Wildlife

Species profiles, behaviour notes, and conservation stories from the wild. Written by field-grade writers and reviewed by biologists.

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Firefly larvae are carnivorous, hunting snails and slugs, while many adults eat only nectar, pollen, or nothing at all during their brief lives.

Learn about golden langurs, critically endangered leaf-eating primates living high in Bhutan and India's forest canopies.

Bees eat pollen and nectar from flowers, convert nectar to honey, and queen bees feed on royal jelly throughout their development.

Most sharks live 20 to 30 years, but some species like whale sharks and Greenland sharks live over 100 years in ocean depths.

Flamingos fly 31-37 mph in V-formation, migrating 311-373 miles overnight at altitudes up to 20,000 feet for breeding and food.

Bats are mammals, the only mammals capable of true flight. Over 1,400 species use echolocation and give birth to live young fed with milk.

Twenty-five finch species exist worldwide; these small passerines are famous for complex songs and seed-eating habits across diverse climates.

Georgia has 46 snake species; only 6 are venomous, and diverse habitats from coasts to mountains support high biodiversity.

Moths and butterflies are closely related Lepidoptera with key differences in wings, antennae, behavior, and pupation methods.

Monkeys are omnivores eating fruits, nuts, seeds, insects, eggs, and small animals, but rarely bananas despite popular belief.

Texas hosts 19 nonlethal scorpion species; striped bark scorpion is most common; scorpions control pest populations as nocturnal hunters.

Groundhogs are herbivores eating plants, fruits, insects, and meat seasonally to fatten up before hibernation.