Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Watch Season 5 of our web series with host Stephanie Arne on WildKingdom.com.

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Get to Know the Bee Hummingbird, the World’s Smallest Bird

Only found in Cuba, these birds lay their eggs in nests the size of a quarter.

Meet the world's smallest bird.

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A group of tigers is known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’. 

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Precious. 

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There is not a single scientific explanation about why dolphins jump in the air ... to save energy? ... to locate some other pod? ... to find food? We like to think it's for FUN!

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This New Species of Stick Bug Is Big, Slow, Colorful and Smelly

A new species discovered in the Philippines has scientists wondering just how many animals we're missing out on

We often wonder how many other smaller, less conspicuous, non-stinky species we might be missing out on.

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One of the fishing cat's remarkable features is the layered structure of its fur, a crucial adaptation to life in the water. Next to the skin lies a layer of short hair so dense that water cannot penetrate it. Like snug-fitting thermal underwear, this coat helps keep the animal warm and dry even during chilly fishing expeditions.

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​Too cute.

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Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom – five simple words that represent one of the best known programs on nature and the animal world. Wild Kingdom takes viewers to the far corners of the world to study wild animals in their natural habitats.

Jim Fowler was a true wildlife icon, and he will be missed. Here are some memories to honor Jim on his birthday.

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RT when you see it … if you see it.

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Watch tadpoles breathe by sucking in air bubbles at water's surface

Most tadpoles breathe air but they are too weak to break the elastic "skin" on top of ponds created by water tension – so they suck air bubbles from the surface

Watch tadpoles perform the "double bubble suck."

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Very few scientists have had the opportunity to observe and photograph the Andean Mountain cat. The principal threat to this beautiful little cat is lack of knowledge. 

Photo: E. Delgado D. Berna ML. Villalba 

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This grey crowned crane chick has us longing for the green grass of summer! 

Photo: National Aviary

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Caption time! Let's hear your best.

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What is a Brazilian treehopper?

Displaying balls on your head like some kind of avant-garde hat wearing loon might just stop you being eaten.

If you look past the freaky headgear, the Brazilian treehopper is a fairly normal bug.

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Marlin Perkins was born on this day in 1905. Thanks for inspiring a love for animals and nature for so many of us. 

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Hello to you too! 

Photo: Graeme Hull

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Someday, I'll grow into my spots.