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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
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When this WWII seaplane was discovered by a fisherman in 1994, dazzling animals were found hiding in the wreck
The Jake seaplane rests in shallow water off the coast of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. How it got there is a mystery
“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...
Just like in Jaws, this great white shark got stuck in a small pond. Here’s what happened next...
When a great white shark got trapped in a shallow saltwater pond in Massachusets, Greg Skomal was called to help. Here’s how the experts tried to free her
10 USA sewer dwellers: Alligators, sea cows, snakes, turtles – the surprising animals lurking in the country's sewers...
From alligators to sea cows these are the astonishing creatures discovered beneath America’s streets.
Kidnapped, brainwashed, enslaved: the animal that steals the young and forces them to work
The enslaved ants have no chance of escaping
"They’d have a very hard time indeed building things with their flippers" – Which animal would dominate the world if humans went extinct?
Could any animals also replace humans if we when extinct? James Fair investigates...
"In evolutionary terms, sex is inefficient" So why do animals have sex?
A sexually reproducing population, in which only half can give birth, grows at half the rate of an asexual one in which everyone can - so what are the benefits of sex?
It's been sealed off for an inconceivable 5 million years and is rich in toxic chemicals. Life shouldn't survive here – but it does...
Life thrives in bizarre ecosystem, sealed off for 5 million years
