Giant squid, animal sex & a very cheeky leopard

[View this email in your browser]( [giant squid]( When a team of scientists headed out on a voyage last month to survey hoki – a commercial fish species found most commonly off New Zealand’s coast – a giant squid was hardly what they expected to encounter. But when they hauled up their nets a tangle of tentacles become visible, intertwined with the catch. The tentacles belonged to a deceased 4-metre long, 110-kilogram giant squid which – despite its impressive figures – was “on the smallish side.". [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Polar bear eating cub]( Polar bear cannibalism isn’t as rare as you think Tomorrow is World Polar Bear Day, so we thought we'd take this moment to remind you polar bears sometimes eat their cubs. [Read more]( [beaver]( Monogamy in the animal kingdom ... it's complicated Monogamy is rare in the wild. Here are 5 animals that are as close to monogamous as the natural kingdom allows. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Earth Touch Showreel (May 2019)]( Our Planet. Close Up. Take a virtual trip across the globe, visit beautiful locations, and witness some amazing animal behaviour – brought to you in stunning clarity courtesy of our film crews. WATCH THIS A Year In The Wild From Antarctica to Indonesia, compelling stories are captured in stunning high definition and put together to paint a colourful and exciting portrait of life on Planet Earth. [Watch now]( Diving With Crocodiles In ‘Diving with Crocodiles’ cameraman and crocodile expert Brad Bestelink undertakes the unthinkable and dives into the waters of the Okavango Delta. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK Did this baboon "adopt" a lion cub or was it simply looking for a meal? Safari guide [Kurt Schultz]( captured this rare sighting in South Africa recently. [Here's what we know](. AROUND THE GLOBE [leopard stealing croc's food]( Zambia: You gonna eat that? We know leopards are opportunistic, but snatching a meal right out of a croc's mouth? Well that's just rude. [Watch now]( [Seahorses]( Australia: Hotels for seahorses Scientists in Sydney are building underwater hotels for White's seahorses to live in while their natural habitats recover. [Read more]( [Turtles]( Canada: 3D-printed turtle sex dolls? Using underwater cameras & 3D printing, researchers are learning more than ever before about turtle life. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 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](