Leopard vs lions, Texas bobcats & endangered frogs rescued in Chile

[View this email in your browser]( [Loa water frog rescue]( When herpetologist Andrés Charrier journeyed with some colleagues to a stream outside the city of Calama in northern Chile about six weeks ago, he was hoping to find the creek bustling with hopping inhabitants. The snaking waterway in the heart of the Atacama Desert is the world’s only known refuge for Loa water frogs, a critically endangered species that Charrier had been studying since 2013. But when the team arrived, they found the creek almost completely dry. Their discovery triggered a rapid rescue mission. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Bobcat kittens]( Bobcat Manor: Photographer chronicles a wild cat family Bobcats are remarkably resilient in the face of human encroachment, and aren’t above raising their young in rural backyards. [Read more]( [Leopard and lions]( Why did these lions let this leopard off the hook? When a leopard in South Africa's Kruger National Park found itself surrounded by a pride of lions, escape was not an option. This cat had to stick it out! [Watch now]( FEATURED VIDEO [Lion cubs turn tortoise into a chew toy]( Lions turn tortoise into chew toy The lions in southern Africa's Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park are among the toughest and strongest on the continent, but not as tough as this tortoise! [VOD]( WATCH THIS Cheetah – Price of Speed Follow the trials and tribulations of a mother cheetah as she raises her three cubs, and learn the secrets of how these sleek cats hunt their prey. [Watch now]( Leopards of Dead Tree Island Journey into the life of a young mother leopard as she faces rival predators and deadly drought while trying to protect her two cubs in Botswana's Okavango Delta. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK Do hippos mourn their dead? Researchers working in Chobe National Park recently documented a female hippo aggressively defending the carcass of a juvenile. An account of the behaviour was published in a study that is the first of its kind to scientifically describe what may very well be hippo grief. AROUND THE GLOBE [leopard seal]( Antarctica: Leopard seals team up to hunt Cooperation or theft? New observations show wild leopard seals sharing food when targeting king penguins in Antarctica. [Read more]( [cockatoo squid]( Alaska: See-through squid with a nifty hairdo While exploring the Gulf of Alaska, researchers happened upon a translucent squid with a pretty nifty hairdo. [Watch now]( [heron]( South Africa: Crafty heron sets a bait trap A heron was recently filmed carefully placing an insect on the surface of a pool of water as bait to lure a fishy treat. [Watch now]( [Pull quote]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2019 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](