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15 most extraordinary, brilliant and weirdest animal feet on the planet, which make ours look very ordinary – and rather boring
Some of them are not pretty, but they are useful - here are nature's weirdest feet.
9 brutal, staggering photos of the world’s most powerful bird of prey that can rip monkeys and sloths from branches
These incredible images reveal the power and brutality of this extraordinary eagle
"They make admirable role models. Each family display loyalty, courage and generosity– traits that humans revere"
In the jackal’s world, mum and dad stay together for life and their offspring are always eager to help. Patricia Moehlman can’t help but admire these amazing animals.
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It barks like a dog, looks like a cross between a squirrel and a hamster and is the size of a bowling pin
Meet the cute and charismatic prairie dog
How many times can a lizard regrow its tail?
Some lizards boast the amazing skill of detaching and regrowing their tails to escape predators. John Baker explores whether they can do this multiple times
5 weirdest animal friendships on the planet: The pairings that shouldn’t get along but are actually the best of friends
These unexpected friendships prove that nature’s strangest duos can make the closest companions
"Their bumpy skin and blushing protrusions wouldn't look out of place on a teenager's acne-ridden face but, even so, they were quite adorable"
You might think that finding a bubble-gum pink animal in the middle of the blue ocean would be a piece of cake. But you'd be wrong. Melissa Hobson travels to the Coral Triangle to meet a pygmy seahorse
Bigger than Germany, it hides 65 underwater mountains and bizarre deep-sea creatures, including a deadly predator with needle-like teeth
They’re 750 miles long, up to 2.4 miles tall and are home to long-legged sea spiders and deep-sea fish with mouths crammed with haunting teeth
What's the difference between zebras and horses? Aren't zebras just black and white striped horses?
They may look similar but zebras and horses are very different species
How a few pioneering Victorian women - and a fashion campaign - actually launched the RSPB, despite being written out of the society's history
Why were the women who founded the RSPB written out of history? A tale of fashion, feathers, fury and feminism reveals the original ‘angry birds’.
The San called it 'The Land God Made in Anger'; Portuguese sailors named it 'The Gates of Hell' – a coastline that became a graveyard for giants
"It rolled over the rocks right up to me and extended a tentacle towards my toes, which I quickly retracted"
When holidaymaker Dave Musgrove ventured down to the coast, he stumbled across a curious cephalopod.
BBC Earth records rare footage of burrowing bee’s violent mating frenzy – watch the brutal race to reproduce
After spending a year underground, the female Dawson’s burrowing bee emerges from her colony – only to be pounced on by hundreds of potential mates
"Males are known for being massive ‘mummies’ boys’, kept alive by their post-menopausal matriarch’s hunting handouts"
It may seem that humans have little in common with orcas, also known as killer whales, yet we actually share a common trait not often seen in the animal kingdom.
Researchers dropped a sound recorder into the Baltic Sea and left it there for two months – what they heard completely astonished them
They recorded 10,000 sounds, all made by the same animal...
"They're the top dogs, coolest cats, high flyers and leaders of the pack. Without them it wouldn't be quite the way it is today." 9 animals that changed the world
From savvy primates to cloned sheep we look at the animals that shaped our world
Do we know what happened to the remains of the last known thylacine?
The remains of the last known thylacine were thought to be forever lost ...
"22% of US men think they could beat a chimpanzee in a fight." Hmm... Here's how humans REALLY compare to the world's 10 strongest primates
Discover the strongest primates on the planet…
Watch wonderful footage of joyful apes spinning themselves around – and around – and around until they get dizzy
Spinning apes give clues on why humans seek out mind-altering experiences, according to new research
Why on Earth don’t woodpeckers get headaches and concussion when drumming?
Drumming is a springtime sound that's unrelated to feeding or nestbuilding.
"The female pinned us to the spot, legs akimbo, for over two hours. In addition to mating with her consorts, she also wanted to mate with me"
Lucy Cooke explains why licentious lionesses are simply protecting their offspring
The last known photograph of this majestic predator was taken in 1925. Its disappearance remains a mystery. Could it ever return?
70 years since the Barbary lion vanished from North Africa, new research is reshaping our understanding of how this mountain dwelling predator lived, why it disappeared and whether it could one day return to the wild
“Bubbles are coming up all over the place.” One mile below the surface of the ocean, it fizzes like Champagne
A rare phenomenon is happening on an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean – amazing scientists
“The beaches may be safer, but the sharks haven’t gone anywhere" Just how deadly is shark island?
Despite years of deadly shark attacks, Réunion Island has made its beaches safer – but beneath the tropical paradise, the predators remain.
