Nature Contents Archive

Hummingbirds have the fastest metabolisms on Earth. Some need to visit 2,000 flowers a day just to keep going #NationalHummingbirdDay https://t.co/Xa0mm3GXcY

Just in from this evening in a garden in the Netherlands, a Hedgehog. https://t.co/VbrBMhHi92

Have you ever heard of a sea spider? 🕷️ https://t.co/tvHINFSFfc

The work of planting mangroves, nurturing forests and watching over their management has replenished mangrove ecosystems and brought a community of women together. 💚 @Nature_Africa https://t.co/q0S2BcANwc

To our eyes, they often are a blur. But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines #NationalHummingbirdDay https://t.co/q3SvbYuPZa

#VultureAwarenessDay Vultures are sociable creatures and are often seen as a collective unit, but did you know that the name assigned to a group of vultures all depends on what they are doing at that given time? https://t.co/GvT3YLaKNn

Two weeks until our princess arrives! WHAAAT🤪🎉👸🏼

[5 years ago] An expedition exploring a remote watershed in the western Amazon uncovered the first living evidence of a species of monkey not seen alive by scientists in 80 years: https://t.co/XOXpMra4OG

Join us for our free monthly event as we answer the question: Are we living through an insect apocalypse? Hosted by @cumbriawildlife, this event will be online and in person! Grab your tickets! 🐝 👉 https://t.co/2ggLMrWH4k @DaveGoulson @BumblebeeTrust https://t.co/4N5axCHveA

Water management authorities in Bangladesh have drawn up a plan to recharge, or refill, the aquifers serving Dhaka and other areas, which are being depleted by one of the highest groundwater extraction rates in the world. https://t.co/6q7KCy9Ofl https://t.co/kdDEQabKGX

Although microbiomes haven’t yet been surveyed across the whole animal kingdom, even simple Hydra (distant relatives of jellyfish) have microbial communities living on their surface. https://t.co/NRhsbkbqfN

Federal police carried out three simultaneous raids against the mining company Gana Gold in July on suspicion that it operated a criminal scheme to “launder” gold mined from protected areas and Indigenous lands in the Amazon. https://t.co/psvbkxhy4A https://t.co/B2I4iPSzRe

Happy #NationalHummingbirdDay! A male Costa's hummingbird sits perched on a small branch in this image captured near Palm Desert, California https://t.co/KOil1gZWD5

When you really do just wake up like this! 💅 Did you know, it's only the males that should be called "peacocks". You may only know these birds as a peacock, but only the males are known as this, the collective term for these birds is peafowl (Pavo cristatus) with young being known as peachicks. #EarthCapture by nimminair . . . . #bbcearth #bird #peafowl #peacocks #peachicks #birdsofinstagram #ornithology #beautifulbirds #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers

I get by with a little help from my friends. The Beatles https://t.co/fSYDVcLdgB