article thumbnail

Bush Proposes Penguin Protection, Hell Freezes Over

Critter News

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list six species of penguin as threatened species and one _ the African penguin _ as an endangered species. Tags: bush penguins endangered species.

Penguins 100
article thumbnail

Nat Geo Amazing! Killer Swarms and Urban Penguins

4 The Love Of Animals

From killer swarms, to flying cars, to city-dwelling penguins, our bizarre, yet fascinating world is on display. Killer Swarms and Urban Penguins originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 9, 2010. Tags: tv. It airs Friday, July 9 at 7PM ET/PT. In tonight’s episode of Nat Geo Amazing! We love it. Nat Geo Amazing!

Penguins 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Walrus in Trouble Too

Critter News

We tend to talk about penguins and polar bears, but these guys are important too. Tags: climate global warming walrus arctic. The summer issue had a good article about walruses. Surprisingly, they are overlooked in discussions of Arctic species threatened by global warming. Luckily, I found the article online.

Walruses 100
article thumbnail

Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

There is also a 16-page insert of 51 images and photographs, illustrating technology (bird bands, a spectrogram of a nocturnal flight call), people, and birds (a clearly outraged Magellanaic penguin wearing an early geolocation device, a Swainson’s Thrush being fitted with a Motus transmitter).

Science 202
article thumbnail

Celebrate Mother’s Day!

4 The Love Of Animals

This episode takes a look at four very different animals; the Lemon Shark, Emperor Penguins, Red Kangaroos, and Parasitic Wasps. Tags: books giveaways tv. In the Womb: Extreme Animals is premiering just in time to celebrate Mother’s day! The show airs on Sunday May 10th, 2009 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The show is amazing!

Kangaroos 100
article thumbnail

Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

These birds are tagged and migrate to the Sululta Plains on the Ethiopian highlands were they spend their winter. An African Penguins strolls along Boulders Beach, Simonstown, South Africa. Sadly this tiny Middle Eastern remnant has declined from 7 birds at discovery to just a 3 birds that returned to their nesting colony this year.

article thumbnail

Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

10,000 Birds

Jean Loscalzo is a penguin buff (Can you blame her?) and would love to watch Rockhopper Penguins. My Brazilian wish bird would be Rockhopper Penguin: raucous, feisty birds with really cool haircuts, a sort of disheveled yellow-black shaggy look that they wear well. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!

Brazil 218