DAME'S WILD WORLD

Humans are capable of both saving and destroying wildlife at the same time. From conservation programs to pollution and habitat destruction, I started wondering whether humans are actually helping wildlife more than harming it in 2026.

Mother’s Day made me start thinking about something I usually overlook in nature: animal mothers. The more I researched them, the more I realized many animals protect, teach, and care for their young in ways that honestly feel surprisingly familiar to humans.

Animals were never afraid of my older sister. Even when she laughed loudly, stomped, or suddenly ran toward them, they stayed instead of running away. After noticing this for years, I started wondering if animals see humans differently than we think they do.

A concluding reflection on animal behavior differences and how patterns, interaction, and perception shape how animals experience the world.

How animals experience the world differently through senses, perception, and environment.

Explore repetitive behavior in animals and how patterns, learning, and environment shape survival strategiesanimal repeating movement pattern showing repetitive behavior linked to learning or survival

Why some animals live in groups while others live alone and what that means for survival.

Explore why animals behave differently and how patterns, environment, and survival shape behavior in the wild.

Explore how animals experience the world differently through behavior, patterns, and sensory perception in this wildlife science series.

A personal reflection on growing up with autism and how observing animals offers a different way to understand behavior and the world.

Animals don’t act randomly. Discover how scientists study animal behavior through observation, patterns, and experiments—and what these actions reveal about survival and evolution.

Marine animals don’t think like humans. Discover how dolphins, whales, and octopuses communicate, solve problems, and adapt to life in the ocean.

How do whales travel thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean? Explore how whale migration works and the strategies behind long-distance navigation.

Wetlands play a critical role in ecosystems by filtering water, reducing flooding, and supporting biodiversity.

In honor of the Year of the Horse, let’s take a closer look at how these animals powered trade, migration, and industry

Valentine’s Day recently passed, and it usually encourages showing love and gratitude to people who matter in your life. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized care does not only apply to humans. Humans can also show care toward pets, wildlife, the ocean, and the Earth itself. One thing I keep coming back to is how easy it is to feel disconnected from environmental problems because they seem so large. Climate change, pollution, and damage to ecosystems can somet

A mom reflects on what humpback whale mothers taught her about parenting, guidance, and learning alongside a child who loves the ocean.

Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, are regions of oceans, beaches, lakes, or other bodies of water that are protected for conservation, biodiversity, cultural importance, and marine resources. One of the main goals of Marine Protected Areas is to preserve or increase biodiversity within ecosystems that are affected by human activity. The more I researched Marine Protected Areas, the more I realized there are very different opinions about whether they are actually effective. Som

A student - driven exploration of wildlife, environmental science, and the diverse systems that keep our planet alive.

Growing up, I always thought zoos and aquariums were just places people visited for fun. You go with your family, look at animals you normally would never see in real life, maybe learn a few facts, and then leave. But the older I got, the more I started thinking about what zoos and aquariums actually are. Are they mainly helping conservation? Or are they mostly entertainment for humans? Honestly, I still think the answer is complicated. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (