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It's not just humans who can place a bet. Science shows other primates can gamble too - but which are the savviest risk takers?
Like humans, other great apes can place a smart bet says Leoma Williams.
What to do if a snake bites you
If you get bitten by a snake stay calm, seek medical treatment and follow the following steps on your way to the hospital
Terrifying prehistoric sea monsters: 10 menacing ocean creatures that you'll be glad aren't alive today
The seas have been home to some monstrous creatures over the course of the last 500 million years. Here are 10 that you’ll be glad are long extinct…
All you need to know about dodos
Learn more about the poster child of human-led extinction - the dodo.
Why one of the world's strangest animals - the confusing-looking duck-billed platypus - was sent to Winston Churchill during the war
In the midst of war, Britain’s Prime Minister was obsessed with platypuses – and was sent one by the Australian government, despite the long journey and danger of U-boats.
Are any animals bulletproof?
There are some animals, says Ellen Husain, that seem to be able to deflect bullets...
"99 per cent of the species that have ever lived have gone extinct": Why life needs extinction and how it can be a force for good
Today, extinction is a term we associate with the spiralling loss of species at human hands. Yet it is also an entirely natural phenomenon that is as creative
as it is destructive.
'Stage Zero' has arrived in Britain. Here's what that means
It may sound like something from a dystopian movie, but 'Stage Zero' has just created a paradise.
8 weirdest bird beaks: Discover some avian oddballs
Uncover the secrets behind their extraordinary beaks and what they reveal about their lifestyles.
Do animals cross breed with other species in the wild? How and why interbreeding between different species happens
We may think of cross-breeding as something that just happens with domestic animals, but it can happen in the wild as well says Stuart Blackman
This tiny bone just led scientists to a monumental discovery
The bone has allowed palaeontologists to identify two new species of prehistoric birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs 68 million years ago.
What’s the biggest eagle in the world? Meet the contenders – including a giant with a monster 3-metre wingspan
Eagles are one of the most majestic birds in the sky. We take a look at the biggest and most impressive
Are cleverer animals better at crossing roads?
Can animals learn to be street-wise? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the evidence
What are osteoderms? Discover nature’s hidden armour
Osteoderms are seen in reptiles and a few mammals but what exactly are they - and how do they form?
Great white shark: your expert guide to the ocean's ultimate apex predator that can detect blood from 3 miles away
All you need to know about great white sharks, including why they are not as deadly as often feared
Vampire finch: how this blood-thirsty bird rules the roost on a remote outpost of the Galápagos Islands
The tiny bird lives on Wolf and Darwin Islands, the most far-flung of the Galápagos Islands.
There’s a bizarre animal in Oregon that looks and smells like a sock – and scientists are feeding it sardines. Here's why
The black-and-white animal is almost never seen – and very little is known about it.
Scientists just collected 11 petri dishes of dolphin breath – and found something very worrying
The exhaled air – collected from wild bottlenose dolphins in Florida and Louisiana – contained harmful microplastics, say the researchers.
What's the difference between slugs and snails - and why does the shell matter?
Is a slug just a snail without a shell?
Do fish drink water?
Do fish drink? or do they absorb water? Stuart Blackman takes a look
Animals beginning with 'N', including the incredibly cute napu
Discover the wonderful creatures in the animal kingdom, one 'N' at a time.
Ancient elephant skull found buried with 87 stone tools in Indian mountains. Scientists just worked out what it all means
The prehistoric remains were discovered in the Kashmir Valley, an ancient lake basin in the foothills of the Himalayas.
What is the world's heaviest flying bird? Meet the heavyweights that somehow get airborne
Did you know the heaviest flying bird weighs between 11–19kg?
12 animals you never knew you shared your home with
Think you know who you live with? Think again...