Author: Daniel Tom

The predator became the prey as the eagle – which normally dines on fish and small mammals – swooped in and snatched the young Nile crocodile, before soaring off with the reptile trapped in its sharp claws. It’s behind you: The baby crocodile makes its way along the riverbank with a fish in its jaws…

Thunderstorms happen above the clouds, too. Thunderstorms certainly treat surface-dwellers to light shows, but there’s also plenty of activity we don’t see here on the ground. Exhibit A: This photo of a projection of “blue lightning” out into space from the thunderclouds above the small Pacific island Nauru in February 2019. The paper describes not…

Three decades ago, a team of archaeologists were exploring a cave system on Mount Owen in New Zealand when they came across a breathtaking find. The thing they discovered was a perfectly preserved dinosaur-like claw that still had flesh and muscles attached to it Later it turned out that this mysterious leg was 3,300-year-old and…

The folks at Amelia County Animal Shelter (ACAS) are familiar with receiving distressing calls, given their frequent dog rescues in Virginia. However, a recent call from concerned patrons at a local dollar store presented a unique situation, and the accompanying picture was unlike anything they’d ever seen. At Dollar General in Jetersville, shoppers spotted an…

A baby bison had only just entered the world and already he needed help. Luckily, his protective mom was there to save his life. Joy Guffy, a ranger in Yellowstone National Park, captured the dramatic moment just after a bison gave birth to her newborn calf. As a hungry coyote got closer and closer, the bison…

Driving at evening can be dangerous, especially when there are wild animals roaming about. It is nearly impossible to spot one in your path when you’re speeding up down the road prior to it’s too late. This is an problem in Finland, where an approximated 4,000 reindeer die every year due to car accidents and…

The adult male saltwater crocodile – weighing 1100 lbs – can be seen flipping the feral pig over its head several times. The crocodile can be seen flicking the pig around Credit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc The reptile was waiting for the pig to “drown”, a croc expert saidCredit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc The force generated by the crocodile as it…

There are some things in life that are extremely fast. Then there are those that are really fast, like supersonic speed fast. Supersonic speed is the speed at which an object’s rate of travel “exceeds”, or travels faster than, the speed of sound. This is what is generally considered to be Mach 1 speed. Aviation research…

F𝚛𝚘m th𝚎 w𝚛itiп𝚐s l𝚎𝚏t 𝚋𝚎hiп𝚍 𝚊𝚋𝚘υt L𝚊𝚍𝚢 R𝚊i, w𝚎 kп𝚘w th𝚊t sh𝚎 w𝚊s th𝚎 пυ𝚛s𝚎m𝚊i𝚍 t𝚘 Qυ𝚎𝚎п Ahm𝚘s𝚎-N𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛t𝚊𝚛i, wh𝚘 w𝚊s th𝚎 𝚏i𝚛st Qυ𝚎𝚎п 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 18th D𝚢п𝚊st𝚢 𝚘𝚏 Aпci𝚎пt E𝚐𝚢𝚙t. Th𝚎 mυmmi𝚏i𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚘𝚏 Ahm𝚘s𝚎 Iпh𝚊𝚙𝚢, th𝚎 𝚊υпt 𝚘𝚏 Ahm𝚘s𝚎 N𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛t𝚊𝚛i w𝚊s 𝚏𝚘υп𝚍 iп L𝚊𝚍𝚢 R𝚊i’s 𝚘υt𝚎𝚛 c𝚘𝚏𝚏iп.   L𝚊𝚍𝚢 R𝚊i’s 𝚎m𝚋𝚊lmiп𝚐 𝚙𝚛𝚘c𝚎ss iпv𝚘lv𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎iп𝚐…

In a monumental archaeological Ьгeаktһгoᴜɡһ, scientists have ᴜпeагtһed a treasure trove of dinosaur footprints dating back a staggering 70 million years in the rugged landscapes of Alaska. This ɡгoᴜпdЬгeаkіпɡ discovery not only sheds light on the ancient inhabitants of the region but also adds a new chapter to our understanding of the prehistoric world and…