legged gulls away from beaches. Now the birds are coming back. by @rheisman.bsky.social www.biographic.com/spains-cliff...

Fellowship of the deep 🪄⁠ ⁠ Most of the deep seafloor is an endless expanse of mud inhabited by animals living in, on, and just above the sediment. Corals and sponges need hard substrate for attachment, so seamounts, rocky ridges, and submarine canyons are hotspots for these sessile invertebrates.

Bottom trawling is widespread & problematic. Gears operate by dragging large nets across the ocean floor sweeping up most of the life they encounter along the way & destroying habitat. Excellent article by @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social theconversation.com/bottom-trawl...

Googly eyes might stop seagulls from stealing your lunch. UK researchers stuck googly eyes onto takeout food containers in seagull-infested places and found that they were far less likely to be approached or pecked compared to un-googly-eyed control containers. buff.ly/G5i7JE5 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Today we honor the flippered citizens of our icy nation. Whether you celebrate whilst eating a democracy sausage in Oz, doomscrolling in America, pulling maple taps in Canada, or elsewhere, we appreciate the support! #worldpenguinday

🐸Common toad (Bufo bufo). Max size 15 cm (5.9"). Males usually smaller. Found over most of Europe, east to south central Siberia and in parts of North Africa. Can secrete a milky poisonous substance if threatened. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by DziennikSquasha on Pixabay

This week, scientists released the first video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, filmed nearly 2,000 feet deep in the South Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Kat Bolstad, who helped identify the squid, joins us to talk about the sighting.

🐢 Gopher tortoises are poor swimmers, and many likely drowned when Hurricane Helene battered their Florida home. But dozens more were swept to sea and deposited on the shores of a county park, where they're finding new digs--and helping other species who use the tortoises' burrows 🐢

Our friend the Northern Spadefoot Toad lives in northern Australia! Males of the species are known to inflate their bodies and float in the water while making loud "whoop! whoop! whoop!" noises to attract females! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dv... (photo by Nick Volpe)

These gobies deserve more appreciation👏🏽

Researchers exploring the deep sea near Antarctica have made the first confirmed recordings of a colossal squid, the world’s heaviest invertebrate, in its natural environment. But the squid captured on camera was just 30 centimeters (12 inches) long — a baby.

The ocean shapes the world more than we know. One shell, one reef, one grain of sand at a time 🌊🎨🪸

Seabirds & other marine wildlife are ingesting increasing amounts of plastics as pollution in the ocean rises. A recent study finds that sable shearwater chicks that consume high levels of plastics have tissue damage, multiple organ failure & cognitive decline, despite showing no signs of illness.

I wrote an article for @audubon.org about a gull I know, and it’s full of surprising facts about gulls in general. I hope you like it. www.audubon.org/magazine/bal...

Overfishing is one of the biggest issues marine ecosystems face today, affecting the ocean's ability to perform critical ecosystem services such as oxygen production & carbon storage. Here’s how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean & all life it sustains: www.unep.org/explore-topi...

The hoary fox can often be spotted sprinting through Brazil’s Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse savanna. Despite this, not much is known about the small canid, says researcher Frederico Lemos in a recent video.

Of California's seven Channel Islands, only one--located 40km offshore--has squirrels. How did they get there, and why did they skip the other six islands? The answer adds to a growing body of research showing how Indigenous people shaped the ecosystems that settlers saw as "wilderness"

News dropped yesterday that a deep sea creature that's likely a colossal squid has been filmed in its native habitat. Is it the first? Or was different footage filmed in 2023 the first? Either way, colossal squid are cool! hakaimagazine.com/news/visitin...

Our friend Malcolm's Ethiopian Toad lives Bale Mountains of Ethiopia and has a unique reproductive strategy! Males call quietly until finding a female, they then perform face-to-face amplexus and fertilize the eggs internally! Eggs are laid in a pile from up to 20 females! (photo by Michele Menegon)

There's a lot of talk about Canada Geese and whether they're good and my answer is Yes.

The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal - far from the “monster” narrative we see all too often.

New research found regrowth in Queensland provided valuable habitat after 15 years, on average, with some species benefiting from trees as young as 3 years of age.

🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑 First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo

In Canada, we're lucky to have several populations of these white marine mammals, including one further south than usual in the St. Lawrence! 🍁 #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #HinterlandWhosWho #Beluga

Horseshoe crabs aren't actually crabs!? 🤯 Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀 Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res... Footage: BioQuest Studios

The name "Stoplight Loosejaw" checks out. #LetsChangeThat

Silent hunter. It was such a treat to watch this great gray owl floating over a snowy field a few weeks ago. The snow creates an 'acoustic mirage' that distorts the location of the prey's sound. Great grays overcome that by hovering and looking straight down to better pinpoint the location. 🪶🌿

In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation status in South Africa improve from critically endangered to endangered.

As thousands of bats fly from caves at dusk, the cacophony can briefly stymie echolocation.

We asked our #BatTeam which was their favourite bat on the planet? (the hardest question to ask a bat biologist). Jason Headley picked the Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex) - which is really a fan favourite. This little south American frugivore is just neat. #BatAppreciationDay

🐬 It's National Dolphin Day. This is not just a celebration of their charm — it is also a call to awareness of the complex challenges they face. 🦑🦊🌍 🧠 Learn more: www.earth.com/news/nationa...

We had to do it 😁⁠ ⁠ As we filmed this deep-sea octopus, Graneledone, gracefully walking along the seafloor, a rattail fish came in to hog the shot. Rattails, also known as grenadiers, are very curious and will come to investigate any disturbance on or around the seafloor, like an ROV.

You can't say scientists don't have a sense of humor. #LetsChangeThat

The air we breathe. The water we drink. The food we eat. Our medicines. Our livelihoods. Earth’s ecosystems have extraordinary value & humanity’s survival depends on them. To protect our planet & future, countries must transform economies #ForNature.

The Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a medium-sized bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is found in the north-west of the Indonesian island of Bali, and nearby offshore islands.

Remember the shark-riding octopus? youtu.be/F9osYO9VRlg?... I made a comic about it (which is also about argonauts because they're the best; here's an article I wrote if you want to know more about the cowgirls of the sea: octonation.com/should-you-p...) 🦑🐡

Today’s Bird of the Week is so cute that WE are blushing! 😊 Among the verdant foliage of their cloud forest home, a Red-faced Parrot’s eye-catching coloring actually serves as camouflage against green trees dotted with fruit (among Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops’ favorite foods). 🍃🍒🪶

Signs of spring, ranked.

Soon, these guys will be zooming around all over Canada! 🍁 #CanadaLove #CanadianWildlife #HinterlandWhosWho #Hummingbird

Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive. They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...

🍃🦜 Native trees are essential for wildlife habitats, ecosystem stability, soil health, water retention, & carbon sequestration. They also provide food, medicine, & income for communities.🌍🧪 Safeguarding #biodiversity is vital. Discover their amazing benefits w/ @cifor-icraf.bsky.social ⤵️

is the #direwolf back? 1/3 #snowwolpard #paleontology #fossil #direwolves #colossalbiosciences

Ride the lightning: How a tropical tree harnessed heaven’s wrath to prevail.

In the deep sea, we know all about romance. ⁠❤️⁠ ⁠ Female gossamer worms (Tomopteris spp.) produce a pheromone that attracts males and signals them to shed sperm into the water. This, in turn, signals the female to release her eggs—a behavior called swarming.

Sea spider organs are WHERE?! #LetsChangeThat

The gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Found across Europe, it is typically orange with two large brown spots on its wings and a brown pattern on the edge of its wings, although a large number of aberrant forms are known.

Some sea slugs use sunlight for energy, just like plants: Sea slugs, such as Elysia chlorotica, are small marine creatures that produce energy from sunlight - just like plants. #Kleptoplasty #SolarPoweredSeaSlug #ElysiaChlorotica #PhotosyntheticAnimals #MarineBiology #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Destruction for Thee, Habitat for Me For Schaus’ swallowtail butterflies, hurricanes mean clear skies and bright futures. by @marinacoladas.bsky.social www.biographic.com/destruction-...

🐸Water-holding frog (Ranoidea platycephala). Max. size for males 64 mm (2.5"), for females 72 mm (2.8"). May store half its weight in water in its bladder and skin, enabling it to spend summer in burrows. Found in Australia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

Research has found high levels of mercury in Black-legged Kittiwakes and Brünnich's Guillemots in Kongsfjorden on Svalbard, with the level in the Kittiwakes exceeding the threshold for potential reproductive effects. #Seabirds phys.org/news/2025-04...