Whit Gibbons, Herpetologist and Author
TORTOISES COME IN ALL SIZES What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher … Continued
MILLIPEDES GLOW IN THE DARK At night we saw a vicious predator attacking a much larger prey. In the morning we saw the brightest red blood I have ever seen. We were not anywhere near African big game. A larval … Continued
THE LEOPARD IS THE PRINCE OF PREDATORS The leopard, the most graceful of Africa’s predators, is feared throughout the continent. Leopards do not consider humans to be special, aside from their being easy prey that neither bite nor scratch and … Continued
NATURE TALKS GONE AWRY CAN BE MEMORABLE Environmental education may be more important these days than it has been in decades. Some ecologists, including me, have elected to deliver the message through public talks about the wonders of natural history … Continued
WHAT ANIMALS HUNT IN PACKS? Q. Most folks know that lions and wolves hunt in groups to catch what they’re going to eat. I was wondering if any other animals hunt in packs or team up to catch their food, … Continued