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Great frigatebird

"It has huge back legs armed with dagger-like claws that can reach 12cm long." 10 bonkers birds that break the rules of nature

Discover the extraordinary birds that defy nature’s norms.
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Close-up photo of The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers. Concept for World Animal Day

The world’s largest reptile is a deadly apex predator that’s 5 metres long and weighs half a tonne

The saltwater crocodile is a huge apex predator that you definitely wouldn't want to encounter
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Wolf vs dog

Wolf vs dog: what’s the difference between this deadly apex predator and man’s best friend?

Many people ask what the difference is between a wolf and a dog, but the answer is not as straightforward as you would think
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Ichthyosaur skull CREDIT Trustees of the NHM London

Colossal prehistoric creatures once “ruled the oceans”. Now see them close-up at the Natural History Museum’s new London exhibition

Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is a new exhibition coming to the Natural History Museum this spring
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Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone received a whopping 4,762,988 visits in 2025. But it wasn't the most-visited US national park

People flock to Yellowstone for its dramatic geysers, unique geological features and incredible wildlife. You may (or may not) be surprised to learn that it was not the most-visited US national park in 2025.
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Scoresby Sound

It’s bigger than Hawaiʻi, over 350km long and home to the ‘unicorn of the sea’

Scoresbysund is the largest fjord system in the world – but it’s probably not where you might assume it to be
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Baby echidna

Tiny, blind and totally hairless – puggles are so peculiar

This may be one of the oddest-looking animal babies in the natural world.
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Oak trees

Scientists uncover 'lost world’ beneath North Sea – once home to beavers, deer and even bears

A new study has found evidence to suggest the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland in Europe was covered in a temperate mosaic of oak, elm, and hazel more than 16,000 years ago…
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Illustration of a guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) emerging from an infected foot. The white thread-like worm is seen at centre; the female worm is a human parasite and may measure more than 1 metre long. Guinea worm disease, known as dracunculiasis, occurs in the tropics. Infection is through drinking water containing the water flea which harbours larvae of the worm. The larvae mature in body tissues. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea often develop. Once adult, the female worms blister the skin to escape from their host. A traditional remedy is to remove the worm by winding it on a small stick.

"It causes confusion, comas, and extreme daytime sleepiness and without treatment, it is generally fatal" 10 deadliest, most terrifying parasites on the planet

They may be microscopic but that doesn't mean they can't be lethal. Leoma Williams takes a look at the deadliest parasites in the world, from a zombie fungus to a worm that emerges from your foot
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Platypus swimming in a river, Eungella National Park, Australia

"Totally unexpected.” Scientists just discovered yet another extraordinary thing about the platypus

It is venomous, can sense electricity and glows under UV light. Now researchers have uncovered something else remarkable about this strange, egg-laying mammal.
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Elevated view across the Khasi hills Meghalaya, India.

The world’s longest venomous snake and a creature that smells like popcorn – meet 9 animals living in the wettest place on Earth

This remarkable place has a remarkable amount of rainfall. And as a result, the forests around it are hugely biodiverse
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Octopus punches grouper

Angry octopus caught punching big fish in South Pacific Ocean

When scientists dropped a video camera to the seafloor off Rotuma in the South Pacific Ocean, they filmed an octopus lashing out at a grouper.
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Rabies vaccine bottle with syringe on blue background, representing the concept of modern medicine, disease prevention, healthcare, scientific research,global vaccination awareness. Banner, copy space

Has anyone survived rabies? 

Is rabies really 100% fatal?
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Kōhengi with chick on Pukenui Anchor Island 2026

“Viewers have been absolutely hooked.” Over 100,000 tune in to watch rare New Zealand parrot raising her chicks

Reality TV meets conservation – Kākāpō Cam is the most heartwarming thing you'll see all day.
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River Nile

It flows over 4,000 miles, crosses 11 countries – and a deadly apex predator lurks within it

The Nile crocodile is one the river's most deadly – and patient – ambush predators
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Fennec fox is one of a few desert animals

"These fearless snake hunters stun their prey with rapid blows to the head, then finish them off with a bite to the neck" – 10 desert animals that thrive in extreme temperatures

From the deathstalker scorpion to the screaming hairy armadillo, meet the desert animals that thrive in extreme conditions
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Common eastern bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)

Bumblebee queens can survive underwater for an entire week. How they do it is incredible

The bumblebees avoid drowning by combining underwater gas exchange with anaerobic metabolism, according to a new study.
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Kjerulf Fjord in the national park is known as the Iceberg Graveyard because icebergs are driven in by wind and currents and become stranded. Credit: Getty Images

It’s 100 times the size of Yellowstone, almost entirely covered by ice and is home to the ‘Iceberg Graveyard’

Northeast Greenland National Park is a wilderness so large it's more than 100 times the size of Yellowstone
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Bull sharks at Shark Reef Marine Reserve

Researchers studied 184 bull sharks in Fiji – and discovered they might make friends

Scientists studying bull sharks in Fiji found that the animals may have more complex social lives than previously thought.
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Chesapeake Bay

“Notoriously cannibalistic.” Animals are eating their own kind in this enormous US estuary

Researchers used 37 years of data to study predation on blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. They discovered the animals are eating each other.
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Desert sandfish (scincus, common skink) at the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in Merzouga, Morocco

It plunges head-first into the ground and swims through the sand faster than an Olympic swimmer swims through water

Imagine diving into a dune and swimming off like a fish. Well here’s the sandfish that does just that.
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Isolated tree root bridge natural formed single decker at day from flat angle

It may look like a bridge, but this crossing isn’t made of brick or concrete – but it lasts for hundreds of years

Discover the incredible way humans use trees in this remote forest in India
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MADRID, SPAIN - 2025/09/20: A mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa pictured in its enclosure at Madrid Zoo. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

It has brilliantly-coloured buttocks, electric blue faces and weighs the same as a Labrador

Learn all about one of the world's most colourful monkey, the mandrill including what it eats and the threats it faces
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Spotted hyena at night

Huge carnivores are roaming the streets of this Ethiopian city. What they're doing could be saving people $100,000 USD per year

In the city of Mekelle, hyenas and other urban scavengers are helping save the waste disposal sector money while also curbing carbon emissions, new study finds.
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