The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a startling dispatch describing a case of a worm parasite in a woman’s brain. This is significant because it is the… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Dr Sharon Parry is a writer at A-Z animals where her primary focus is on dogs, animal behavior, and research. Sharon holds a PhD from Leeds University, UK which she earned in 1998 and has been working as a science writer for the last 15 years.
A resident of Wales, UK, Sharon loves taking care of her spaniel named Dexter and hiking around coastlines and mountains.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a startling dispatch describing a case of a worm parasite in a woman’s brain. This is significant because it is the… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
If you and your friends are a bit bored on a snowy night in Montana, there are probably less hazardous things that you can find to keep yourself amused than… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Any police update headed ‘Monkey Sightings’ is bound to grab your attention. A Facebook post from the Orange City Police Department was released to advise residents about some recent primate… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The New York State Department of Transportation comes across a lot of strange things on the roads but this one took everyone by surprise. They have recently shared a cute… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
A Brisbane family got a lot more than they bargained for when they went to get some ingredients from their kitchen pantry. In amongst the table salt and the pasta,… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
An elephant carcass at a watering hole has caused a major dispute between a Nile crocodile and a group of lions. Both view the carcass as their property and are… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The young male leopard in this clip is completely oblivious to the fact that he has strayed into another leopard’s territory. He has been so engrossed in stalking an impala… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The annual wildebeest migration may be one of the Seven Wonders of the natural world to us but for the male lion in this clip, it is lunch! In amongst… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
A male lion’s life can be full of confrontation and violence. As apex predators, they spend a lot of their time hunting and killing other animals. At the same time,… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Do you want to play "Spot the croc?" If so, this is the clip for you. For most of the footage, it is almost impossible to find the poor crocodile… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
In this fascinating clip, it’s as if the lions knew that they were taking on a huge challenge. They turned up in numbers – around seven or eight adult lions.… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This lone male lion is beginning to discover that he has made a big mistake. He is pinned to the floor by several lionesses. One is gripping him with a… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points Polar bears are carnivores. They only have access to meat foods in their polar environment. Polar bears spend so much time in the water that they are classified… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points: Honey badgers are ferocious animals in spite of their humble size. They are very aggressive, using their sharp claws, bites, and pungent musk to go on the offense… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points Grizzly bears can be about 5 feet tall at the shoulder, 9 feet long, and weigh up to 900 pounds. Moose can be 6 feet tall at the… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points There are 10 species of hammerhead sharks. Their heads are shaped like hammers in order to give them a greater field of vision and awesome depth perception. Sharks,… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
As the heatwave continues to burn in Oregon, there is worse news for residents looking for a place to cool down. The Oregon Health Authority has issued urgent advice on… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This amazing discovery just goes to show that even deadly predators can act super cute sometimes. Simon and Jekyll are a pair of great white sharks who have developed a… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
It’s hard to work out exactly who is most stressed in this clip. The grizzly bear is agitated and perceives both the human and the dog as a threat. You… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points: Bears have a highly acute sense of smell and are not above stealing another predator's freshly killed carcass for themselves. Most bear attacks against humans can be avoided… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Everything was going so well in this lion hunt. One of the females had spotted a mother buffalo and a calf. Buffalo calves do not provide as much meat but… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points: Lions are carnivores that prey on a variety of animals like zebras, impalas, waterbucks, reptiles, and warthogs. Warthogs live in burrows and will retreat to them if pursued… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The buffalo in this clip is so lucky that the safari jeep was positioned where it was. The stricken herbivore is being attacked by three lions. They have the upper… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
At the start of the action, we join a group of skinny, and therefore hungry lions who have picked up the trail of a herd of buffalo. The hunters have… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This clip shows a brutal chase-and-capture sequence. A magnificent lioness targets and then pounces on a zebra, pulling it to the ground. However, the zebra bravely fights back and it… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This puma needs to take a breather after chasing and capturing a guanaco. Yet, while she rests before her meal she cannot completely relax. She is constantly monitoring the environment… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points: In this video, a warthog escapes a pursuing lion thanks to a distraction from a crocodile. Lions typically hunt by sneaking up on their prey and using the… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The tables seem to be turned on a bear in this extraordinary clip. Grizzly bears prey on moose, yet here, we see a large moose chasing a grizzly. The poor… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The small airplane in this clip is not going to take off anytime soon! A noisy and very large grizzly bear has clambered onto the wing and tipped it onto… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The great white shark in this clip gets a little too close for the comfort of the kayaker! He is not even that far from the shore, but this apex… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points This species is a highly successful predator and will feed on a wide variety of prey. Whilst they don’t have any formal migration patterns, they will move around… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
It’s a great privilege to see this rare footage of a wolf pursuing a beaver especially as it is across a huge beaver dam. Scroll down to see the full… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
In this stunning clip, we see cephalopods and fish compete for the same prey – namely crabs. At first, we meet the common octopus who is truly a master of… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
For the first few seconds of this clip, it’s difficult to work out if this is a bird catching a snake or a snake catching a bird! By the final… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This duck enclosure has a lot of visitors — and they are all interested in the eggs! Firstly, some humans have arrived to collect the eggs, but so has a… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
Key Points: Javelinas are mistaken for pigs or boars but they are actually collared peccaries famous for their ability to eat spiky fruit like cactus and prickly pears. They love… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This little armadillo gives the world’s best transformer impersonation! It is a three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) and lives in Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola. This species likes to… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
The guy in this clip has caused a huge outrage in the emu enclosure! None of these huge birds look particularly happy to see him there, but one of them… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
To be fair to the great white shark in this clip, it did give the birds plenty of warning before it attacked. Watched by some tourists in a boat, it… Read More
By Sharon Parry 9 months ago
This is not a fake video! Two-headed snakes can and do exist although they often do not live for long in the wild. The little female Texas rat snake in… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
Watch this wildebeest go! It could rival an Olympic athlete, but perhaps that is no surprise as this is a life-and-death situation. It has been pursued into a river by… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
All of the action in this clip takes place in the last 30 seconds or so. A hunter is standing in a forest and what looks like a black bear… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
If you think this clip looks like a feeding frenzy, you would be right! Many crocodiles can go for 12 months between meals. For these hungry Crocs who have not… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
You can’t help but feel sorry for the little warthog in this clip. It thinks that it is safe in its burrow, but the lion has other ideas. The determined… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
This pack of African wild dogs has caught a kudo near a watering hole. They have nearly finished devouring the carcass when a lone bull elephant turns up to take… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
This Komodo dragon has found itself a tasty snack on the beach. In the short clip below, we see the reptile trying to get the ray into its mouth. The… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
How adorable are these South American river dolphins – residents of the mighty Amazon River? But do not be fooled. These guys are the apex predator in this habitat. They… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
Meet Robot Spy Salmon & Spy Bear! These amazing devices look and move just like the real thing but contain high-tech cameras. They enable us to have a unique perspective… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
This buffalo carcass is attracting a lot of attention! It has been left partially submerged in the water after the buffalo was originally caught by a pride of lions. They… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago
The level of excitement in this video is both infectious and hilarious! A bunch of guys on a boat are trying to land a mako shark. The shark, however, is… Read More
By Sharon Parry 10 months ago