Butterflies are more hardcore than you might think. While some animals drink the blood of their enemies, butterflies prefer to drink the tears of other animals. This strange behavior is known as ...

Here are several butterflies going after a single yellow-spotted river turtle. The turtle's tears contain salt, specifically sodium, an important mineral that is scant in the western Amazon. The ...

Butterflies drink the tears of turtles, sweat and human urine to survive in harsh environments and an explorer has captured incredible footage to prove it. The beautiful creatures will drink just ...

The awe-inspiring "tear-feeding" scenes were captured on camera in Ecuador in the Western Amazon It might look like a magical, computer generated scene from a hit Disney movie, but this spellbinding ...

The sight of butterflies flocking onto the heads of yellow-spotted river turtles in the western Amazon rain forest is not uncommon, at least if one is able to sneak up on the skittish reptiles. But ...

These incredible pictures show a crying turtle having its tears wiped away - by a thirsty bee. The endangered yellow-spotted river turtle cannot easily brush the salty liquid away, while the solitary ...

It might look like a magical, computer generated scene from a hit Disney movie, but this spellbinding scene is all real. In one awe-inspiring image, a Julia butterfly - also known as dryas iulia - is ...