Maximillian Theo

Sep 2, 2024 | earthtouchnews.com | Ethan Shaw |Maximillian Theo

Rest assured that, at any given point in time, somewhere a shark is eating something. That (admittedly pretty inane) statement has held true, in fact, for hundreds of millions of years. These days, though, the old shark-eating-something event sometimes ends up caught on video and sets the Internet alight: a new twist in an ancient routine.

Jan 26, 2024 | earthtouchnews.com | Maximillian Theo |Andy Jeffrey |Sarah Keartes

The HuntFrom above the tiger shark’s grey silhouette stands stark against the sun-drenched sands of the sea-floor below. With flowing, almost lethargic, strokes of its tail the shark cruises slowly through the water. As it drifts past a sea turtle, its behaviour suddenly shifts. This time the shark doesn’t continue on its way, as it has done during previous turtle encounters, rather its attention locks in on the reptile.

Jan 19, 2024 | earthtouchnews.com | Maximillian Theo |David Moscato |Ethan Shaw

Snakes occupy a particularly negative position in human consciousness. They are seen as mindless, anti-social, malevolent creatures. Something to be feared and difficult to relate to. A recent finding, however, adds to the growing proof that the lives of snakes are far more complex – and far more social – than we typically give them credit for. Scientists worked with 12 years of data to come to the surprising conclusions that Butler's garter snakes actually form sex- and age-based social networks.

Dec 2, 2023 | earthtouchnews.com | Maximillian Theo

It was an overcast morning on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia last Saturday when conservation officers for the Way Kambas National Park came upon the newest member of a nearly extinct species resting next to his mother on the forest floor. Just four hours old, the hair-covered newborn, would soon become an international sensation representing a glimmer of hope for the most ancient – and perhaps most threatened – lineage of surviving rhinoceros: the Sumatran rhino.