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At any moment in time, one in every 20 male giraffes can be found amorously necking with another male. Or so says one study into giraffe homosexual behaviour. You probably wouldn't have learned about it in biology class, but homosexual behaviour is very common all across the animal kingdom (some zoologists estimate that about 1,500 animal species are known to display some form of it). In giraffes, that behaviour involves necking, caressing and mounting … and it’s more common than heretrosexual interactions!
Getting rid of a whale carcass is a disgusting affair. Earth Touch staffer Sarah Keartes bravely kept her lunch down to bring us this blow-by-blow account of how it gets done in Africa. Want to know more about how this whale ended up here? Get the full story:
Published 08/08/14
Every December to January, fur seal colonies welcome their newest members...but for newborn seal pups, life is hard from the get-go. Our camera crew witnessed this baby being snatched from its mother by a neighboring female--before it was born!
Published 04/24/14