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A camera caught the predator descending into a cave that is home to 40,000 bats. What happens next is amazing. discover wild animals

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Python Cave bat predation

Scientists in Uganda have released startling footage of an Egyptian free-tailed bat cave being attacked by 14 different predators, including leopards, blue monkeys and eagles. Python Cave in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to approximately 40,000 Egyptian free-tailed bats. Roosts are known reservoirs for the deadly Marburg virus, so studying these interactions could … Read more

Maverick Photographer’s 1960s Wildlife Photography Documents Endangered Animals

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A rhino runs toward the camera in the foreground, while four people in a car watch from behind. Dust swirls around the rhino's feet, creating a sense of movement and tension. The image is black and white.

Peter Beard, Ken Randall and Rope Hunting Rhino Block 29, 1964 © The Estate of Peter Beard, courtesy of Peter Beard Studio, www.peterbeard.com Peter Beard is a unique and often confusing figure in the history of wildlife photography. But undoubtedly his book end of the game, It remains one of the most important pieces of … Read more

Animals become Stewart Copeland’s bandmates on album that preserves the sounds of nature

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martin stewart

Owls hoot, frogs croak and hyenas laugh in Wild Concerto, a groundbreaking collaboration between musician Stewart Copeland and naturalist Martin Stewart. Stewart, a naturalist now based in Florida, has spent decades crisscrossing the globe creating nearly 100,000 animal records. Copland, known as the drummer for the Police, set it all to music and gave members … Read more

All animals, from insects to birds to mammals, use the same ‘universal rhythms’ to communicate, according to scientists

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Animal communication can look very different, including flashing lights, chirping sounds, body movements, and songs. But beneath that diversity, scientists are beginning to discover surprising patterns. A new study suggests that many animal species, from insects to mammals, may “talk” at roughly the same rhythm, about two beats per second. And that shared tempo may … Read more