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Shock moment troop uses a clever distraction plot to steal a fawn right in front of its helpless mother
Safari guide James Nguya witnessed just how smart baboons can be, when it comes to hunting and eating prey
Buffalo v bison: Just what is the difference between these massive 1000kg beasts?
"I dived and latched onto her shell. My world span. We began to corkscrew, round and round. My chest burned and heaved"
Conservationist Elliot Conner gets rather more than he bargained for when he attempted to tag a turtle
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Do spiders talk to each other?
We take a look at how spiders communicate with each other
"It exposes natural selection as little more than an unskilled electrician choosing to buy a cheap extension lead and hide it under the carpet."
It looks like a squat, cuddly little bear, chirps like a bird and has webbed feet for swimming – meet the very rare and bizarre wild dog that's like no other
“This bizarre egg-laying animal looks like a cross between a duck and a beaver” – 10 prehistoric ‘living fossil’ animals still alive today
eet the ‘living fossils’ that look just like their ancient ancestors and give us an idea of what life on Earth may have been like millions of years ago…
8 smartest primates on Earth – Just how do they measure up against us humans?
From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligence
Behind a waterfall lies a 200-metre-deep elephant cave harbouring a deadly virus that has a terrifying 88% fatality rate
This is no place for the cautious: venturing deep into the cave is a perilous gamble that only the foolhardy would attempt.
How did eyes evolve? The bizarre story behind your vision and why octopuses are truly the greatest of all life-forms
The incredible story of our vision
"If it reaches the nervous system it can cause meningitis – meaning headaches, nausea, vomiting, fever..." A deadly parasite that could be in your garden
How one slimy garden pest can make you ill
Do plants sleep?
When the sun goes down, some flowers appear to tuck themselves in for the night.
But this curious habit is actually driven by a fascinating piece of plant science.
It builds skyscraper cities full of cosy, egg-shaped hammocks 30 metres above the ground
If Coco Chanel gave the common blackbird a makeover, the result would be the oropendola. With a minimalist colour palette and an occasional pop of colour, these mid-sized birds ooze chic simplicity.
"She will end up focusing on the stronger cub and the weaker cub is ignored, and will die" 10 worst – and most abusive – parents in the animal kingdom
Parenthood looks different across species – and not all are as supportive and nurturing as you might expect. From cliff-diving chicks to sibling cannibalism, these are the animals who parent in an extreme way
"They have been seen to use use sticks as weapons against humans, and clean their ears with grass" – 11 animals that use tools in surprising and clever ways
It is not just humans that regularly use tools to solve problems and make our lives easier. Other animals do it too!
“At first, we were puzzled.” Scientists track 69 ravens through Yellowstone – and make remarkable discovery
The researchers wanted to find out exactly how ravens find wolf kills in the US national park.
"When it blooms, it emits a horrendous aroma, similar to that of rotting meat" – 14 weirdest, bizarrest flowers on the planet
Nature has a wild imagination, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the world of flowers. From leaves shaped like lips to enormous flowers that smell of rotting flesh, these are some of the weirdest, most unusual flowers in the world
This microstate borders one of Europe’s most biodiverse mountain ranges but is the least biodiverse country in the world – here’s why
San Marino is a mountainous microstate measuring just 61km2
“When an elephant calf is cut off from its herd, the lions charge towards it.” 10 animal behaviours filmed for the first time
To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – from an elusive Himalayan big cat to a ‘zombie’ fungus
Mysterious red cups are appearing on woodland floors. But they're not fairy baths, as people once thought...
Look to the floor on your next forest walk and you may spot these vivid jewels among the leaf litter, says Ben Hoare.
It looks like an extra-terrestrial being that fell to Earth, behaves like a vampire and smells like rotting meat
We take a look at one of the world's strangest and smelliest plants
Snakes are hanging from cave ceilings on this Caribbean island. They're waiting for something
Measuring up to two metres in length, the Puerto Rican boas lower their long bodies into the darkness and wait...
Fiery eyes, fluffy 'horns' and a strange hoot – meet one of Britain's most mysterious predators
Long-eared owls are one of the most secretive birds in Britain.
"They turn parts of their genitalia inside out and lock them together" 7 weirdest sexual rituals in the animals kingdom
Courtship in the animal kingdom takes all forms. Here are some of the more unusual mating rituals, from birds and snakes to slugs and insects.
