In America's heartland, Iowa stands as a testament to the successful conservation of the majestic bald eagle population in the United States. In the 38 years that I have lived in the rural area of Jones and Dubuque County, I have witnessed many bald eagles, with an increase in sightings ...
Most were terrestrial, but some – like hippos and crocs – spent much of their time in water. Our accommodations in Lebala Camp in northern Botswana. A sausage tree (scientific name unknown to me) looms above the “tent”. Fruits crashed on our roof, summoning hungry hippos to vis...
The Amazon basin is the drainage area of the Amazon river. The Amazon river is a large river which flows in South America. Most of the river flows in a country called Brazil. The river also flows through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru....
Hippos were also reintroduced in the Eastern and Western Cape. Seal pup season Dan Kitwood // Getty Images Seal pup season A grey seal cow tends to her newly born pup in the sand dunes at sunset near the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook National Nature Reserve in England. These ...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...