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It’s a slimy, prehistoric grisly parasite with the mouth of an alien. And two fearless photographers are obsessed with finding it
The sea lamprey is not a creature with mass appeal, yet there is something about this ancient and mysterious eel-like fish and its extraordinary life-cycle that fascinates photographers Sébastien Barrio and Aurore Barrio.
"They were inseparable, much like human couples in the throes of passion, sharing every moment together." 7 most romantic, loved-up, animals on the planet
Whether they're offering gifts, courting for weeks or dying during sex, these are the romantic animal species doing courtship right
For 50 years, there have been rumours of these fish climbing waterfalls. Scientists just filmed them doing it for the first time
Remarkable footage shows hundreds of shellear fish scrambling up Luvilombo Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Researchers tracked 9 great hammerhead sharks off Florida and the Bahamas. Here's what they discovered
Scientists wanted to learn more about how the largest hammerhead species on the planet may cope as the climate changes.
Could climate change bring malaria to the UK?
Entomologist Richard Jones answers your wild question.
"It has – proportionally – the longest penis in the animal kingdom. The human equivalent would be a man impregnating his neighbour via the letterbox."
Nick Baker reveals all you need to know about acorn barnacles
These photos of US wildlife are absolutely astonishing
From sun-basking alligators and feasting polar bears to iridescent hummingbirds and migrating salmon – these incredible images capture the extraordinary beauty of wildlife in the United States.
"Come sundown it slips into a crevice and secretes a bubble of mucus that swells up and over its head like a diving helmet..."
The queen parrotfish Scarus vetula is by day a beautiful and diver-friendly reef fish. By night, it’s a reclusive slime-bag. Literally. Here's why...
"It looks like a porcupine, but has a bird-like beak, a pouch like a kangaroo and lays eggs like a reptile." 10 weirdest, bizarrest mammals on the planet
From egg-laying echidnas to star-nosed moles, the animal kingdom is full of bizarre and fascinating mammals you may not believe exist
How on Earth do sea turtles find their way back to where they hatched?
Female turtles return to the beach where they originally hatched to lay their eggs, but how do they know where it is?
Do animals play pranks on each other?
Are we only animals on the planet that like to play a prank?
"It's highly territorial and if one of their 192 tentacles come into contact with neighbouring individuals they become extremely hostile"
Discover seven fascinating facts about the beadlet anemone in our expert guide by Buglife.
Scientists looked inside a bee hive. What they saw is remarkable
Researchers wanted to learn more about the insect's famous 'waggle dance'. Here's what they found.
"There wasn't a curve in sight." Straight bananas found growing on remote Caribbean island
Is it the end of the bendy banana?
It weighed less than 1kg yet remarkably could reach terrifying speeds of 65km/h: Meet 10 fastest, speediest dinosaurs on the planet
Not all dinosaurs were lumbering giants, some were streamlined speedsters that would have given today’s fastest animals a run for their money…
It’s made up of 1,000 miles of tunnels and was once thought to be the gateway to the underworld – but remains largely unexplored
In Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, hundreds of uncharted caves sprawl underneath the ground
“It produces a boiling-hot, caustic chemical that sprays with an audible pop.” The 10 weirdest animal weapons in the world
Some animals have claws, some have antlers and some razor-sharp teeth. But a few weapons are decidedly weirder than others…
A zookeeper went to a former penal colony in Australia only to find it overrun with adorable wombats
A convict settlement in a past life, Maria Island is now a sanctuary for endangered species. Ross Gurden heads there in search of wombats
Are these the saddest animals on the planet? Meet the 10 loneliest animals on Earth
Learn about the animals that were the very last of their kind
Breathtaking footage shows diver's close encounter with the world's biggest octopus
The giant Pacific octopus is so enormous its arms could wrap around a small car.
“Staring menacingly, the buffaloes encircled our vehicle.” My close encounter with a mega-stampede
In a quiet corner of Africa a dramatic and dusty spectacle unfolds with the arrival of megaherds of buffaloes
Great crested grebe seen drowning and eating chiffchaffs in Spain
Birdwatcher and photographer Juan Montiel captured the unusual grebe behaviour on camera.
From anal ventilators to boiling, toxic fart machines: 10 weirdest and deadliest bottoms on the planet
From explosive sea cucumbers to beetles that spray boiling toxic fluid from their bums, the world of wildlife is full of unexpected adaptations. These butts aren't just weird – they're life-saving
“Effects range from internal bleeding to manipulating behaviour or liquifying a host.” These are the deadliest weapons in the animal kingdom
Powerful punches. Flesh-tearing teeth. Deadly talons. We explore the best (or is it the worst?) weapons in the natural world.
