Author Debbie Graham

Debbie Graham

Recent articles by Debbie Graham

This utterly surreal bee is like nothing you've ever seen before – unless you're from Australia

Even Australia's insects are weird, says Stuart Blackman, and different to the rest of the world
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David Attenborough narrates amazing BBC footage of grizzly bears hunting during the annual salmon run – one of nature’s greatest spectacles

11 bizarrest frogs you (probably) haven't heard of - from ultrasonic screamers to a species that glue themselves together when mating

Discover the weird and wonderful oddballs from the world of frogs
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Are there any great white sharks in the Mediterranean?

There are great whites in the Med, but they shouldn't cause alarm...
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Prehistoric giant ground sloths once roamed the Americas – including one colossus that weighed 4 tonnes and stood 3.5 meters tall - yet couldn't run

From pig-sized species to those that would have rubbed shoulders with today’s elephants, ground sloths were an incredibly diverse group of mammals that persisted in the Americas for nearly 30 million years…
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How many species of dinosaurs were there?

We take a look at how many dinosaur species there were - and when they lived
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In the Amazon, bullet ants deliver agonising pain to boys as young as 12 – here's why. And can Steve Backshall handle the heat?

The bullet ant delivers the most painful sting in the world – so why are they being woven into gloves?
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This strange animal survives winter by stopping its heart for 8 months and 'dying' before leaping back to life in spring

This frog survives winter by spending it frozen solid - literally
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The world's smallest leopard is also one of the Earth's rarest cats: Discover the secrets of the beautiful Arabian leopard that's on the edge of extinction

All you need to know about one of the world's rarest cats, the Arabian leopard
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The Dracula ant that MUST drink the blood of its young to survive - despite causing them pain and trauma

Has an animal ever been more aptly named?
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It swims underwater, barks like a dog, has webbed feet and dives for its supper: Meet the peculiar cat that's like no other

All you need to know about one of the world's weirdest cats, the fishing cat
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When do seas become oceans?

Know how a sea differs to an ocean? We explain
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There’s a bizarre animal in the deepest depths of the Pacific Ocean that looks like a toast rack – and it uses deadly hooks to kill its prey

Is this one of the strangest animals in the ocean?
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This deadly raptor can spot prey over a mile away and swoop in at 100 miles an hour to make its kill

We take a look at one of the world's most majestic birds, the bald eagle
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9 mythical monsters that may have been inspired by huge, real-life, prehistoric creatures 

These monsters from mythology may be able to trace their roots back to some real-life, prehistoric creatures…
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How tiny, overlooked, hornworts hold the keys behind plants' epic shift from living in water to smothering the land

A tiny but remarkable plant holds the key as to how plants made the transition from water to dry land over 450 million years ago, and also offers a hopeful new direction for sustainable agriculture
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Rare fossil found of tiny prehistoric cat, so small it could fit in the palm of your hand

The world's tiniest cat fossil has been found at an ancient human site in eastern China, according to a new study.
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Prehistoric prey and predator fossil discovery reveals a violent fight for survival millions of years ago, in first-ever evolutionary arms race

Hundreds of punctured shells from the Cambrian reveal unique predator-prey interactions in the ocean 517 million years ago
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With razor-sharp and a 36mph top speed, this is one intimidating, fearsome ocean predator - that has been known to attack humans

All you ever needed to know about the barracuda 
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The animals that get high on drugs: From dolphins blissed-out on pufferfish toxins to the reindeer who love magic mushrooms

Whether it's a drug produced naturally in the wild or human-created, some animals love to seek out substances to help them get high
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The 8 weirdest eyes in the animal kingdom: From creepy to cute, here are the eyes that take ordinary to extraordinary

From chameleons that can see in multiple directions at once to stalk-eye flies, we uncover the secrets behind these extraordinary adaptations and see the world through their unique lenses
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How to watch David Attenborough's Asia: don't miss the groundbreaking BBC wildlife series

Don't miss David Attenborough's epic new wildlife series Asia on BBC iPlayer
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Aardvark vs anteater: Unravelling the curious differences between these 2 long-nosed oddities

They might look similar but the aardvark and anteater are very different animals. Here we explain how they differ...
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14 top David Attenborough quotes of all time

Our favourite quotes from the great David Attenborough
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