A fish’s rakers are in its gills, those openings on the side of their head.
Abscission is to cut away something. Don’t confuse it with the word absession, which is apparently an exercise routine meant to build stomach muscles, often called abs for short.
The Santa Marta sabrewing is only found in a mountain range along the coast of Colombia, a country in South America.
Some people believe this direct connection between a person and the ground can boost their health, reduce swelling, speed healing and even make it easier to sleep.
They're considered one of the most ancient living rodents. Its relatives were alive more than 40 million years ago. Instead of beavers, however, they are more closely related to squirrels.
“When dragonflies are hunting, they do more than just fly straight at the prey... They aim for where the prey is going to be.”
Thoughtfully observing nature in all of its wondrous details can be revealing and refreshing.
The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded washed up on a beach in the United Kingdom in 1988. It weighed more than 2,000 pounds and was 9 feet long.
Monarchs are the only butterfly known to migrate two ways like birds.
Smokey Bear was born in the imagination of artist Albert Staehle. Other animals considered were a raccoon, woodpecker, squirrel and woodchuck.
A river made of water vapor, called an atmospheric river, floated in the air toward California last week causing heavy rain, flooding and mudslides.
A friend shared a word she had recently learned, “apricity.” Apricity means the warmth of the winter sun and comes from the Latin “apricitas,” which means warmed by the sun.
It’s an example of how important interdependent relationships can be.
The first skates, possibly made about 1,800 years ago in Scandanavia, used the rib or shin bones of large animals.
Frostbite happens when the temperature drops to 32 degrees or colder, something we have been experiencing lately as winter has finally hit.
The tooth was found south of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, more than 10,000 feet underwater, by a remotely operated vehicle named Hercules.
Scientists have been studying chimpanzees' use of sticks to fish for termites in the African country of Tanzania to see when they were most successful and how the tools varied.
In Montana, the birds are a native species of concern, found mainly in the northwestern corner of the state.
Dec. 21 — what's marked on calendars as the first day of winter — marks a turning point. That day is called the winter solstice and features the longest night of the year.
Although grizzly bears are much less active while hibernating, the energy their bodies produce still grows and fades over the course of a day, but at a much lower level.
Scientists have found that a family of snakes found in Central and South America have different shaped heads depending on what they eat and where they live.
The combination of several different types of electronic gadgets is allowing scientists to track prairie dogs underground.
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Scientists tracking elephant seals found out they will nap while underwater, sometimes when they are 900 feet or more below the ocean surface.
Amazing owl facts and illustrations are available on a Cornell Lab of Ornithology poster available for free off the internet.
While it may seem harmless to leave pumpkins out, it is quite the opposite, especially for mule deer whose digestive system cannot process unnatural foods.
A new e-book describing Montana State University researchers’ long-term study of Weddell seals has been published. The e-book is available for free download.
Bat Week and Bat-Stravaganza celebrate these little mammals and the important services they provide like insect control and pollination.
Peregrine falcons may be tiring birds out to make them an easier target later.
If you happen to see a short-horned lizard, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks would like to know.
Bright lights may be getting to birds living in cities.