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Under cover of darkness, a huge animal lumbers up a rocky track before descending into a cave and navigating 150 metres of pitch black to reach its prize
When not comes to finding the essential salt they need Savannah elephants have to go on a dangerous journey
Powerful swimmers with massive heads, thick necks, and paws like sledgehammers, these diving big cats hunt below and above the water. Watch them in action
Jaguars are known to be aquatic hunters but some individuals are pushing the limits through new techniques
It’s the size of the Serengeti, hotter than Hades with deadly acid-filed lakes – and is called the Gateway to Hell. This is the closest to another planet you can get
A blistering, otherworldly expanse in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places on Earth.
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Forget ligers – here are 3 strange, yet real-life, wild hybrid animals that actually exist in the natural world
You’ve probably heard of a liger – a lion-tiger hybrid – but while they are bred in captivity, there are other animals that crossbreed in the wild, thanks to their overlapping habitats and closely related genetics
Can big cats interbreed with each other?
While lions, tigers and their relatives can sometimes interbreed, these rare hybrids reveal as much about the limits of nature as they do about its possibilities.
It's the lowest place on Earth, the size of Seoul, 10 times saltier than the ocean – AND it's dying. One day soon it might not be here...
A vast, otherworldly lake where salt-laden waters buoy swimmers and barren shores stretch into desert, the Dead Sea has long captivated travellers and scientists alike
It's an unforgiving, harsh, remote arid landscape the size of Texas that receives just a few millimetres of rain a year - yet remarkably some wild animals live here...
Harsh, remote and hauntingly beautiful, the Empty Quarter stretches across the Arabian Peninsula in a vast, shifting expanse of dunes and silence
Adorable footage shows giant panda chomping on bamboo in Chinese mountains
These characterful animals can consume several kilos of the plant every hour.
Why do some animals find poop so tasty?
It might not be our choice of a tasty snack but for some animals it is as good as chocolate
This baby elephant taking its first trembling steps is the cutest thing you’ll see today
Baby elephants learn to walk within the first hour of their life. If they didn’t, they might not survive.
10 animals that can kill a lion: Which animals are brave enough to take on the King of the Beasts?
Although they are apex predators, lions do face threats from other animals. Here are 10 that are capable of killing lions.
"A young chimp wants to be accepted into an elite group, but to do so, he must show his strength in the most brutal way" Watch 8 greatest fights in the animal kingdom
In the wild, survival often hinges on strength, strategy and sheer willpower. In this captivating BBC Earth footage, David Attenborough takes us into the heart of nature's fiercest battles
Filmmakers released a robotic orangutan into the Borneo rainforest. What it captured was astonishing
A robotic orangutan was able to film incredible, human-like behaviour for the BBC TV series Spy in the Wild
“That is mind-blowing!” Deadly 60 is back – everything you need to know about Steve Backshall’s wildlife TV show
Steve Backshall is back for a new series of Deadly 60 – here’s what to expect
Who was Biruté Galdikas? We explore the life of the primatologist – and reveal why she was known as one of the ‘Trimates’
Primatologist and conservationist Biruté Galdikas changed the way we see orangutans – we take a look at her legacy
‘I braved the vast forests of Finland to track an elusive predator. I’ve never seen anything so awesome.’
Deep in the forests of Finland, the lynx leads a secretive life, so elusive that it rarely
give up its secrets
There's a tropical island in the middle of the Panama Canal that's home to a bright pink animal with an astonishing trick
Researchers on Barro Colorado Island say the animal changes colour from pink to green. And they think they know why
"Exceptional discovery." Animals thought extinct for 6,000 years found alive in Indonesian rainforest
Two marsupial species previously only known from the fossil record have been rediscovered in New Guinea.
“It’s a bit like sea turtle forensics." Scientists looked inside 24 turtles – and uncovered secrets from the past
Sea turtle shells are helping researchers learn more about major environmental changes in the ocean's past.
Staggering drone images show three colossal 'whales' rising from a forest in Thailand
Few rock formations on the planet are quite as surreal as Thailand's Hin Sam Wan – or Three Whale Rock.
Strange organism that looks like a tongue found in English woodland. It has never been seen before in the UK
The rare blue-based earthtongue fungus was discovered at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve in West Sussex.
“They bore the marks of an attack, including rib fractures, internal haemorrhages and specific teeth marks.” 5 animals that kill excessively – seemingly just for fun
Some animals have been observed to kill prey but not eat it – which is known as surplus killing. Meet the creatures that take part in it
"They can stand up to 9 feet tall and weigh over a whopping 24 stone." 11 bonkers, rule-breaking birds that can't fly
There are some birds that can't take to the sky, despite having wings. Discover 10 curious and wonderful birds that have lost the ability to fly
Scientists took soil samples from a forest and tested them for microplastics. What they found was disturbing
Researchers have discovered that tiny bits of plastic are raining down onto forests – embedding themselves within the ecosystem
