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Coati

“We both heard a faint knock. We looked at each other, opened the door and glanced down.”

The coati who came to tea – and now “waltzes in, eats a pear and falls asleep”
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Bluntnose sixgill shark

Enormous apex predator filmed 430m deep in Pacific Ocean

When deep-sea researchers visited the Marshall Islands, they captured rare footage of bluntnose sixgill sharks – a species that can grow over 5m long.
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Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur, illustration. This bipedal theropod dinosaur was one of the largest ever predators, measuring over 12 metres in length from head to tail and weighing up to 8 tons. It is thought to have combined hunting and scavenging to feed itself. Its fossils are found in North America and date from around 67 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Often known as T-Rex.

Can a dinosaur really be mummified? How Earth can soft tissues survive for millions of years?

Did you know, in rare cases, dinosaurs can be mummified? Dr Anjana Khatwa explains
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Pyjama shark vs hagfish

Researchers hid a camera off the coast of South Africa, then a "creepy creature" appeared and attacked this shark

Shark “finds out the hard way” why it shouldn’t mess with this bizarre ocean animal.
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Deep-sea eels

Tuna carcass placed at bottom of ocean. All was quiet, before this happened

Eerie deep-sea footage shows a host of strange animals appearing out of the darkness for an easy meal.
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Jaguar caught on camera in the Amazon floodplains

Jaguar experts camera-trapped the Amazon – and discovered a dark secret

Jaguar densities in Brazil's Mamirauá Reserve rank among the highest ever recorded for the species – but that doesn't mean the population is healthy, a new study suggests.
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Lion's mane jellyfish

Gigantic jellyfish caught on camera in Patagonia. This ocean titan can grow longer than a tennis court

Lion’s mane jellyfish have huge, stinging tentacles perfectly designed to help them capture tiny prey.
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Galaxy siphonophore

If you've never seen a deep-sea 'galaxy', you NEED to watch this

This galaxy siphonophore is a stunning colonial organism that glows as red as burning embers.
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Rotuma nautilus

Submersible stumbles upon prehistoric animal 365m deep in Pacific darkness

These striped critters have been on the planet long before the time of the dinosaurs.
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Humpback whale birth. Alexander Forrest-ORRCA

Drone pilot spots humpback whale acting strangely. What happens next is breathtaking

Scientists in Australia believe they have captured the birth of a baby humpback on camera – only the fourth time this intimate moment has ever been filmed.
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Angolan giraffe capture in Namibia

"The truck got stuck at 2am." Why 12 giraffes were just captured in Namibia and driven to Angola

Conservationists are celebrating the translocation of 12 Angolan giraffes to their historic home in Angola’s Bicuar National Park.
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Southern elephant seals

See two huge bull elephant seals engage in a bruising fight for dominance 

Coming to blows is a last resort for male elephant seals competing for dominance.
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"If stung, one can suffer heart and respiratory failure, lethargy, confusion, agitation… And there's no effective medication." 9 most dangerous, deadliest animals in the Middle East

Here are some animals you really should steer clear of in the Middle East.
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Trelew, Argentina, February 01, 2025: A replica of a Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur is located at the entrance to the city. This species, discovered in the region, is considered the largest in the world

It was as heavy as 10 elephants, as long as a jumbo jet – and even T. rex wouldn't have dared attack it… This is the biggest land animal ever discovered

Patagotitan is likely the biggest dinosaur to have ever lived. Here’s how it lived its supersized life.
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This mysterious 8000km 'wall' stretches across Africa – but it isn't what most people think…

It looked like a horse and acted like one, but this horse was different. The size of a lamb, it was the first horse on Earth and ancestor of all today

It looked just like its modern relatives, but at only the size of a Chihuahua, it wouldn’t have stood a chance in the Grand National
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natures cruellest tricksters

"They too can lull passing fish into a relaxed stupor, but they do so in order to bite rather than pamper…" 10 cruellest, most devious schemers in animal kingdom

Behind every innocent façade lurks a predator, a thief or a schemer — and nature has perfected the art of the con
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Armillaria ostoyae

“It’s cloned itself to reach a whopping size of 77 square miles.” 6 biggest organisms on the planet including the Humongous Fungus

Whether it’s fungi, plants or animals, here are the biggest organisms found on Earth
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Herd of Tiang

This is the largest migration on Earth (and it’s not what you think)

The largest migration actually occurs within our deep sea
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It looks like a horse, but this is no ordinary horse…  Przewalski’s horse is the world's only true wild horse with ancestors that roamed Europe over 20,000 years ago

On the vast grasslands of Hungary’s steppe, a stocky little horse, whose ancestor appears in cave paintings made 20,000 years ago, now runs wild.
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The largest known marsupial, Diprotodon optatum, from the Pleistocene of Australia.

Did this giant, prehistoric 1.8m tall wombat inspire a man-eating mythical monster…?

Most myths are grounded in some kind of reality – the Bunyip is no exception.
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Could piranhas actually kill a human

You've seen the horror films but can piranhas ACTUALLY kill a human?

Could piranhas actually kill a human? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the evidence?
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Cayenne caecilian

It looks like a big earthworm – but this is no ordinary worm. It has teeth, tentacles, a pseudo penis – and can pop its own eyes out of its head

Don't be fooled this is not an ordinary worm …
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It’s larger than Greater London and lies in the crater of an asteroid that struck Earth 214 million years ago… Now it’s home to black bears

You probably wouldn’t expect an asteroid impact to become the foundation of a thriving ecosystem…
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