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The urgent reason scientists are collecting orca breath in the Salish Sea
Researchers are flying drones through the whales' breath plumes to capture the samples, before analysing them back in the lab. Here's why their work is so important...
The trailer for The Secret Lives of Animals has been released - and it features unprecedented animal behaviour
The nature documentary reveals remarkable animal behaviour, and comes from the producers behind many Attenborough documentaries
Why evolution experts are so consumed by this deep-sea fish
The animal lives in almost perpetual darkness, up for 4km beneath the surface of the sea.
Humans didn't want to go into this mysterious jungle in Asia, so they sent a drone in instead
The drone had a winch attached to it – and on the end of the winch was a probe, used to collet DNA. Here's what the researchers were up to...
5 giants of the sky – including one enormous bird that's as long as a car
Meet the wandering albatross, whose wingspan is roughly the length of a Fiat 500, and four more feathered titans
Not impressed: meet 10 of the grumpiest animals on Earth
Eastern screech owls, red-lipped batfish and thorny devils are some of the moodiest-looking animals on the planet. But are they really as crabby as they appear?
They'll attack lambs, prey on puffins and they aren't scared of you – meet the true thugs of the skies
Great skuas have been painted as villains, but is there a sweeter side to these predatory brutes? Here's all you need to know
Which is the world’s most numerous mammal?
With the human population count now at over 8 billion, we are the winners. But which mammal comes next?
An immense creature is moving through the vast swamps of the Everglades National Park
A new study suggests that the animal could be an even more adept hunter than experts in Florida first thought...
Orcas are now hunting whale sharks – and they're doing it in an astonishing way
A series of new photographs and videos captured in the Gulf of California show exactly how the killer whales are hunting the world's largest fish.
Chicken turtle, sarcastic fringehead and pleasing fungus beetle – meet 10 animals with the weirdest names
80 prehistoric tombs filled with bizarre animal skulls found in Wyoming
The chambers were built as refuges, but the animals that created them ended up getting trapped inside then fossilised for 230 million years, a new study finds.
How many times could a lizard regrow its tail?
Some lizards boast the amazing skill of detaching and regrowing their tails to escape predators. John Baker explores whether they can do this multiple times
What's the fastest fish?
Wondering how fast fish can swim? Stuart Blackman seeks out the record breakers
Squirting cucumbers terrified the Romans – and this new high-speed video reveals exactly why
In the first century AD, Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of the squirting cucumber's ability to fire out seeds, "endangering the eyes”. Back then, many mysteries surrounded this strange member of the gourd family. Now, using cutting-edge technology, scientists say they've finally worked out how the plant's explosive mechanisms work.
10 rainbow animals: A dazzling display of colourful fur, feathers and scales
This flying robot was deployed to a remote valley in Hawaii to collect one of the rarest things on Earth
The walls of the Waiahulu Valley on the island of Kaua'i are steep and inaccessible to humans, so scientists sent in a specialised drone to help with their mission.
It's harpoon-proof, 'sings' jazz music, and lives up to 200 years – meet this record-breaking giant of the animal world
The animal can also smash through solid ice and has no teeth – and has left scientists baffled over the years
Something surreal was just seen off the coast of San Diego
It was a bioluminescent dolphin megapod – one of the most enchanting natural spectacles on Earth.
What is the slowest bird?
Contenders, ready! Stuart Blackman ponders which bird would win the slow race of the skies
10 gross-looking animals that live on or inside you
The human body is home to a spectacular array of organisms – some of which can be pretty horrible looking
Why this huge frozen whale in Alaska has got scientists so confused
Experts are trying to figure out exactly how the endangered fin whale died...
Rude animal names: Try saying these to an under-10 without making them snigger
Meet the slippery dick, the cock-of-the-rock and other (sometimes magnificent) animals that have been given rude, funny and downright silly names
Moseley's (or northern) rockhopper penguin guide: how to identify, where they leave and what they eat
Distinguished by its vibrant yellow crest, this penguin is a small, agile bird that thrives on the rugged, rocky islands of the sub-Antarctic region.