Habitats can be anything and animals are notoriously anywhere – even in our clean-swept streets and well-kept suburban lawns. These articles explore the more amazing, strange, rare, exotic and endangered species of the world as well as the places they live, from far-flung forests to right down the road.
These 7 amazing pig farms offer alternatives that are better for the environment, for our sense of morality, and most of all for the pigs themselves.
Click Here to Read More »»These 12 impostors take on the characteristics of more venomous, unpalatable or otherwise undesirable prey to make themselves less likely to be eaten.
Click Here to Read More »»Goodbye Hartford Whalers, hello Connecticut Whale! Naming sports teams after endangered species is a cool way to go green and raise environmental awareness.
Click Here to Read More »»In 2013 we'll be living in the Year of the Snake according to Chinese astrology. If that makes you nervous, imagine living full-time on an island of snakes!
Click Here to Read More »»If you're a sucker for strangeness, read on! These 8 amazing squids span the globe's oceans while expanding the envelope of any cabinet of curiosities.
Click Here to Read More »»These 7 amazing wild dogs may be throwbacks to the earliest days of dog domestication but they also offer us a host of benefits... though on their own terms.
Click Here to Read More »»These 7 amazing animal devils aren't actually evil, of course, but appearing, smelling and acting devilish are the keys to their success as species.
Click Here to Read More »»Got urban wildlife? The get one of these 8 brilliant backyard squirrel feeders are designed to assist our nut-storing neighbors in preparing for winter!
Click Here to Read More »»Beautiful black & orange Tortoiseshell Cats are fast emerging as one of the most popular cats around. Have you got the fortitude to own a cat with “tortitude”?
Click Here to Read More »»You read that right: “fish nests”, not “fish nets”, with the former being much more appealing than the latter – at least from a fish's point of view.
Click Here to Read More »»These 13 plants, animals, insects and fungi look like art projects or horror movie props, but they're 100% made by Mother Nature.
Click Here to Read More »»This giant birdhouse/treehouse hybrid holds 78 individual birdhouse compartments as well as a human observer.
Click Here to Read More »»Split personalities... and more! Gynandromorphism is a curious half-male, half-female condition noted in animals from butterflies to birds.
Click Here to Read More »»10 of the Arctic's most beautiful snow-white animals including the Arctic fox, wolf, hare, sheep, falcon, ermine, seal and polar bear.
Click Here to Read More »»Hold your nose and clap your hands: In honor of International Vulture Awareness Day, WebEcoist proudly presents 8 of the world's most amazing vultures!
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