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Think your home is free of bugs? Think again! The average US house is home to a whopping 93 different species
We are not alone in our homes
We all know fish can swim but can they actually walk?
Some fish can 'walk' across the seabed says Laurie Jackson. Here's some of them...
"Prey are suspended in the air in a tangled web of tunnels and trip-wires." 10 most terrifying spider webs built by some of the deadliest spiders on Earth
A web is not just a home to a spider - oftentimes, it's also a trap.
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Are birds born knowing how to sing? It depends…
Birds learn their songs in a surprisingly similar way to humans
Watch jaw-dropping footage of a creature miraculously sprinting on water to get away from predator
By running at great speeds across water, the basilisk lizard avoids becoming prey – this BBC footage shows exactly how it does it.
Why jellyfish can still sting when they're dead
Peter Richardson explains how jellyfish are able to sting you even if they're dead
On a site the size of 27 football fields, 2 million of these were dropped in the ocean to create an artificial reef – instead, it became a disaster
In the 1970s, this conservation project seemed like a great idea. Decades later, it’s caused untold damage
The giant woodlouse that measures 3cm long and lives on the coast
Meet the giant woodlouse (sea slater) that can only survive in the damp zone between land and sea
Brave, kick-ass female zebra saves foal from infanticidal male
New research is uncovering the matriarchal secrets of zebras – including unprecedented behaviour, says Lucy Cooke
"But as he matures and the lure of sex calls, he takes risks…"
The pea crab is a small, parasitic pea-sized crab that’s most content living inside its bivalve host. Nick Baker explains more
"Its front teeth are sharp enough to bite through wood and bone – and bites to swimmers can result in painful wounds and even severed fingers and toes"
The silver-cheeked toadfish is making its mark in the Mediterranean, but not in a good way
It's longer than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, weighs 499 tonnes and sits 24 metres below the surface, where sharks patrol Noonu Atoll’s tropical waters
The retired tuna freighter has been sunk in an attempt to create a new marine habitat in the Maldives
"A lion began calling – a sawing, rasping sound that echoed off the rocks." I camped alone in Namibia's brutal desert and I'll never forget what happened to me
Anton Crone shares his experience traversing the dangerous Hoanib Valley and close encounters with the local wildlife
Amazing new penguin discovered for first time in over 100 years
Research represents evidence that the gentoo penguin is actually four genetically distinct species.
It looks like it's wearing a sequinned jumpsuit and has a penchant for fighting and getting 'all shook up'
Meet the Elvis worm, a deep-sea creature with iridescent scales, dazzles with its shimmering armour
What if colour blindness is actually better for animals than seeing in full colour?
Ben Garrod takes a look at how colour blindness in animals can be beneficial
Can any animals kill the much-feared predator, the great white shark?
Great white sharks are an epic predator but other animals can harm them to
Watch brutal but incredible BBC footage – narrated by David Attenborough – of ferocious hippos battling for supremacy
Watch hulking male hippos clash in a wet and wild African showdown
They look like toast racks, ping-pong balls and giant vases, range from pea-sized to car-sized – and are animals that have been on Earth for millions of years
With no gut, or circulatory or nervous system, sponges are among the simplest animals on Earth.
Was this the most confusing animal to ever live? It had a squid’s body, cuttlefish fins, a trunk, a beak – and bizarrely, what look like handlebars
Heart-stopping moment a crocodile attacks a vulnerable lion cub on a Zambian river – watch incredible footage of how its pride reacts
In BBC TV series Kingdom, a lion pride must cross croc-infested waters. Will they make it?
"He stopped, looked at me, snorted – and charged. I turned and ran, but was unceremoniously catapulted by the irate beast"
It looks like a gentle giant, but get too close and this 350kg mammal can charge – as one wildlife expert discovered the hard way
Rabies is back in mainland Europe – here's why and what we can do to stop it
Although the number of cases remains relatively small, scientists say it’s still cause for concern.
There are green birds, reptiles and fish – so why are there no green mammals? The strange reason almost all mammals are brown
The colour green is quite common among animals, but it's nonexistent in mammals…
