The Black Bears of Alligator River, North Carolina

Last month, I drove down to Alligator River, North Carolina to search for wild American black bears. In the process, I made this short documentary about my search for these awesome animals. (Sorry; this is kind of cheating as far as blog posts go, but I had to post something). Please watch the video below….

Back from Extinction (Again)

G’day! If you’re reading this, I’m back! I am probably the only animal that has gone utterly extinct and subsequently returned. Yet, here I am. I am alive, and I have new content for your viewing pleasure. Originally, I made this site for fun, but when I started taking it seriously, it became a chore,…

Leap Day!

Hello, everyone! No, I’m not dead; I’ve just been very busy! Keeping a blog updated is hard work, but I’m not going to miss any months! February gave me an extra day to squeeze in a little post for this month. I have less than thirty minutes left to post this before March begins. Here’s…

Photos of North Carolina Underwater

Hey, folks! Sorry for the lack of updates. Here is my first post of 2016…at the very tail end of January 31st, 2016. As you can tell, I very hastily put this together, but I think many of you will enjoy the pictures. I am currently dedicating much of my time writing for MaxAnimal, but…

Goodbye, 2015; Hello, 2016

Well, time for a sappy, cliche-ridden post about my 2015. Part of the reason I’m doing this is because I have made a goal to publish, at least, once post in my blog each month. Since resurrecting my blog in January 2015, I have mostly met this goal, although I did miss the month of…

My Top 10 Wildlife Videos (So Far)

This is a sequel to my earlier post My Top 20 Wildlife Photos (So Far). In this post, I am including my best and most popular YouTube videos so far. Ironically, even though I primarily focus on nature and wildlife, my most popular video at this point features the huge road trains in Australia. I…

The Carnivorous Plants of the Carolinas

In the coastal plains of the Carolinas in the eastern United States, a Lost World lies hidden away from the eyes of the average naturalist. Here, you will find several swamps with very low nitrogen and phosphorus soil content. For most plants, this lack of nitrogen and phosphorus makes life difficult, but for a few…

There are Spiders Living in the Ocean but Not the Kind You Think

Beneath the turquoise sea, you ply through the murky depths. As you exhale, you watch the bubbles spew out of your regulator and shimmy up towards the surface. Then, you look down. The wreck of a decaying tugboat sprawls across the seabed. A small fish darts in front of your mask, and it swims to…

I Shoot Animals for Fun, but I Don’t Use a Gun…

Dear readers, If you have not heard yet, an American dentist named Walter Palmer shot and killed a beloved male lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe. Not only did he kill an animal in cold blood, but he and a couple other poachers lured the lion out of a national park, so he could shoot it….

Shark Week Sucks, but Will SharkFest Take Its Place?

Once again, the “most wonderful time of year” is upon us. Shark Week. Our favorite toothy elasmobranchs are back prowling our TVs. But, as a shark enthusiast, I am not psyched for Shark Week, and I haven’t been for years because Shark Week sucks. Why? I’ll get to that. From a young age, I’d dreamed…