Can an owl swallow a mouse alive?
Question: I’ve read that barred owls swallow their prey whole. Does that mean alive, kicking...
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Things that look like caterpillars
Kathy first wrote to Ask a Naturalist® with remarkably generous concern for a bryozoan colony that...
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Clever nest-building frogs
I was doing one of my favorite things this morning, watching a BBC David Attenborough-narrated...
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Whose ragged feather is this?
Question: Can you please identify this feather? It’s a bit ragged and was outside in the rain and...
Read MoreHistory of the World Video
This video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, a German organization dedicated to science education. This animated video’s goal is to show all of earth’s history in 60 minutes. It’s a bit monotonous, but that’s partly what makes it...
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What is this tree with Wings?
Lynn came across two trees in two different states with strange growths on the stems. What tree is this?
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Freshwater Jellyfish
Thanks to Glenn and his quick-netted collecting crew of Parker, Avery, Christian, Gabe, and...
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Will robins reuse this nest?
Does a robin use the same nest over again? I have a nest in the corner of my carport and have had...
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The fir needle moved …
I was on a hike near Whistler in south western British Columbia, where I was about to brush what I...
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Preschoolers: “What do we call this crazy swimming creature?”
My preschool class, 4 & 5 year olds, and I were watching this video about creatures living...
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It’s not poison sumac, but don’t eat the leaves!
Is this poison sumac? Or something else! It’s a medium-size tree. We are in North Carolina...
Read MoreWatch a salamander form …
This is such a cool video. It’s called Becoming, and it’s by Jan van Ijken. If you have six minutes to watch something amazing, you’ll see a timelapse video of a salamander egg (alpine newt – Ichthyosaura alpestris) turning into...
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