Wildlife X Team Houston

07/28/2022

Dolphin's primary method of attack to humans is body-slamming. While the bite may seem dangerous and deadly - and can be - the body slam is what you need to worry, should you encounter an aggressive dolphin. They can reach top speeds of 40-45 miles per hour, and slam you weighing nearly one ton underwater!

07/27/2022

Did you know that dolphin attacks are way more common than you might think? While cute and friendly on the outside, dolphins possess a dark secret... Watch the video to learn more: https://youtu.be/YHWWRKfUAiE

07/26/2022

Wildlife x Team hard at work!

05/21/2022

Originally it was believed that the fear of snakes was a "learned" behavior, however new research has suggested that for some people there might actually be survival-focused neurons in the brain that light up specifically at the sight of snakes, due to how dangerous they were to our ancient ancestors.

05/20/2022

Are you afraid of snakes? If so, here's why you are (and why many humans have a fear of snakes):

It's a well known fact that many people - maybe even you - have a phobia of snakes. Why is it that so many people desperately fear snakes, when they pose lit...

05/04/2022

Did you know that bats are the world's only flying mammals?

Did you know that bats are the world’s only known flying mammal? You may not have much experience with bags, but they’re much more common than you would imag...

04/06/2022

Raccoons typically don't make good pets because they are fiercely independent and have a strong desire to explore the world, so they don't like being contained to a small area. Furthermore, their human-like hands allow them to escape more easily and cause great destruction.

04/05/2022

Raccoons are some of the most common forms of pests. They are more intelligent than other wild animals, insanely curious, independent, and also have human-like hands that can make them a big frustration to try & deal with on your own!

04/04/2022

As cute as rabbits can be, they can cause a lot of damage to your garden if you have one because they'll try eat everything up!

04/03/2022

Yes, possums/opossums (they can be called either) CAN hang from their tail off of a tree branch!

04/02/2022

Did you know that the bottom half of human eyes are extra-good at detecting potential threats such as snakes in the ground? Humans are also evolved to be more likely to notice snakes because of how big of a threat they could've been to cavemen.

04/01/2022

As cute as racoons can look, be careful! They are a "rabies vector species" which means that there is an increased risk of getting rabies if you are bit or scratched by them.