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"As it touches the seafloor, it kills whatever living thing it contacts by encasing it in a tomb of ice…" Discover the finger of death
Strange and deadly brinicles form polar waters because of the difference between air and sea temperatures
Can animals really be gay?
Humans are definitely not the only species to exhibit same-sex sexual behaviour. But is it the evolutionary conundrum it’s made out to be? Can animals be gay?
“With what seems like suicidal recklessness, it approaches the spider still feasting on prey”
In this clip from the BBC’s The Trials of Life, narrated by David Attenborough, two spiders compete for food – one much smaller than the other, but not less daring.
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“We both heard a faint knock. We looked at each other, opened the door and glanced down.”
The coati who came to tea – and now “waltzes in, eats a pear and falls asleep”
Enormous apex predator filmed 430m deep in Pacific Ocean
When deep-sea researchers visited the Marshall Islands, they captured rare footage of bluntnose sixgill sharks – a species that can grow over 5m long.
Can a dinosaur really be mummified? How Earth can soft tissues survive for millions of years?
Did you know, in rare cases, dinosaurs can be mummified? Dr Anjana Khatwa explains
Researchers hid a camera off the coast of South Africa, then a "creepy creature" appeared and attacked this shark
Shark “finds out the hard way” why it shouldn’t mess with this bizarre ocean animal.
Tuna carcass placed at bottom of ocean. All was quiet, before this happened
Eerie deep-sea footage shows a host of strange animals appearing out of the darkness for an easy meal.
Jaguar experts camera-trapped the Amazon – and discovered a dark secret
Jaguar densities in Brazil's Mamirauá Reserve rank among the highest ever recorded for the species – but that doesn't mean the population is healthy, a new study suggests.
Gigantic jellyfish caught on camera in Patagonia. This ocean titan can grow longer than a tennis court
Lion’s mane jellyfish have huge, stinging tentacles perfectly designed to help them capture tiny prey.
If you've never seen a deep-sea 'galaxy', you NEED to watch this
This galaxy siphonophore is a stunning colonial organism that glows as red as burning embers.
Submersible stumbles upon prehistoric animal 365m deep in Pacific darkness
These striped critters have been on the planet long before the time of the dinosaurs.
Drone pilot spots humpback whale acting strangely. What happens next is breathtaking
Scientists in Australia believe they have captured the birth of a baby humpback on camera – only the fourth time this intimate moment has ever been filmed.
"The truck got stuck at 2am." Why 12 giraffes were just captured in Namibia and driven to Angola
Conservationists are celebrating the translocation of 12 Angolan giraffes to their historic home in Angola’s Bicuar National Park.
See two huge bull elephant seals engage in a bruising fight for dominance
Coming to blows is a last resort for male elephant seals competing for dominance.
"If stung, one can suffer heart and respiratory failure, lethargy, confusion, agitation… And there's no effective medication." 9 most dangerous, deadliest animals in the Middle East
Here are some animals you really should steer clear of in the Middle East.
It was as heavy as 10 elephants, as long as a jumbo jet – and even T. rex wouldn't have dared attack it… This is the biggest land animal ever discovered
Patagotitan is likely the biggest dinosaur to have ever lived. Here’s how it lived its supersized life.
This mysterious 8000km 'wall' stretches across Africa – but it isn't what most people think…
It looked like a horse and acted like one, but this horse was different. The size of a lamb, it was the first horse on Earth and ancestor of all today
It looked just like its modern relatives, but at only the size of a Chihuahua, it wouldn’t have stood a chance in the Grand National
"They too can lull passing fish into a relaxed stupor, but they do so in order to bite rather than pamper…" 10 cruellest, most devious schemers in animal kingdom
Behind every innocent façade lurks a predator, a thief or a schemer — and nature has perfected the art of the con
“It’s cloned itself to reach a whopping size of 77 square miles.” 6 biggest organisms on the planet including the Humongous Fungus
Whether it’s fungi, plants or animals, here are the biggest organisms found on Earth
This is the largest migration on Earth (and it’s not what you think)
The largest migration actually occurs within our deep sea
It looks like a horse, but this is no ordinary horse… Przewalski’s horse is the world's only true wild horse with ancestors that roamed Europe over 20,000 years ago
On the vast grasslands of Hungary’s steppe, a stocky little horse, whose ancestor appears in cave paintings made 20,000 years ago, now runs wild.
Did this giant, prehistoric 1.8m tall wombat inspire a man-eating mythical monster…?
Most myths are grounded in some kind of reality – the Bunyip is no exception.
