Yeap, honey bees drink water as well. #nature #insects

There is no garbage in Nature. No uselessness, no "bad ideas".

We interrupt our wildlife program 😅 to talk about that Mexican woman. Because this is wild life in every possible way imaginable. On March 5, 2000, Inés Ramírez Pérez faced every pregnant woman's worst nightmare: 12 hours of agonizing labor with no medical help, no transportation, and the haunting memory of losing her previous baby to obstructed delivery. Living in a one-room cabin with no electricity, running water, or sanitation in the mountains of Oaxaca, the 40-year-old mother of six was completely alone when her husband went out. With the nearest clinic over 50 miles away on treacherous mountain roads, Pérez decided to defy all medical logic. After consuming three glasses of hard liquor as anesthesia, she grabbed a 6-inch butchering knife and began cutting through her own abdomen. Drawing on her experience slaughtering animals, she made three vertical incisions totaling 17 centimeters—much larger than a typical C-section—and reached inside her own uterus to pull out her baby boy. The surgery took over an hour under a single dim bulb, during which she somehow avoided damaging vital organs by instinctively choosing a squatting position that positioned her uterus against the abdominal wall. After cutting the umbilical cord with scissors, she wrapped her newborn son Orlando in clothes, sent her 6-year-old son for help, and lost consciousness. When village health aide León Cruz arrived hours later, he found both mother and child alive—Pérez was alert and caring for her baby. Using an ordinary needle and cotton thread, he sewed up her massive wound before an 8-hour journey to the nearest hospital, where stunned doctors found no signs of infection, minimal bleeding, and perfect uterine recovery. Published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, her case represents the only documented successful self-inflicted C-section where both mother and child survived. #woman #bravery #family

Their life would be difficult without each other. 🫂 | 📸 Kate & Adam Rice #wildlife #nature #bear

An easy catch for the Jaguar! 🐆 | 🎥 Joao Marcelo Biagini #wildlife #nature #pantanal

You can say, that in nature, life is the leverage of someone else's death. Intentionally or unintentionally. | 📸 Anke Kneifel #nature #wildlife #birds

It was its first and last swim. #nature #wildlife #penguin

If you wonder what is happening here: This meadow pipit’s “baby” is actually a cuckoo chick, a parasite, that kicked its real eggs out of the nest. And how does it say thanks? By demanding MORE food. Nature’s ultimate scam. 😤 | 🎥 Benjamin Smail #birds #nature #wildlife

Bald eagles can spot a fish underwater from 3 km away. #nature #wildlife #birds | Dan Alexander

I want a drone to do that! Or maybe I don't 😅 #nature #birds

The harpy eagle! No wonder why it has been the inspiration for indigenous traditions. | 🎥 Cura Mae Terra

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Good night friends 🌌 Let's be the peace we want in this world. | 📸 Aarzoo Khurana

“It is very important that people who are in other countries and places learn how Indigenous Peoples have, over thousands of years, preserved the forest.” - Chela Elena Umire, member of the Indigenous La Chorrera community in the Colombian Amazon. ➡️ It all comes down to FREELY change our lifestyle, which is based on overconsumption. #wildlifeconservation

Trail cameras in southern Arizona captured five new images of a male jaguar, identified as one that has roamed the region for several years. This sighting is really "good news", as jaguars are rare in the U.S., with only a few individuals known to inhabit the region. The images highlight the importance of continued habitat protection amid threats like border wall construction and mining projects. #wildlife #nature

GM friends! 🌞 Have a peaceful day today! | 📸 Daisy Gilardini

The Bear to the Salmon: "It's not the destination, it's the journey". 😶 #wildlife #nature #animals

Many people online are celebrating the death of Texas trophy hunter Asher Watkins, 52, who was fatally gored by a Cape buffalo while tracking the animal on safari in South Africa's Limpopo province on August 3, 2025. Watkins—well-known for his big-game pursuits, such as hunting cougars—died from his injuries despite receiving medical attention. Meanwhile, reports from organizations like the WWF and the South African government indicate that trophy hunting contributes roughly $200million each year to conservation efforts. However, I believe we should rethink relying on trophy hunting—a practice that is essentially recreational cruelty—as a primary method for funding wildlife conservation #wildlifeconservation

Meet the Blue-footed Boobies, a species known for their distinctive bright blue feet. Blue-footed boobies are native to the tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, particularly around the Galápagos Islands. #nature #birds | 🎥 Angela Keith

Where is my money?? 😭😅 #wildlife #nature #animals