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Can this poor zebra escape a deadly crocodile's jaws? Watch heart-wrenching, tense, BBC footage of a perilous battle at the river’s edge
Zebras must face one of nature’s most dangerous challenges: crossing predator-filled rivers
"He was the horse the Germans couldn't kill." 8 incredibly brave animals that fought in wars across the world
Meet the surprising and heroic animals used in warfare from the ancient Egyptians to modern day
Watch nail-biting, scary footage of a powerful grizzly mama bear stalking a hiker
Incredible footage captures the moment a massive mama grizzly bear and her cubs approaches a hiker in Alaska.
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It’s 2,000 years old, half a mile long and paved with giant slabs – but why is this mysterious road at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea?
“The trapdoor burst open and a massive, ferocious bear’s head and a paw appeared.”
Wildlife photographer Michel d’Oultremont talks bear scares, deer ruts and frostbite
Whale shark vs basking shark: what's the difference between these titans of the ocean?
They might be the largest fish in the sea, but these gentle giants are harmless – here's how to tell them apart.
"They use rudimentary spears to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their nests" 10 deadly, brutal predators that kill with weapons and other tools
These hunters don’t just rely on instinct—they use tools to outsmart and overpower prey
Caught, plucked, and kept ALIVE: Does this deadly predator take ruthlessness and cruelty to a new level, inflicting a fate worse than death on its prey?
Do Eleonora’s falcons cach migrant birds alive to eat later?
What's the most common bird of prey on the planet?
Have you spotted one of these mesmerising raptors?
“We settle on the seabed just shy of 150m – deeper than the London Eye is tall.” What’s it like to journey down to the deep sea?
What’s it like going 150m below the surface of the sea? Melissa Hobson finds out
How following mammoths across a lost land bridge changed the world forever
The Bering Land Bridge played a crucial role in the migration of animals and humans from Asia to America
"It views us as prey, able to make short work of our puny bodies." Meet the largest, most powerful and deadliest bear on the planet
As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals. They are adapted to living in the harsh Arctic environment, and threatened by climate change.
I was drenched in a shock of rotten, fishy breath by a creature 30,000 times the weight of my kayak
Among the ice floes of Greenland, a solo paddler discovers the deep connection with the ocean that only a
small boat can offer
How deep is the deepest part of the ocean and where is it? Clue: it’s deeper than Everest is tall..
What is the deepest part of the ocean – and can anything live in this extreme environment?
It climbs like a cat, roars like a lion and wears a white crescent on its chest: Meet a secretive creature you’ve probably never heard of
What are moon bears? Where do moon bears live?
Learn all about the beguiling moon bear in Heidi Quine's expert guide
“Lying for more than three hours in freezing water left me close to hypothermic.”
Wildlife photographer Richard Birchett on magical merlins, wily coyotes and charging deer
5 animals so bizarre they sound made up – but they're actually real
And these wildlife tours can help you see them
It's the largest tree-dwelling animal on the planet, highly intelligent, can use sophisticated tools – and makes a 'kiss-squeak' call that is not friendly at all
Learn all you need to know about orangutans, including the best places in the world to see them in our expert species guide.
This apex predator is at risk of overheating in our oceans – here’s why
Are all fish cold-blooded? The answer is more complicated than you'd think
Experts thought these animals might be extinct. Now, 1,000 have been released into the wild
Conservationists have been releasing Jamaican rock iguanas into the wild for the past decade.
Formidable power of great white shark captured in one staggering photo
This single image captures the incredible hunting abilities of one of the ocean's greatest predators.
"I was filming in the Coral Sea when a huge shark rocketed up from the deep and came straight for me. The footage was deemed too scary for the final cut."
marine photographer Tony Wu talks close shaves at sea and whale poo moments
Something enormous had been hiding beneath the Atlantic Ocean – leaving scientists surprised and amazed when they saw it
Researchers the discover the underwater equivalent of a bridge between Scotland and Iceland
