“Anybody home?” A curious young lion plays with a tortoise in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana. Credit: Jens Cullmann Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 “It’s been over two decades since I first witnessed a dipper darting through a waterfall,” photographer Konrad Wothe says. “The small passerine bird was flyingContinue Reading
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 In the darkness of the South Atlantic Ocean, researchers captured for the first time footage of a live colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni). And while the elusive creature is known for its size—reaching lengths of 23 feet—this one is a baby and only one footContinue Reading
“Icy Repose.” Sue watched this Weddell seal from aboard a rigid inflatable boat in Neko Harbour of the Antarctic Peninsula. So as not to disturb its peaceful slumber, Sue used a long lens to record this serene portrait. Weddell seals’ large bodies are covered in a thick layer of blubber.Continue Reading
2024 WINNER | WILDLIFE | African Leopard Fight, Mashatu Game Reserve,Botswana. “The amount of time invested in getting this image and the technical difficultiesI experienced made this one of the most demanding images I have ever created.It took luck, skill, and a lot of patience. I located these two leopardsContinue Reading
“FEEDING FRENZY” I was cruising in a Zodiac when I saw a group of Cape Petrels in the water. As I approached I could see they were feeding on something, along with Giant Petrels and Snow Petrels. I had my big underwater rig with me and thought it was aContinue Reading
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