Timothy Roberts

I love to write and it keeps me busy. I've been working online, full time since 1999. When you can't find me at the keyboard, you'll find me getting as much as I can out of life. I enjoy living simply, playing games, visiting the beach, and spending time with my family.

Dentist Sees A Koala In Need And Makes Him A Prosthetic Foot

The koala was missing a foot and the nub was causing him a lot of pain. No one would help the suffering animal get a prosthetic, so a dentist stepped in and saved the day.

Plan To Kill Black Bears And Mountain Lions Has Been Stopped By Colorado Court

The original plan would have seen as much as 50% of the mountain lion population killed over a nine-year period. Taxpayers would be footing the bill for the cull which would cost around $4 million.

Man Caught At JFK Airport Trying To Smuggle Dozens Of Live Birds

A 26-year-old man was caught smuggling 29 live birds hidden in hair rollers through security.

Huge Huntsman Spider Leaps Towards Man While He Films It On His Quad

If you weren’t frightened by spiders before, then you will likely at least respect them after you see what happened to Metui Tongatua.

Littered Face Masks Are Harming Wildlife

As people discard the masks indiscriminately, they become more than just litter on the ground and in the waterways, they become deadly to animals.

Drone Melts While Capturing Volcanic Eruption From Above

When most people think about Iceland, the first thing that comes to their mind is ice. After all, it’s built right into the name of the country! That being said, there is also plenty of fire, with well over 100 volcanoes in Iceland.

World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Is Still Hatching Chicks At Age 70

Wisdom is the oldest known wild bird but she still manages to sit on eggs and hatch them, just like a youngster.

Former IDEXX Chair Donates $20M To The Wild Cat Conservation

Although Ayers has worked with the conservation group for many years, his efforts have been more focused since he had to step down as chairman of IDEXX. Now, hes’ giving back in a massive way.

A New Sea Creature Has Been Discovered: The Comb Jelly

The discovery occurred some 3,910 meters under the surface of the ocean, 40km from Puerto Rico, using camera technology.

Purple Glossy Starlings Look Like Shiny Metal Statues

Found in the regions of West Kenya, Zaire, and Sudan, their feathers are so shiny, they have been compared to liquid metal.

Bears Rescued From 17 Years Of Captivity In A Vietnamese Bile Farm

The two bears that were rescued, a male named Xuan and a female, Mo, were kept under a clothing shop in a basement. They didn’t see daylight for around 20 years and were subjected to cruel and painful procedures.

New Species Of Spider Is Named After A Famous Pixar Character

They named the new kind of peacock spider Nemo because of its bright orange hue, a shade similar to a clownfish.

When To Watch The Lyrid Meteor Shower This Year

If you are at a dark sky location and stick around for the peak, you may be able to see 15 meteors per hour even up to 100 meteors per hour!

The United States Has More Captive Tigers Than There Are In The Wild

Only an estimated 6% of tigers in captivity are kept in proper facilities and accredited zoos, while the rest face potentially deplorable conditions.

The ‘Bee Whisperer’ Uses Her Bare Hands To Save A Beehive

She used her bare hands to remove all of the sections of the old hive and even scooped up handfuls of bees to relocate them.

An Endangered Bird Is Slowly Losing Its Love Song

Since the birds are now spread out, and in many cases, they fly on their own, the young birds don’t have any way of learning the new songs.

Flock Of Birds Shows Up And It’s Straight Out Of A Hitchcock Nightmare

Jamie Kingscott was in Somerset, England when the road suddenly became dark with a swarm of birds – just like in the movie, The Birds.

Floods In Australia Send Swarms Of Spiders And Snakes Into Homes

Due to the rising waters, clusters of spiders and snakes are being forced out of their natural hiding areas and into homes.

Residents And Businesses In Texas Are Being Asked To Turn Off The Lights For Migrating Bird Safety

The initiative could save up to 250 million birds from dying during migration through Texas.

See Pictures Of The ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Dolphins Sighting In A Venice Canal

Two bottlenose dolphins, a mother and juvenile, were seen recently in the Punta Della Dogana area near St. Mark’s Square.

There’s A Super Pink Moon On The Horizon For April 2021

The super pink moon is the combination of two different phenomena, one of which changes the way the moon looks and the other that doesn’t.

Florida Surfer Gets Photobombed By Manta Ray In Viral Photo

As one of the pictures was snapped, there was some movement in the water behind his son but he didn’t see what it was until he was reviewing the photos later!

Meet The Sea Slug That Sheds Its Own Head And Grows A New Body

It takes around 3 weeks for the slugs to grow a new body. During the time that the body is growing, the head continues to move around on its own.

Pregnant Whale Found Dead After Eating A Fishing Net

Because she had swallowed the net and it got stuck in an area that is used for filtering food from water, she wasn’t able to feed and died of starvation.

Rare Arctic Walrus Spotted Off The Coast Of Ireland

The walrus is thought to have left the Arctic to look for food and new breeding grounds.

Rescuers Remove Over 100 Feet Of Rope To Help Free A Humpback Whale

Tour boats were the first to spot the humpback whale calf that had become entangled in more than 120 feet of rope. It seemed as if the calf had been separated from his mother, and without intervention, it was unlikely that it would survive.

Australia Is Seeing A Comeback Of ‘Zombie Fish’

In 1998, they thought that the native Australian fish, commonly known as the southern purple-spotted gudgeon, had gone extinct. However, it is now off the list.

This Video Of A Bald Eagle Ice-Skating Will Make Your Day

The bald eagle gracefully moved across the ice, like a skater doing a routine. He even managed to get a meal out of the experience as he skated over to a piece of fish.

Moose Makes Himself At Home And Swims In Homeowner’s Pool

While Paul Kock originally thought the moose was trapped in the water, it turns out that she was just taking a nice swim.

A Wolf Has Been Spotted For The First Time In 100 Years Near Yosemite

Although 16 wild wolves have been seen in Northern California over the years, none had gone further south than Lake Tahoe – until now.

Over 200 Endangered Wisconsin Gray Wolves Have Been Killed In Under Three Days

Although there was a limit placed on how many wolves could be killed, it only took 60 hours for hunters to kill 216 of the endangered animals.

Black-Browned Babbler Bird Discovered 170 Years After It Went ‘Extinct’

Nobody is really sure how the bird managed to live so many years without being seen.

Scientists Discover Three New Species Of Shark That Can Glow-In-The-Dark

The three glow-in-the-dark sharks live in the twilight zone, between 200 m and 1000 m in depth.

Rare Bee Species They Thought Disappeared Is Seen For First Time In 100 Years

Only six of the bees had been sighted in the last hundred years.

Thousands Of Mosquitos Swarm Together To Create A ‘Tornado’

A heavy cloud of mosquitoes took on the appearance of a tornado.

Sea Cucumbers Excrete ‘5 Eiffel Towers Worth’ Of Poop Per Reef Each Year

In the Great Barrier Reef, sea cucumbers were found to excrete several Eiffel Towers’ worth of poop annually.