The polar bear has become the poster child of global warming, but there's more to the Arctic than ice and polar bears. Beyond these two famous and prominent features of the Arctic environment, there is an entire intricate ecosystem of wildlife and plant life that ...
The icon of the Arctic, the polar bear, is the ultimate survivor in one of the harshest areas on Earth. Reigning over a world of ice, tundra, and snow, this carnivore would seem to have a lineage that traces back to some mammoth creature of ...
Held in awe by Native American Indians, classic characters in folklore, feared, trapped, hunted, displayed in zoos and made to perform in circuses, the bear has long had a complicated relationship with humans. The bear intimidates with its size and strength, but it may be ...
An invasion is under way that is endangering America's most precious natural treasures. The intruders are exotic species -- non-native plants and animals introduced into the country either intentionally or by accident. Invasive species are one of the leading threats to U.S. ecosystems and may ...
In the 1930s, a cargo ship from South America docked at a port in Mobile, Alabama. Hidden away in its dark recesses were some opportunistic stowaways with a proclivity for ruthlessly invading new territories -- red imported fire ants. America's welcoming climate offered them the ...
Nightlife in New York has recently become a lot more irritating. And it's all due to a scoundrel whose bedside manner is enough to make your skin crawl. The bedbug is a tiny blood-sucking creature currently at the center of a huge worldwide crisis. Having ...
The horseshoe crab is at the center of a contentious debate, and one that plays the world over. How do we find the balance between man and nature? In the Delaware Bay, the clash over horseshoe crabs has embroiled experts, agencies and people in a ...
For nearly 40 years an albino gorilla named Snowflake was adored by people around the world. In 1967, local villagers in Africa's Equitorial Guinea captured a remarkable baby gorilla. This young male was unlike any gorilla the villagers had seen before; instead of the thick ...
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Type: Insect Family: Apidae Habitat: Hollow trees in forest habitats, and beekeeper hives Location: Native to Africa and Europe, but spread by humans to temperate and tropical climates worldwide Diet: Herbivore Average lifespan in the wild: Workers, 15 - 38 days in ...
