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“It can live forever and devour prey many times its size, which stand no chance of escape; the more the victim struggles, the more tangled they become…”
Nick Baker takes a look at the fascinating hydra
“We were speeding alongside a cheetah at night as he closed in on a gazelle when SLAM! Everything went black”
Documentary cinematographer Jamie McPherson recalls a dangerous night drive following cheetahs on the hunt
"There's a brutal ritual called 'phajaan' where the animal is kept caged until its spirit breaks." It may make you think twice about riding elephants
The horrifying methods used to make elephants rideable...
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"Its penis splits into two, and then each of those splits again, like a branching tree." 14 weirdest, most baffling genitals nature ever invented
The wildlife world's weirdest private parts
”It was nature in its rawest and most powerful form.” Witnessing a pod of orcas was amazing enough – but then this happened...
Orcas hunt dolphins in Scotland and wildlife watchers saw the whole thing unfold
These are Africa's Big Five - how many have you seen?
Which wild animals make up the Big Five?
Possum vs opossum: what's the difference between these two curious creatures?
They may have similar-sounding names, but opossums and possums are different animals – here's how to tell them apart
"Symptoms include fever, vomiting, cramps and shortness of breath." 10 deadliest and most dangerous animals in the Mediterranean Sea
Great whites, purple stinging jellyfish and several invisible threats – how dangerous are the animals in the Mediterranean Sea?
Pitfall traps, honeytraps, sticky traps, booby traps... 10 ingenious, chilling – and ruthless – ways deadly predators lure prey to their death
Rather than chasing down their prey these ruthless killers prefer their dinner to come to them
"Once you show regeneration can be activated, it opens the door to new questions..." Mammals – including us – could regrow limbs say scientists
Scientists could be one step closer to solving a biological mystery: why animals, such as salamanders, can regrow lost limbs while mammals cannot.
This valley has one of the highest concentrations of life on Earth – from early human fossils to a mammal with vampire teeth
The Great Valley in East Africa has one of the highest concentrations of animals on Earth, from hippos and flamingos to lions and gazelles
10 ruthless, brutal videos showcasing wildlife at its angriest - and most powerful – from fighting elephant seals to hoards of angry monkeys
Anger in the animal world is not confined to humans. Here are ten videos demonstrating the full fury that animals can feel
Bat vs bird: what's the difference between these two winged animals?
What are the actual anatomical differences between bats and birds?
These endangered whales have lived in a small sea for 70,000 years. One of them just broke the pattern
Humpback whales in the Arabian Sea were thought to be ‘homebodies’ but one individual just flipped the script
"It delivers the most painful sting in the world, leaving victims in pain for 24 hours." World's 6 deadliest ants, including one that's killed people
Some create millions-strong swarms, while others deliver lethal stings or clamp down on their victims with their jaws
A vast wilderness the size of Turin harbours one of the world's fiercest warriors – a formidable predator with powerful jaws capable of crushing bone
Sarek National Park in Northern Sweden forms part of a vast, wild landscape with glaciers, alpine peaks and deep river valleys
It might look like a rabbit and act like a rabbit, but this is no rabbit – OR even a hare, instead it's something far more peculiar...
All you ever needed to know about the bizarre viscacha
“It would have seen Lucy and thought, ‘Dinner.’” The newly-discovered prehistoric monster croc that would have terrified – and hunted – humans
Researchers have newly identified a huge apex predator that terrorised early humans and laid in wait for its prey
“It safeguards one of the planet’s most endangered marine mammals.” Experts are racing to preserve a rare species on the brink of extinction
Technology has been used to capture a 3D version of one of the most endangered animals on the planet
Does Ireland have any snakes?
We take a look at why Ireland is, and has always been, snake-free
Why are young birds sometimes bigger than their parents?
Just why do some young birds bigger than their parents? Mike Toms explains
Prowling cats, pink dolphins and giant eagles: 16 incredible photos from the Amazon
Breathtaking wildlife images from the Amazon – the world's largest tropical rainforest.
3,000 colossal pillars rise from a misty forest in China like an army of giants. Here's what lives among them
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is renowned for its gigantic sandstone pillars, which rise magnificently up through the clouds.
5 extraordinary, ancient human species that lived BEFORE we did: Meet the prehistoric pioneers who changed history forever
We're not the first species of ‘human’ to walk the Earth; thousands of years before us there was a rich diversity of hominins…
