It happens to every homeowner at some point. You look up and see a yellowjacket nest hanging somewhere around your home. It's not safe to leave the nest alone and… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 2 months ago
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Jennifer Geer is a writer at A-Z Animals where her primary focus is on animals, news topics, travel, and weather. Jennifer holds a Master's Degree from the University of Tulsa, and she has been researching and writing about news topics and animals for over four years.
A resident of Illinois, Jennifer enjoys hiking, gardening, and caring for her three pugs.
If you've ever wondered if a mountain lion can jump a six-foot fence, this video gives the proof. In a video posted on Critter Reid's YouTube Channel, a mountain lion… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 2 months ago
Do elephants and hippos get along? The answer can be found in this fascinating video footage posted by YouTube user Wildest Kruger Sightings. In the video, a herd of hippos… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 2 months ago
What is smaller than the width of a dime and weighs less than half a gram? That would be the egg of an Allen's hummingbird. This tiny bird lays tiny… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 2 months ago
It's not unusual for a home inspector to run across the unexpected when checking out an attic, but one inspector in North Carolina had the ultimate surprise. It's not unheard… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
It's not just human parents that get frustrated with their children from time to time. In this adorable video, a mother river otter persuades her reluctant baby to take a… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
If you love penguins, don't mind the cold, can handle manual labor, and would like to leave the hustle and bustle of civilization behind, this odd job might be for… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Have you ever dreamed of working with sharks? Although marine biology is the most likely field to get you up close and personal with these fish, there are other jobs… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
There has only been one albino western lowland gorilla ever found in the wild or captivity. Snowflake the gorilla lived in the Barcelona Zoo for 36 years and he was… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Breaking into the field of bird banding involves a lot of training and on-the-job experience. Whether you're looking for a paid position or volunteer work, you'll need to undergo extensive… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832. Jonathan… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
What looks like a spider but isn't one, lives underwater and breathes through its legs? That would be the mysterious sea spider. With over 1,300 species living in every ocean,… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, known as PETA, has a long history of condemning the abusive treatment of animals. Founded in 1980, PETA is a nonprofit organization with… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Even the king of the jungle can have a bad day when trying to cross a river guarded by an aggressive hippo. Three lions found out the hard way that… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
There are many instances on social media showing people being chased by wild elephants. In one viral video, two men run down a road with an elephant in close pursuit.… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
If you were old enough to watch the news or read the paper back in the late 1990s, you very likely remember Dolly, the cloned sheep. Born in 1996, the… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
What would you do if a giant Pacific octopus decided it wanted your diving equipment and didn't let go? Do you think you're strong enough to avoid getting your equipment,… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
A 130-foot towering wall of ice with a surface area larger than Rhode Island is slowly making its way toward a remote island near Antarctica. Imagine if the ice wall… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Octopuses are fascinating in more ways than one. Beyond their impressive intelligence, they also have other unique features like three hearts, an amazing ability to camouflage, and a central brain… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
If the idea of a snake in your house frightens you, how would you feel if you had 92 of them living under your home? In the video above, a… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around 2,000 years ago, they were still common in many parts of China. Around 12,000 years ago,… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
My friend's father loves to tell stories about how his family had pet raccoons when he was growing up. It wasn't until he produced photographic evidence that I actually believed… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 3 months ago
The Sunshine State may be known for its gorgeous, white-sand beaches. However, beaches that allow you to bring your furry friend can be hard to find. We scoured the internet… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Not many creatures on Earth can pull off keeping a pride of curious lions at bay. But lions don't want to get their soft noses pinched by a crab's forceful… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
It's a parent's worst nightmare. Imagine spotting a shark's dorsal fin mere feet from where your daughter is swimming in the shallow water of the ocean. That scenario played out… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Animal awareness days provide rescue and wildlife groups with the opportunity to highlight public awareness and raise funds for animals in need. From shelter dogs to pygmy hippos, these amazing… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Imagine sitting in your car on a bridge with a hundred massive bison charging towards you. As the bridge shakes, their hoofbeats grow louder. Just as you wonder if the… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
It's only recently, thanks to advances in molecular biology, that scientists have been able to learn more about how carnivorous plants work. While most plants are food themselves, carnivorous plants… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
The bare-nosed or common wombat is a marsupial closely related to koalas. Wombats have a stocky build with short, stubby legs and coarse tan, grey, or brown fur. They are the… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
While humans wouldn't be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Kangaroos may have a reputation for being cute and cuddly animals, but the males of the species can be pretty intimidating. In fact, if you happen to run into one… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
When something is hydrophobic, it repels water. When water is dropped on a hydrophobic surface, rather than spread out over the object, the water forms droplets. Some plants, animals, and… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Sea otters are among the world's most playful and adorable animals. They are beloved for their charming antics and cuddly appearance. Otters are social animals, and in the wild, live… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
With a beaver's tail, webbed feet, and a duck's bill, platypuses are one of the world's strangest-looking creatures. They are such an unusual mammal that the first scientists to study… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
The more we learn about the animals we share the planet with, the more we realize how fascinating their behavior can be. In 1995, divers off the coast of Japan… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Some species of male birds dance to impress their mates, such as the complicated dance routine of the little red-capped manakin or the flashy display of the male peacock. In… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Domestic horses sometimes engage in stereotyped behaviors (a repetitive movement that appears to have no purpose or function.) In horses, these behaviors may include cribbing, pawing, head shaking, weaving, and… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
Prairie dogs aren't dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels. They are cousins of the squirrels we find in our backyards. Prairie dogs live in big… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 4 months ago
There are thousands of different species of sea anemones in the ocean with some living as far deep as 32,000 feet. Anemones are marine invertebrates that are closely related to… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
Although there are more than 100 species of lemurs, the ring-tailed lemur is arguably the most well-known thanks to King Julien in the hit children's film Madagascar. His need to… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
Deep below the surface waters of the ocean lives a mysterious world filled with alien-like creatures. Floating around this dark and eerie place are fascinating animals with the ability to… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
What has needle-like teeth so large they don't fit inside its mouth, a huge gaping jaw that completely engulfs its prey, and lives in the ocean zone where sunlight can't… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
Hundreds to thousands of feet below the surface of the ocean, beyond where sunlight can reach, another world exists. It's called the twilight zone and the animals here vary from… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
There was once a thriving group of reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. Rhynchocephalia is a reptile order that evolved around 240 million years ago. These reptiles used… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
Giraffes are known for their peaceful nature and their preference for living together in close family social groups. Although they rarely fight with each other, there are times when two… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 5 months ago
Honey bees are incredibly social insects. They live together in big groups with other bees in an organized society that scientists call eusocial, which means every bee has a job… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 6 months ago
During his prime, a punch from Mike Tyson would have felt the same as if you were hit 13 times by .22 caliber bullets while wearing a bulletproof vest. Remarkably,… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 6 months ago
There is a reason why movie makers used a great white shark as the shark in the movie Jaws. These massive creatures are the largest predatory fish in the world… Read More
By Jennifer Geer 6 months ago
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