Wildlife
Species profiles, behaviour notes, and conservation stories from the wild. Written by field-grade writers and reviewed by biologists.
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Snakes in Texas: 81 Types and How to Identify Them
Texas snakes span deserts, brush country, Hill Country, prairies, pine woods, wetlands, and Gulf Coast marshes.
Snakes in North Carolina: 38 Types and How to Identify Them
North Carolina's snakes shift from coastal marshes and pine savannas to Piedmont woods and Blue Ridge slopes.
Snakes in Mississippi: 44 Types and How to Identify Them
Mississippi's snake list runs through delta wetlands, pine flats, river bottoms, hardwood forests, and backyard edges.
Snakes in Louisiana: 49 Types and How to Identify Them
Louisiana's snake fauna is built around bayous, bottomland hardwoods, pine woods, prairies, and Gulf Coast wetlands.
Snakes in California: 47 Types and How to Identify Them
California's snake list moves from desert rattlesnakes to coastal gartersnakes, mountain boas, kingsnakes, and burrowers.
Snakes in Alabama: 46 Types and How to Identify Them
Alabama's forests, rivers, and coastal plain hold copperheads, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, kingsnakes, watersnakes, and secretive burrowers.
Snakes in Arizona: 54 Types and How to Identify Them
Arizona's snakes span desert washes, canyons, grasslands, and sky islands, from sidewinders to tiny threadsnakes.
Nature’s 11 Loudest Voices: What Is the Loudest Animal in the World?
Blue whales produce sustained calls up to 180 decibels, making them Earth's loudest animals overall, while sperm whales generate even louder momentary clicks at 230 decibels.
Emperor Tamarin: The Mustached Monkeys of the Amazon
Meet the emperor tamarin, a tiny Amazon monkey famous for its distinctive white mustache, reaching speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
Colombian Red Howler: The Amazon’s Loud and Vibrant Primate
Colombian red howlers are Amazon primates famous for their loud calls audible up to 3 miles, used to define territories and communicate between groups.
De Brazza’s Monkey: The Face of Africa’s Riverine Forests
De Brazza's monkeys inhabit Central African riverine forests, marked by distinctive white beards and orange foreheads; they live in small, territorial groups.
Northern Plains Gray Langur: The Sacred Primate of India
India's sacred Hanuman langurs live 18 years and revered in Hindu culture, but face habitat loss and persecution.
