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Cristina Ortiz
Carnivorous wolves have a sweet tooth: Lifeform of the week
Carnivorous wolves feeding on the nectar of flowers!? Yes! Scientists have seen and documented it for the first time. Read more about wolves here.
December 2, 2024
Salmon, coming home after a century, are our lifeform of the week
Salmon are coming back to their ancestral homes after the demolition of four dams on the Klamath River, which flows along the California-Oregon border.
November 25, 2024
Camels are adapted to desert life: Lifeform of the week
Camels are incredible animals that can live without water for weeks. But they also have many other unique adaptations for desert life.
November 18, 2024
Sunflowers are pretty and helpful: Lifeform of the week
Sunflowers are amazing. You can benefit from all their parts. They offer us food, oil and biodiesel and they even help the land recover after nuclear disasters.
November 11, 2024
Pufferfish are cool but deadly: Lifeform of the week
Pufferfish have a cool but deadly defense. They swell and are covered in sharp spines. They also contain a toxin much stronger and faster-acting than cyanide.
November 4, 2024
Spiky porcupines are our lifeform of the week
Porcupines are peaceful rodents, but if they feel threatened, they have a dangerous weapon they are not afraid to use: sharp quills.
October 28, 2024
Crows – extremely smart birds – are our lifeform of the week
Crows are some of the most intelligent animals in the world. They are also sociable birds that create their own gangs, show empathy and love to have fun!
October 21, 2024
Lifeform of the week: Snails are full of surprises
There are many surprising facts about land snails. Did you know a snail is both male and female? And they can have 25,000 teeth? More here!
October 14, 2024
Anteaters are vacuum-like animals: Lifeform of the week
Anteaters are known for their vacuum-like feeding habits, using their long trunks and tongues to consume up to 35,000 ants and termites daily.
October 7, 2024
Lifeform of the week: Axolotls, the key to eternal youth?
The axolotl is a spectacular, forever-young amphibian. It never loses its tadpole tail and can regenerate not only its limbs or tail, but also its organs!
September 30, 2024
