by Rich Leighton | Jun 8, 2018
One reason it is believed that this iconic yucca is losing habitat, and declining in numbers is in the fossil record of the recent extinction (in geological years) of the Shasta ground sloth, one of the giant sloths that went the way of the mammoths and other American...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 3, 2018
For every human there are 200 million insects, and there are more insects in the world than all other the animals combined. MORE PHOTOS OF INVERTEBRATES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make...
by Rich Leighton | May 29, 2018
Often mistaken for orchids or “weird mushrooms,” Indian pipes are actually plants in the heath family. Lacking chlorophyll and a means to produce their own food like most plants, they form a symbiotic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi in the soil that helps them...
by Rich Leighton | May 24, 2018
Only the South American three-banded armadillos (Tolypeutes) rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball. Other armadillo species cannot roll up because they have too many plates. The...
by Rich Leighton | May 19, 2018
American bison were once hunted to near-extinction. Only 1,000 remained in 1890, down from 30 million bison less than a century earlier. MORE PHOTOS OF BISON, GOATS AND SHEEP MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and...
