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Forget gender wars! These bizarre birds have had equality sorted for some 44 million years - watch them in action
These ground-loving birds mate for life and work together to protect their young
Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen
Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough
“After nearly an hour of brutal fighting, it’s all over.” An otter family must defend its pups from a caiman. What happens next is extraordinary
In footage captured for the BBC TV programme Giant Otters of the Amazon, a caiman refuses to back down from fighting with a family of otters
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It can grow higher than the leaning Tower of Pisa and is the tallest living structure in our oceans
Magical kelp forests grow all along the west coast of the United States, especially around southern California.
Power and majesty of bald eagles revealed in 16 staggering photos
Spectacular images of bald eagles – from the snowy mountains of Alaska to the dramatic inlets of the Canadian coast.
“We did this. People did this.” How Canada’s rarest mammal was pulled back from the brink of extinction
Canada’s rarest mammal was on the brink of extinction but, in a remarkable conservation success story, it is on the road to recovery
It has huge ears and can run twice as fast as Usain Bolt - meet the amazing hare returning to Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert
20 Arabian hares have been moved to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve as part of a project to restore populations in the area.
It's round and furry, has a huge tube-like mouth sticking out of its face – and it sucks the life out of bee grubs
Meet the extraordinary bee-fly – one of nature's greatest mimics.
“It’s a kind of Tinder for big cats.” Cheetahs were dying out in Africa, so conservationists tried something new
The cheetah is back – thanks to a smart release project that now sees populations flourishing in South Africa and beyond
“There’s danger in this urban paradise.” Huge carnivorous lizards stalk this popular city park alongside humans
The world’s second largest lizard has made this Indonesian park their home – alongside humans
“Like being in the middle of a snow globe.” Thousands of noisy white birds are flooding into Pennsylvania, Missouri and Maryland
A whiteout of wings and a riotous racket signal the departure, or arrival, of these beautiful birds
"It appears as one of the ugliest animals in the book The Ugly Five and doesn't look a million miles away from a turkey" – 12 weirdest birds of prey on the planet
They are fast and dangerous but these birds of prey are also supremely weird. Here's 12 of the oddest hunters of the sky
"A memory that will live with me forever." Extraordinary white whale image wins World Nature Photographer of the Year
The incredible winning image was taken by Jono Allen in the Vava’u, Tonga – an area where many humpback whales migrate
In 2015, great white sharks vanished from Australia's Neptune Islands. Experts are still trying to work out why
Many researchers thought the two-month absence was caused by the predation of a white shark by a group of orcas. Now a new study suggests there may be other reasons for their disappearance.
As darkness fell, snorkellers in the Maldives filmed this giant engulfing its prey
Whale sharks are the biggest fish on the planet but they feed on tiny plankton.
Can beetles really be beautiful? Oh yes... Meet 12 incredible-looking beetles that will make you rethink what a creepy crawly looks like
Discover some of the world's most amazing-looking beetles, from the giraffe beetle to the tortoise beetle
It’s longer than a blue whale, is thousands of years old and drinks fog – meet this weird ‘living fossil’
This living fossil (having unchanged for more than 200 million years) can survive some of the harshest conditions on Earth
It looks like a twig and a couple of dead leaves - but this is no ordinary twig. It's a master of disguise and a ruthless killer
Its one of the most brutal insects on the planet...
One mile down, iron-rich waters, toxic fluids, and 81°C acidic vents made this volcano seem uninhabitable – yet scientists filmed something staggering
Eel City was discovered in 2005 but, when scientists returned in 2017, they couldn’t find any sign of the mysterious place
Watch hilarious BBC footage of what happens when Dad Wolf disapproves of his daughter's choice but she only has eyes for the ‘bad boy’...
While alpha wolves discourage their offspring to mate, sometimes kids just won't listen. Watch what happens when a daughter wolf sneaks off
It’s bigger than the City of London and is home to a whopping 7.5 billion residents – or more
The largest oyster reef restoration in the world is over three square miles and brings many benefits to the ecosystem
What's the difference between snakes and sow worms?
They may look similar but that's as far as it goes...
9 deadliest duos: The gruesome twosomes forming lethal partnerships to maximise killing power
om coordinated ambushes to unlikely cross-species alliances, these deadly double acts prove that in the wild, two predators can be far more lethal than one
26 best animal jokes ever! Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud
If you're looking for a good laugh, this selection of our favourite animal jokes will have you roaring with laughter! Why do giraffes have long necks? What do you call a camel with three humps? Find out here...
