Author: Sia

A 1,300-kilogram boulder, found in the Castle River, southwest of Lethbridge, in September contains a partial skull, neck and chest of a duck-billed dinosaur. Credit: Royal Tyyrell Museum Severe flooding in southwestern Alberta in 2013 may be responsible for two fishermen discovering the 80 million-year-old fossil of a possible new dinosaur species. A 1,300-kilogram boulder…

Un perro callejero cambió su vida cuando vio un coche abierto y saltó dentro. Lena estaba empacando su coche tarde una noche y tenía la puerta del garaje abierta cuando vio pasar a una “pequeña criatura”. De repente, el peludo animal saltó directamente al asiento del pasajero de su coche. Enseguida se dio cuenta de…

A stray dog changed his life when he spotted an open car and jumped inside. Lena was packing up her car late one night and had the garage door open when she spotted a “little creature” walk by. All of a sudden the furry animal jumped right into the passenger seat of her car. She…

It’s also easy to think of the plump little harbour seal as a prey animal: an almost bitesized morsel for orcas and white sharks – and even, at or around haul-outs, vulnerable to coastal grey wolves and brown bears. But give this wee sea-beastie its due. Harbour seals aren’t just sluglike nappers, great-white popcorn, and orca footballs:…

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has beamed back an incredible image of a mysterious dark vortex on gas giant Jupiter’s surface. US space agency NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Jupiter, complete with an “intensely dark vortex” swirling across its volatile surface. Juno took the iconic image during its 20th flyby of the planet…

Paleontologists have excavated more bones from a site near Grande Prairie, Alta., that will help provide a glimpse into how dinosaurs behaved when they roamed the earth. In mid-June, researchers discovered the juvenile hip bone of a Pachyrhinosaurus, along with some vertebrae, ribs and foot bones, in the Pipestone Creek bonebed south of Wembley. At the time…

Paleontologists have excavated more bones from a site near Grande Prairie, Alta., that will help provide a glimpse into how dinosaurs behaved when they roamed the earth. In mid-June, researchers discovered the juvenile hip bone of a Pachyrhinosaurus, along with some vertebrae, ribs and foot bones, in the Pipestone Creek bonebed south of Wembley. At the time…

A very pregnant Australian Shepherd wandering on a rural road outside of Noble, Oklahoma was spotted by people in the area for days. With temperatures due to drop below freezing, they grew concerned for the dog’s safety but she was “too skittish to let anyone close,” Alyssa Matlock wrote in the captions of her Instagram…

Una perra pastor australiana muy embarazada que deambulaba por una carretera rural fuera de Noble, Oklahoma, fue avistada por personas en la zona durante varios días. Con las temperaturas a punto de descender por debajo del punto de congelación, estaban preocupados por la seguridad del perro, pero ella estaba “demasiado asustada para dejar que nadie…

Lions are strategic hunters that often rely on teamwork to tackle their prey. The big cats are successful cooperative hunters and each member of the pride has a part to play in order to secure a meal. Simeoné Lategan from Leopard’s Lair Bush Lodge and Anton Lategan from EcoTraining witnessed this well-orchestrated hunting strategy in action when they…