The constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, are named for their supposed resemblance to bears (great and little bear). Ursa Major has been associated...
The actual scientific name for the polar bear is Ursa Maritimus, which in Latin translates as Sea Bear. This title’s very appropriate considering the sea...
The six remaining subspecies are all classified as endangered by IUCN, the Sumatran Tiger which is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra is...
I love this story! It is old, it comes from the 2nd Centry, probably from Greece. Sailors mistake sleeping whales for islands. They would tether their ships to the “island”,...